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While overall construction employment matched a 10-year high in August of 7.26 million, the number of women holding jobs in the industry remains far below pre-recession numbers. There were 971,000 women nationwide working in the construction field in August, according ...

Robert Beck has been named chief executive officer for John W. Danforth Company, becoming just the seventh CEO in the company’s 134-year history. Beck joined Danforth in 1993 and has been president of Danforth since 2015. He succeeds Kevin “Duke” ...

Industrial space is expected to be a thriving facet of commercial real estate development in the next few years, according to a prominent educator and industry analyst. While office and retail real estate won’t be as strong, Joshua Harris said ...

Construction employment nationwide reached a 10-year high while the industry’s unemployment rate remained at an all-time low, according to a labor group’s analysis of government data for August. Employment increased by 23,000 jobs in August and by 297,000 job year ...

Construction has been completed on the Lyell Avenue bridge across Route 390 in Gates, a milestone for the 390/490 interchange enhancement project. The $11 million bridge replacement was part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Drivers First Initiative, which tries to minimize ...

The College at Brockport officially opened its newest dormitory Thursday with a ribbon cutting for the $24 million, 263-bed residence. Eagle Hall also includes a smart classroom, multipurpose rooms and soundproof study rooms. Each floor of the four-story building has ...

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Nearly 80 percent of construction firms in New York state are having difficulty filling hourly craft positions, jobs that comprise the bulk of the industry’s workforce. In the long run, that’s not good for economic growth, one of the nation’s ...

New one- and two-family homes built in Rochester that receive funding from city-sponsored programs must be constructed in a manner that allows people with disabilities to visit with minimal assistance. The Visitable Home Design Guidelines were created by the city ...

The Rochester Rhinos will drop down a level on the professional soccer ladder and say they will vacate the city-owned soccer stadium “by year’s end,” with hopes of building a smaller stadium within Monroe County. The team has been granted ...

Six local projects have been approved for incentives by Imagine Monroe, expected to create and retain more than 175 jobs in Monroe County. ELogic Group LLC is planning to relocate its headquarters to Riverwood Tech Campus on East River Road ...

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John W. Danforth Co., one of the largest mechanical contractors in the Northeast, has been named Mechanical Contractor of the Year by Plumbing & Mechanical Magazine. Headquartered in Buffalo, Danforth also has offices in Victor, Syracuse, Albany and Poughkeepsie. The ...

Some of the finest designs and amenities in luxury living will be showcased when Homearama 2018 kicks off a nine-day run on Saturday morning. Six recently completed homes in the WaterSong Trail development just off Five Mile Line Road in ...

Work has been completed on a $3 million project to improve congestion and safety at several intersections in Monroe County. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday announced the completion of a project at the two intersections of Route 404 at Hard ...

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Anyone who has driven on Monroe Avenue in the vicinity of Clover Street knows that traffic near the Brighton and Pittsford town line can be more than annoying, especially during peak shopping times. It can feel like all 49,000 cars ...

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Employment in the construction industry climbed 11 percent in the Rochester metro area between June 2017 and June 2018, a growth spurt that ranked 22nd highest of 358 metropolitan areas in the country. The Rochester area added 2,300 jobs in ...