Construction
It’s been conventional wisdom for decades that immigrants play an outsized role in U.S. construction, and in the D-FW, the percentage of foreign-born workers in the building trades is outpacing the national average. A recent analysis conducted by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University put the share of immigrants in the Dallas…
The Lone Star State’s growth narrative is still being written — or rather, it’s still being built. Texas is already positioned at the front of the pack for construction nationally, and as long as headwinds don’t pick up, it’s probably going to stay there. Data published by Statista earlier this year projected that construction spending…
Some North Texas high schoolers will take their blueprints from paper to reality this week as they compete for scholarships and learn what a career in construction could look like. More than 275 students from 16 Texas high schools will gather May 7–8 at Dallas College’s Cedar Valley Campus in Lancaster for the 2025 Dallas-Fort…
If you’ve been looking for a local contracting firm that understood your needs, you’re in luck! HG&Co. is that company. It was founded by Herman Guerra, who grew up in East Dallas, went to Bryan Adams High School, and then on to The University of Texas. It doesn’t get more local than that! He’s always…
As housing affordability and attainability slip farther out of reach for American families, a contingent of building industry professionals took their concerns to Capitol Hill in mid-June. David Lehde, director of government affairs for Dallas Builders Association, led the group, which included Dallas Builders Association members who also participate in coinciding meetings at the National Association…
