Construction industry employment reached a five-year high in August as the sector added 20,000 jobs and its unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest rate for August in seven years, according to an analysis by AGC of America. Association officials cautioned, however, that the latest figures reinforce survey results the association recently released showing many contractors are having a tough time finding enough qualified workers. Read the full release.
HITT Contracting sponsors JK Community Farm’s Play Zone
HITT Contracting, a top-ranked national general contractor based in Northern Virginia, has become a major partner in supporting the educational and hunger relief efforts of the JK Community Farm, a 150-acre nonprofit farm in