Aaron May

Feb 26, 2024 | bgfalconmedia.com | Aaron May

Unusually warm weather has made its way into the northern regions of the Midwest and Great Lakes regions this week. With that, the possibility of severe weather has made an earlier than usual appearance into the area. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a slight risk (level 2/5) for severe weather for the Bowling Green area tomorrow, February 27th. There is a risk for all severe hazards tomorrow evening into the early nighttime hours.

Dec 4, 2023 | argusmedia.com | Aaron May

Altivia's petrochemical plant in La Porte, Texas, had a leak of hazardous phosgene gas today, prompting an alert for area residents to shelter in place. Altivia reported an upset at the plant around 11:40am ET on 4 December that caused the release of phosgene gas. Emergency responders were dispatched to the area. The shelter in place alert was issued for residents south of Fairmont, between Bay Area and South 16th Street.

Nov 17, 2023 | argusmedia.com | Aaron May

Housing permits and starts ticked up in October from the prior month, led by single-family construction that has surpassed year-earlier levels, but contract prices for PVC for construction were flat on the month. Housing starts were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.372mn units in October, 1.9pc higher than September but 4.2pc lower than October 2022, according to data from the US Census Bureau and the Department for Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Sep 19, 2023 | argusmedia.com | Aaron May |Robert Willis

Housing starts fell by a monthly 11.3pc in August to the lowest level since June 2020, with multi-family starts off by more than a quarter amid a resurgence in borrowing costs and lack of home supply, a sign that demand for some construction materials such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC) may soften.

Aug 1, 2023 | argusmedia.com | Aaron May |Marialuisa Rincon

An error has occured. The article you are searching for was not found. Published date: 01 August 2023 Construction spending increased again in June, with month-to-month growth across both residential and nonresidential sectors, even as demand for construction supplies such as metals was mixed. Private residential spending was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $856bn, according to the most recent data from the US Census Bureau.