MCN 41st Annual Contractor Survey Results

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Magnificent Metal Monday – Top 10 Construction Industry Trends for 2022

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Magnificent Metal Monday – Women in Construction Week

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METALCON honors the magnificent women in our industry as this week marks Women in Construction Week (WIC) 2021! The focus is to highlight women as a viable component of the construction industry. WIC Week also provides an occasion for NAWIC’s thousands of members across the country to raise awareness of the opportunities available for women in the …

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Magnificent Metal Monday

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ConstructConnect‘s Top 5 Coolest Buildings of 2020 Despite the pandemic, construction carried on and the “top lists” of this year’s architectural marvels are rolling in. ConstructConnect‘s criteria for inclusion on their list boiled down to the following items: The building had to have been substantially completed, topped out, or opened within the calendar year and …

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Magnificent Metal Monday – Winners of BD+C’s Building Team Awards

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As the year begins to wind down, awards and recognitions begin to roll in. Building Design + Construction just announced the winners of their 22nd annual Building Team Awards program, which celebrates excellence in team collaboration and design/construction solutions. Among the 12 winners are one platinum award, five gold awards, three silver awards, two bronze awards, and …

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METALCON Live! Returns with a look at “Construction, Metal Construction and Design: Trends and Outlook”

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METALCONLive! made a robust return this week with a peek into the “future.” Normally we would be gathering for the annual, in-person event this month — METALCONLive! makes it possible to be together “virtually.”  As Director Judy Geller said in her opening remarks, “We can’t have our live event as usual, but that doesn’t mean we …

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METALCONLive! SPECIAL LAS VEGAS EPISODE TODAY AT 1:00 PM – Register NOW!

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BREAKING NEWS! “PEDAL TO THE METAL” – METALCON 2020 IS ALL SYSTEMS GO FOR LAS VEGAS, OCTOBER 21-23! Join us TODAY from 1:00 – 2:15 PM EST for this special LIVE and ONLINE Las Vegas Episode of METALCONLive! when we answer questions about our 30th anniversary event with special guests, featuring Brian Yost, COO with the Las …

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METALCONLive! June 3 Highlights and Preview of Next Week’s Event

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Key Take-Aways “Buy America” – Cost of Capital Is at Its Lowest in Decades  Steel Dynamics Inc., Hopes to Make U.S. More “Steel Sufficient” with Construction of its New Steel Mill Continued Focus on Training and Education Will Be Key for Greater Usage of Metal METALCON Co-Founder and CEO, Frank A. Stasiowski, FAIA, in partnership with …

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TODAY is METALCONLive! at 1:00 EST! Register NOW!

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What’s happening in the steel industry and how will it affect your metal construction bids and contracts? This burning question and more will be answered today during METALCONLive! Register now for your virtual seat and join us at 1:00 PM for this robust conversation.

Magnificent Metal Monday

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Over the weekend, history was made when the United States returned to launching American astronauts from American soil. The SpaceX Crew Dragon aboard the Falcon 9 rocket docked successfully with the International Space Station 19 hours after the successful launch (NASA). But this time it was different — they were lifted off in a commercial spacecraft …

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