QXO closes its $2.25B Kodiak acquisition, betting on housing’s trough and unlocking cross-selling, lumber market entry and supplier overlap advantages.
The Lowe’s Foundation will invest $250 million to train 250,000 trades workers by 2035, expanding efforts to address a nationwide skilled labor shortage.
USG’s new CEO promises “business as usual,” but contractors should still watch how innovation, labor pressures and market headwinds shape the year ahead.
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The Labor Department introduced new tools to help U.S. companies assess supply chain risks, identify labor abuses abroad and comply with laws banning forced labor imports.
