Matt Kraus

According to the latest American Community Survey (ACS), recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau, self-employment in construction is considerably above average compared to other sectors. The survey finds 23 percent of con...

In March, the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America honored Rosendin Electric , San Jose, Calif., with the 2018 Grand Award for Construction Safety Excellence. This was part of the 19th annual Construction Safety Ex...

For 10 years, power-management company Eaton has been tracking power outages in the United States and compiling their findings into the Blackout Tracker Annual Report . The company recently released its report on 2017, and th...

In the weeks after Winter Storm Riley tore through the Midwest and the East Coast , Mother Nature has not slowed down. Two more nor’easters have since impacted the Northeast, leaving utilities with little downtime before jump...

It may sound like a broken record at this point, but the No. 1 priority for many in the trades remains solving the skilled labor gap that plagues contractors everywhere. As more tradespeople retire, there is no clear source o...

As tech behemoth Amazon.com has publicly searched for a home for its second headquarters, cities across the United States—both large and small—have competed for the project that will create thousands of jobs and likely drasti...

In a surprise move, the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Jan. 8 rejected a Trump administration proposal that would have boosted the coal and nuclear power industries. The plan, originally presented by Ener...

According to the 2016 Census of Fatal Occupational Industries (CFOI), released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Dec. 19, construction worker fatalities saw a six percent increase from 2015 to 2016. In total, there w...

According to new information from the annual State of the Industry survey conducted by Klein Tools, Lincolnshire, Ill., electricians continue to be in high demand, and most in the industry are not concerned that the rise of n...

Despite the rise of electric vehicles (EVs), they can still be quite burdensome for owners. One of the biggest challenges is that, once EVs leave the home, it becomes difficult to find reliable charging infrastructure, if any...

On November 2, the United States Department of Agriculture announced a $2.5-billion investment in rural electric infrastructure improvements. These funds will be used to support improvements in 27 states, with the hope of cre...

The opioid epidemic is one of the biggest health crises facing the United States, and it has shown no sign of slowing down. The construction industry has been particularly affected by this epidemic, as workers in this field a...