What many working people look forward to most during the week is the end of the day, where they finally get to go home to relax and spend time with family or work on passion projects. Unfortunately, not everyone has that same opportunity and often it’s due to factors that are entirely avoidable. The first week of May is dedicated ...

It’s that time of year where the habit of saying the popular phrase ‘April Showers brings May Flowers’ begins. However, to contractors and owners, rain is a significant concern if not dealt with properly, leaving April showers bringing complications and worry. Whether a project is under construction, or a homeowner is looking to purchase a new home, how the terrain ...

Our 2023 has seen the addition of new church renovations throughout Mid-Michigan, including St. Joseph Catholic Church and Hope Lutheran Church. St. Joseph received a full interior renovation, while Hope Lutheran received some internal renovation with the main focus being the upstairs. Renovating a church can be a beautiful time to see a space completely transform and witness how it ...

If you’ve ever lived in an apartment complex, at some point you may have complained about how loud the neighbors are. From hearing their phone conversations to them walking back and forth, the way a building is constructed and insulated plays a large part in how audibly comfortable the residents, or staff in an office building, are long after the ...

Between hammering nails and the gavel finalizing new opportunities, women are gaining the largest amount of recognition than ever before in the most male-dominated industry of the United States. As of December 2022, the construction industry had just under half a million job openings; But, with the rate of women being employed in construction and trades growing every year, it ...

Since we covered what CTE month is all about in our last blog (which you can find by clicking here), it’s time we guide you in the right direction to beginning that journey! With Laux Construction located in Mason, Michigan, we will be primarily focusing on the opportunities present in our great state, as well as those local to us. ...

February is a special time for the construction industry and other skilled trades. Along with other meaningful purposes, this month stands for Career and Technical Education Month, or CTE Month. Across the country, states provide access to finding CTE programs for high school students through early college. Opportunities like these haven’t always been around, nor have they been fair. CTE ...

Winter in Michigan is finally catching up to us, with temperatures dropping and snowflakes falling. Although we had a late start to the season, that means that some of the harshest weather may be quickly approaching. Winter has the shortest days of the year, with the winter solstice being the shortest overall providing 7 hours of daylight. This is also ...

If you keep up with current events, you may have heard about the recent tragedy that struck in Berlin, Germany. Located in the Radisson Blu Hotel was the Guinness World Record holder for the Largest Cylindrical Aquarium called the AquaDom. Standing at 50-feet high and 38-feet in diameter, the AquaDom was home to around 1,500 fish and held 1-million liters ...

Celebrating the new year has been an event since the beginning of time, with earliest known festivities in ancient Babylon almost 4,000 years ago. At the end of March, the first new moon after the vernal equinox signaled the beginning of a new year, and a massive religious festival occurred called Akitu. The festival lasted 11 days, and during this ...