Northern Illinois Building Contractors Association

Ladership Rockford *WINNERS*

The NIBCA Education Committee is pleased to award two NIBCA Member employees complimentary tuition's for this years Greater Rockford Chamber of Commerce Leadership Rockford Program. It is an 8 - month program to help strengthen their leadership skills and gain a deeper look into the Rockford region including the great organizations, individuals, and opportunities in our community.

Congratulations to:
Tayler Burns with Loescher Heating and Air Conditioning
and
Katelyn Giles with Kelso-Burnett

Lets welcome our newest member The Custer Meisch Group at Morgan Stanley. Be sure to check out their profile on our Membership Directory.

https://www.illinoispolicy.org/rockford-close-to-zoning-reforms-to-increase-housing/

Rockford close to zoning reforms to increase housing The proposed amendments would allow greater housing density, eliminate garage mandates and reduce approval hurdles for new developments.

https://medium.com//why-cant-construction-find-any-workers-1186c313a6c2

Why Can’t Construction Find Any Workers? The industry blames a labor shortage. The data says it’s something far more human

https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/articles/google-ford-blackrock-just-bet-191300632.html?guccounter=1

Google, Ford, BlackRock just bet $450M on one grave crisis Four of the largest corporations in the United States just signaled that a particular shortage is about to intensify. BlackRock, Ford Motor Company, Google, and Carhartt announced a new coalition on July 21 called the Alliance for America's Skilled Trades. Three of the four founding ...

Battery Storage Charges Ahead as Ultimate US Renewable Energy Growth Enabler AI-driven power demands and a push to bring solar energy and other renewables online faster are driving battery storage construction surge, with record 24.3 GW starting up in 2026.

Data center investment, infrastructure boost construction jobs Construction employment rose in 33 states over the past year, according to the Associated General Contractors of America.

Procore Skills and the Race to Own the Construction Operating Layer Procore Skills and the Race to Own the Construction Operating Layer Procore Skills and the Race to Own the Construction Operating Layer The most consequential item in Procore's 23 July Digital Coworker announcement was not Procore's Skills capability lets contractors encode their own procedures into AI agents, shifting construction software from replaceable licence....