Month: August 2021

By Tasha Anderson and Rebekah Morris for AZBEX  Arizona’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 6.6 percent in July 2021, from 6.8 percent in June 2021, according to the latest report published by the Arizona Office of Economic…

As of 2020, only four percent of skilled construction workers in the United States were women.  While new programs have…

The Yuma Marine Corps Air Station and Yuma International Airport stand to receive $6.8M in project funding over the next five years if the current…

Awards & Accolades  1. The Arizona Multihousing Association announced the winners of the 29th Annual AMA/Cox Communications Tribute Awards. The projects that were awarded were: …

By Tasha Anderson for AZBEX  The City of Phoenix recently issued two Requests for Qualifications for the design and construction of a…

By Salt River Project  Following its recent announcement to expand utility-scale solar resources to 2,025 megawatts by 2025, Salt River Project has announced three new solar energy…

A generation from now a $4.1B desalination plant in Sonora could help alleviate worst-case-scenario water woes in Pima County.  A Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation Department study examined possible…

Lumber prices have begun to settle after hitting a record high of $1,515/thousand board feet in May.  Prices fell to…

By Associated Builders and Contractors  Construction input prices rose 0.6 percent in July, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor…

Awards & Accolades  1. The Phoenix Journal recently published their Top 40 Under 40 for 2021. The Commercial Real Estate and Architecture, Engineering and…