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Arlington Coal & Lumber Company
Arlington Coal & Lumber Company has supplied high-quality lumber and building materials to a wide range of professional contractors and homebuilders. With over 90 years of industry experience, the company only strives to provide thier clients with high-quality products and brands.
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Construction Job Openings Stable in April Amid Housing Slowdown
The number of vacant, unfilled positions in the construction industry remained stable despite a housing slowdown, according to the April Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover...
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April Residential Construction Spending Declines for Third Straight Month
Private residential construction spending declined 0.9% in April, marking the third consecutive monthly decrease. This drop was mostly caused by lower spending on single-family construction and home upgrades. Total...
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Building Material & Service Input Prices Dip in April
In April, prices for inputs to new residential construction—excluding capital investment, labor, and imports—fell 0.4% after rising (revised) 0.8% in March. These numbers are from the most recent Producer...
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Q1 2025: Multifamily Built-for-Rent Share Reaches 94%
According to NAHB’s study of quarterly Census data, the number of multifamily, for-rent housing starts increased in the first quarter 2025. For the quarter, 88,000 multifamily homes began construction....
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ODL Brings Glass Tempering In-House
The Zeeland manufacturing facility of ODL, Inc., which recently celebrated its 80th anniversary, is delighted to announce a strategic investment in a state-of-the-art glass tempering oven. The company’s dedication...
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Permit Activity Continues Decline in March 2025
For the third month in a row, permit numbers are declining. The total number of single-family permits issued year-to-date (YTD) in the first three months of 2025 was 232,221....
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The Highest-Paid Occupations in Construction in 2024
According to the most recent May 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) and a National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) research, half of construction...
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Residential Building Worker Wage Growth Slows in March 2025
According to the most recent report from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), wage growth for residential building workers continued to decline in March 2025, showing a softening...
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Home Building and Remodeling Spending Sees Dip in March
In March, private residential construction spending fell by 0.4%, owing primarily to a reduction in home improvement investment. This dip came after five months of uninterrupted increase. Despite the...
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Job Openings Decline Significantly as Economy Slows
Consistent with dismal mood data, the number of job vacancies in the overall economy and construction declined in March as firms paused hiring plans amid a broader economic downturn,...
