By Marty Helly The customary president’s message for this time of year is to wish folks a Happy Holidays, encourage attendance at the chapter Christmas party, and look forward to a prosperous New Year. All that is difficult to do this year. For many, myself included, our normal holiday gatherings and traditions are impractical orRead more
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by Steve VanDyke On Tuesday November 17, State Building Inspector Harold Leaming educated CSI Worcester about the unique requirements in Massachusetts pertaining to controlled construction. Starting off with an appropriately social-distanced networking hour, his program touched on facets of Chapter 1 of the Building Code which outlines when a licensed design professional is required andRead more
Construction spending in October increased 1.3% from September and 3.7% from October 2019 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.439 trillion, the Census Bureau reported on Tuesday. The increase was the fifth monthly gain in a row but still left spending 0.2% below the pre-pandemic peak of $1.441 trillion reached in February. The disparity widened betweenRead more