The construction industry is booming. But as it oversees the building explosion across the U.S., the sector is also seeking solutions to its most vexing challenges. Among them are the industry's labor ...

They're on the job from the beginning, and they don't leave until it's done. Through all phases of a job, they're doing multiple tasks, making them productive members of the workforce. What are they?

Screeding is the process in which a concrete finisher cuts off excess wet concrete to bring the top surface of a slab to the proper grade and smoothness. Traditionally, concrete contractors can ...

Labor data often flashes red before GDP or corporate earnings do, so watching the right job-market metrics can give an early read on a coming downturn. I focus on a handful of concrete labor signals ...

In a dispute about the pressure that organized labor can exert during a strike, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday against unionized drivers who walked off the job with their trucks full of wet concrete ...

Most of the work and the alleged violations happened at the site of Onni Group’s South Lake Union project, a mixed-use development will include a pair of residential towers, two office buildings and a ...

The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a concrete company that has supported the polygamous Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter­-Day Saints, accusing it of ...