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Can modular construction save you money on your next project?

Last week ModSpace Construction Services VP and architect Sam Tikriti talked about the superior quality of modular.  This week Sam tells us how modular construction is more cost effective and accelerates your revenue stream.

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The annual Red Ball celebration raises funds for the Red Cross’s humanitarian efforts in the Greater Philadelphia Area. Once again, ModSpace is proud to support the Red Cross of Southeastern PA as the title sponsor of the 13^th Annual Red Ball.

The event’s tagline says it all: “Eat, Drink, Be Charitable”. Last year the evening raised more than $300,000 for the cause, and it’s on track to top a half million dollars in the next few years.

In a recent article in Mid-Atlantic Events Magazine, ModSpace Marketing VP Ron Wagner talked about the American Red Cross and ModSpace as a natural match citing that both organizations respond quickly to natural disasters to aid those in need.

Click here to read the full article (see page 66) about the extensive planning behind the event.

The Red Ball gets started on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Tickets are on sale now at TheRedBall.org.

Recent news about construction starts and employment may suggest a glimmer of light at the end of a dark three-year tunnel.

The ADP National Employment Report released on January 5^th announced that the construction industry added 26,000 new jobs last month. The U.S. Department of Labor on the other hand, reported an increase of 17,000 new construction jobs. Either way, the change is in the right direction, and measurable.

Add to this an article in the San Diego Union Tribune that totaled the city’s current construction projects at $13.4 billion. That’s for new hospitals, highway and rail improvements, courthouses and hotels, military and college construction. Prospective residential and commercial development accounts for an additional $10 billion. Even if the second number falls short, it would seem the region is staged for a new construction boom.

Major projects are getting underway across North America. A $150 million railway project in Washington State promises to add 4,000 construction jobs. The New York DOT is fast-tracking a $5.2 billion, 5-year project to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge and add jobs quickly. TransCanda is awaiting approval from the Obama administration to begin work on its $7 billion Keystone XL pipeline project that will add another 13,000 new construction jobs in the U.S., plus 7,000 in the manufacturing sector.

Sorting through mixed messages over the last few years has proven difficult. Terms like recover and rebound have been quickly thrown out and just as quickly rescinded. As positive news emerges on new jobs and construction starts, let’s hope we can get off the roller coaster and move forward with confidence.

Please forgive us for this shameless self-promotion, but we just had to tell someone.

Modular Space Corporation (better known as ModSpace) recently received two MarCom Awards for “Excellence in Marketing and Communications”.

The ModSpace Corporate Brochure was honored with a MarCom Gold Award. First released last April, the 16-page color brochure details who we are, what we do, and how we help companies work, learn, live, heal and play every day.

“Rock Your Revenue”, a two-minute MedBuild video that shows what modular can do in just 30 days, was also recognized with an honorable mention in the competitive web video category.

Thank you, MarCom Awards. You like us. You really like us!