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World's Tallest Skyscraper Resumes Construction After a 5-Year Hiatus in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

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via Shutterstock | Leo Morgan After a five-year pause, construction on the Jeddah Tower has resumed. Set to become the world’s tallest skyscraper and beat the UAE’s Burj Khalifa, the tower was designed by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture and initially began construction in 2013. Read more »

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World's tallest skyscraper restarts construction in Saudi Arabia

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Construction work has resumed on Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia , a skyscraper designed by Chicago-based studio Adrian Smith + Gill Gordon Architecture , which is expected to become the world's tallest building. The post World's tallest skyscraper restarts construction in Saudi Arabia appeared first on Dezeen.

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ABC predicts modest growth for 2017 nonresidential construction sector; warns of vulnerability for contractor

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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) forecasts a slowdown of growth in the U.S. commercial and industrial construction industries in 2017.

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Construction employment rises from October 2017 to October 2018 in 44 states and D.C.

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Forty-four states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between October 2017 and October 2018, while 36 states and D.C. added construction jobs between September and October, according to an analysis recently released by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data.

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Construction employment increases in 256 metro areas between April 2017 & 2018

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Construction employment increased in 256 out of 358 metro areas between April 2017 and April 2018, declined in 63 and was unchanged in 39, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.

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ABC's Construction Backlog Indicator rebounds in 2017

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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) recently reported that its Construction Backlog Indicator (CBI) rose to 9 months during the first quarter of 2017, up 8.1 percent from the fourth quarter of 2016. CBI is up by 0.4 months, or 4 percent, on a year-over-year basis.

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Leading economists predict construction industry growth through 2017

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Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Chief Economist Anirban Basu, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Chief Economist Kermit Baker and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Chief Economist Robert Dietz predicted continued growth for the construction industry in 2017 during a joint economic forecast today.