Pharmaceutical Industry Poised to Top $21 Billion Next Year
Dec 1, 2007,
Despite bleak headlines plaguing the pharmaceutical and biotech industry as a whole, there are definite signs of life, says Sugar Land, Texas-based Industrial...
Faces of the Future
Dec 1, 2007, By Amy Florence Fischbach, Contributing Writer
Electrical contracting firms are on the hunt for the next generation of electrical workers due to the looming retirement of Baby Boomers. Valley Electrical...
Is Wastewater Construction Headed for a Drought?
Nov 1, 2007, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
After experiencing strong growth in 2007, water supply and sewer/wastewater construction are anticipated to remain somewhat flat for the next several...
AGC Contracts are Reborn
Nov 1, 2007, By Tom Zind, Freelance Writer
It might not be a Kumbaya, all-join-hands moment, but a construction contract signing session in your future could send everyone away from the table effusing...
Industrial Ethernet Infrastructure Could Top $1 Billion by 2011
Oct 1, 2007,
Astudy from Dedham, Mass.-based ARC Advisory Group titled Industrial Ethernet Infrastructure Worldwide Outlook forecasts the market for hardened industrial...
Southwest to See Steady Industrial Construction in Short Term
Oct 1, 2007,
Industrial Info Resources (IRR), Sugar Land, Texas, is tracking an estimated $45.7 billion in total capital and maintenance planned to begin construction...
Contractors Cast Wider Net for Estimating Help
Oct 1, 2007, By Tom Zind, Freelance Writer
In the construction world of logistics nightmares, impossible deadlines, and complex projects, the word has a benign ring to it. But as every good electrical...
Lone Star State Chosen for World's Largest Wind Farm
Oct 1, 2007,
Everything really is bigger in Texas including the new wind farm proposed by Shell WindEnergy, Houston, and Luminant, a subsidiary of Dallas-based TXU...
Hotel Outlook Has Five-Star Potential
Oct 1, 2007, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
A booming travel/tourism industry, the moderating cost of building materials, and a disproportionate supply versus demand equation are some of the factors...
Experience + Knowledge Doesn't Always Equal Safety
Oct 1, 2007,
A journeyman electrician with more than 25 years of experience found out the hard way that decades spent on the job doesn't necessarily make you immune...
New Subcontractors Association Aims for Deeper Discounts From Manufacturers
Oct 1, 2007,
Live on the Internet for just a few months, Albany, N.Y.-based SubcontractorsCorner.com already boasts a full left-hand column of advertisers offering...
Service Secrets
Sep 1, 2007, By Amy Florence Fischbach, Contributing Writer
Jim Kleiser, franchisee owner of Mr. Electric in Vancouver, Wash., started his own business with a service truck in his garage. In less than 18 months,...
Safer Aerial Work Platforms Only a Click Away
Sep 1, 2007,
It's a well-known fact that, when worn, automobile seat belts save lives. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), based...
ACEEE Scorecard Rates States on Energy Efficiency
Sep 1, 2007,
To identify those states committed to safeguarding the environment, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), Washington, D.C., has...
Construction Contractors Not Required to Sign Project Labor Agreement
Sep 1, 2007,
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently found that labor unions and the owner of an upcoming project cannot lawfully agree to require the owner's...
Nonresidential Construction Spending and Employment Reports At Odds
Sep 1, 2007,
Despite reports of year-to-year gains of 14% to 15% in nonresidential spending and investment in nonresidential structures, the Bureau of Labor Statistics...
Solar Certification for Electrical Contractors
Sep 1, 2007,
In the four years since Malta, N.Y.-based North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) launched its Solar PV Installer Certification,...
Sunny Forecast for Power Plant Construction
Sep 1, 2007, By Stefanie Kure, Senior Associate Editor
Electrical contractors may want to grab a pair of sunglasses. Government legislation, growing demand for the use of environmentally friendly fuels, and...
Numbers Game
Sep 1, 2007, By Michael Eby, Editor-in-Chief
Every time I pick up a newspaper, turn on the radio, or tune in to the local or national TV news, all I hear about is how bad the residential housing...
Seeing the Light
Sep 1, 2007, By Gary Nangle, P.E., Cronis, Liston, Nangle & White, LLP
Although industrial lighting has historically been a step behind technologies used for other building types, many of the advancements made over the past...
