Affordability Trickery

Hand it to great Yankee ingenuity to find a way around the affordability issue facing homebuyers, and many other segments of the economy, to give consumers a break. An example is the newfound way automobile manufacturers are addressing the new car affordability challenge, a trend that could soon spill over into the home mortgage market. The vast majority of new…

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Materials Producers Support Skate4Concrete

This year, Skate4Concrete, powered by the non-profit Project Cornerstone, delivered its first-ever Construction Summer Camp. In three days, 22 students (ages 15-18) visited three locations throughout San Diego County, Calif., and explored the science of, pathway to, and job opportunities within the concrete and construction materials industry. The students’ first day was spent at the Associated General Contractors (AGC) Apprenticeship…

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