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Alliance for America’s Skilled Trades expands with new companies, issues new report

DETROIT—A new report released by the Alliance for America’s Skilled Trades finds the United States will need to fill an estimated 1.7 million skilled trades openings each year through 2035, …

CES / Construction Management / Construction Safety / Digital Fabrication / Higher Education / University Research

LTU gets state grant to improve investigation of construction site injuries

SOUTHFIELD—Lawrence Technological University has received a $24,000 grant from the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration to conduct workshops on improving investigations of construction site injuries. The grant, to LTU …

Business Administration / Civil Engineering / Concrete Technology / Construction Management / Higher Education / Michigan Concrete Association

LTU develops first-of-its-kind concrete technology and management degree

SOUTHFIELD – Lawrence Technological University, through an innovative partnership with the Michigan Concrete Association, has created a program that is the first of its kind in the nation. The Bachelor …

Construction Equipment / Construction Management / E-Commerce

GR firm launches digital platform for lumber, building materials sales

GRAND RAPIDS–TimberBase, an affiliate of UFP Industries Inc. (Nasdaq: UFPI), announced the launch of TimberBase.com, a business-to-business digital platform for buying and selling lumber and building materials. Purchased from German tech …

Civil Engineering / Construction Management / Engineering Education / Higher Education

LTU to celebrate new Bachelor of Science in Concrete Technology and Management degree in Friday ceremony

SOUTHFIELD—Concrete is the world’s most-used construction material—its usage worldwide, ton for ton, is twice that of steel, wood, plastics, and aluminum combined. Modern civilization, from buildings to bridges, is made …

Acquisitions / Civil Engineering / Construction Management / Engineering / Surveying

Atwell makes acquisition in Utah

SOUTHFIELD–Atwell has acquired the operations of Summit Engineering Group, a civil engineering and land surveying firm headquartered in Heber City, Utah. This is Atwell’s first permanent office in Utah, adding to …

Construction & Design / Construction Management / Health Care / Health Education

Construction under way on Michigan Medicine’s Ypsilanti Health Center

YPSILANTI–Construction has begun on the expansion of Ypsilanti Health Center, a University of Michigan Health ambulatory care center in what was the Eastern Michigan University College of Business building, recently …

Construction Management / Construction Safety

LTU’s Construction Safety Research Center to develop evaluation for construction supervisors’ safety knowledge

SOUTHFIELD—After conducting a study that produced recommendations on improving construction worker safety through better use of personal protective equipment, Lawrence Technological University’s Construction Safety Research Center has set its eyes …

Acquisitions / Construction Management / Engineering / Surveying

Atwell acquires Blueline to expand presence in the Pacific Northwest

SOUTHFIELD–In its first acquisition of 2023, the engineering firm Atwell LLC has acquired Blueline, a 75-person civil engineering, land planning, and landscape architecture firm based in Kirkland, Wash.Blueline has four …

Construction Management / Construction Safety / University Research

LTU study offers steps to boost construction safety with PPE

SOUTHFIELD—Many construction occupational injuries can be prevented with the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE). A new study by Lawrence Technological University’s Construction Safety Research Center (CSRC) outlines several …

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