Construction sector adds 17,000 jobs in October

Non-farm payrolls in October increased by 171,000. The unemployment rate rose to 7.9 percent. The construction sector added 17,000 jobs, and the only sector that saw a decrease in jobs was government. The number of jobs added in September was revised — up to 148,000 from the original 114,000. Read the Bloomberg Businessweek story here.

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Norco Constr. promotes Erik Rappel to COO

General contractor, construction manager and design/builder Norco Construction promoted Erik Rappel to Chief Operating Officer. He most recently served as Norco’s Vice President of Operations, after originally joining the firm in 2017

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BITEC Expands Imperflex Line with New Base Sheet

BITEC, Inc. will be introducing its Imperflex® SA2 two-square self-adhered base sheet at the International Roofing Expo (IRE) in February, in response to contractor requests for a two-square option for installing BITEC’s popular Imperflex self-adhered

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