AUGUSTA – The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Maine has recognized exemplary, construction companies and their employees with the 2020 and 2021 Build Maine Awards for 11 major projects. The awards ceremony was held May 12, after the 2020 in-person event had been canceled due to the pandemic. Annual award winners are selected through a [...]
Construction Officials Say New Infrastructure Investments, Tariff Relief for Key Construction Materials are Needed to Help Contractors Cope with Continued Economic Impacts of the Pandemic Nonresidential construction spending fell to a two-year low in March as contractors struggled with slumping demand for most project types and growing shortages of materials, transport, and workers, according to [...]
New Producer Price Index Data Shows Costs Outstripping Contractors’ Bid Prices as Firms Cope with Growing Delivery Delays, Limited Supplies of Key Items; Association Urges Relief from Tariffs An unprecedented leap in the price of goods used in construction and supply-chain disruptions are wreaking hardships on contractors and slowing projects, according to an analysis by [...]
Demand for Nonresidential Construction and Public Works Will Decline Amid Ongoing Pandemic Concerns, Worsening State and Local Budgets as Association Officials Call for New Recovery Measures Construction spending in December exhibited sharply varied trends, with downturns from a year earlier in every private category, mixed results for public construction, and double-digit increases in residential construction, [...]
December 30, 2020, Augusta, Maine-Six Maine construction projects have been selected for the 2020 Build Maine Awards organized by AGC Maine. With many complicated projects to review and the industry's competitive nature, celebrating the best of the year is typically held with a social event between competing firms. Judges award in basic categories but can [...]