California greenlights $25M for apprenticeship programs

Dive Brief: California Gov. Gavin Newsom has approved $25 million in grants for apprenticeship programs across the state, many of which will funnel workers into the construction industry, according to an Oct. 20 announcement. The grants aid 88 apprenticeship programs that will train approximately 22,208 California workers in the skilled trades via the Employment Training […]

New York City is having an office-to-housing conversion boom. Could Chicago be next?

In the early hours of the morning, through a wooden revolving door, the Pittsfield Cafe bustles in downtown Chicago. If you look up from your plate of flapjacks, you’ll notice that much of its historic home, the 38-story Pittsfield Building, is vacant office space.  That could change soon, however, as the Chicago City Council recently […]

STACK & Velixo Launch Excel Integration for Estimating

Unlike many traditional Excel/ERP connectors, STACK for Excel supports all modern Excel versions, doesn’t require STACK to run in the background, and is project-centric (not tied to static file links). When combined with data from leading construction ERP systems like Acumatica, Sage Intacct and Microsoft Dynamics, it offers a unique one-stop environment for estimate-to-actual visibility.  […]