In comments about the market’s most pressing challenges, Top 600 Specialty Contractors are widely optimistic that the worst of pandemic-induced delays are done—buttressed by another year of double-digit revenue growth for listed firms.
Construction Inclusion Week, set for Oct. 16-20, has more than 5,000 contractor and other participants signed up this year; while leaders on Oct. 3 launched AEC Unites, a nonprofit focused on recruitment of Black professionals and sustained hiring of Black-owned companies.
Long-duration grid-scale installations led US growth, with one soon to be added in Alaska—set to be the country's largest planned single installation, said its developer Westinghouse.
U.S. developer TerraPower's natrium design is not among those of U.S., British and French developers selected for next phase of fast-track competition.
Schools and industry employers boost employee non-technical core skills—from communication to team dynamics—as pandemic-altered learning and work environments have hurt real-world skills engagement.
While shopping around for a used piece of construction equipment through the usual channels has taken some creative sourcing in recent years, this summer has seen prices stabilize for the most part.