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August 26, 2024
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â & Arcoro Workforce Survey
94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies
The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More
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The Nevada Chapter Construction Leadership Council (CLC), founded in 2013, fulfills the need to cultivate the next generation of leaders in the construction industry. CLC provides an opportunity for members to network, develop leadership skills, serve their community, and exchange ideas about the… Read More
March 29, 2021
Texas, Louisiana Have Worst Job Losses Since Pandemic Struck, While Utah, Idaho Gain the Most; Association Issue Inflation Alert and Urges Immediate Relief on Tariffs, Examination of Supply Barriers
Construction employment in February remained below pre-pandemic levels in all but six states,… Read More
March 26, 2021
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â of America has released an analysis of how the Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 (PRO Act) would affect open-shop construction contractors, as well as a shorter summary on the same topic. The papers are posted on °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â’s PRO Act web page along with similar papers addressing the… Read More
March 26, 2021
President Biden is expected to put forth his proposal for a multi-trillion investment in infrastructure on March 31. The proposal is expected to include significant investments in a broad range of construction projects including roads, bridges, public transit, airports, drinking water and… Read More
March 25, 2021
Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Testifies
Lays Out Bold Vision for Infrastructure Investment
On March 25, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made his first visit to Capitol Hill in his new capacity to testify before the House Transportation and Infrastructure… Read More
March 25, 2021
Announcing June Agenda for °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â's 2021 Surety Bonding and Construction Risk Management Conference
Join your fellow leaders in the construction, surety and insurance industries for engaging educational sessions and candid discussions of common interests and your respective strengths and weaknesses.… Read More
March 25, 2021
On March 22, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to become the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor by a bipartisan final vote of 68-29. Mayor Walsh has a long history with the construction industry, as he is the former head of the Boston Building Trades… Read More
March 25, 2021
On March 16, bipartisan members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â- supported Water Quality Protection and Jobs Creation Act of 2021 (HR 1915). The bill would substantially increase federal funding assistance available to states and localities through the… Read More
March 25, 2021
Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told AFL-CIO leader Richard Trumka that the PRO Act would receive a vote in the U.S. Senate if 50 senators pledge to support it. Currently, 45 Democratic senators have pledged their support for the PRO Act. The only Democratic senators to not yet lend… Read More
March 25, 2021
On March 25, the Senate is expected to pass the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â-supported Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Extension Act that would extend the deadline for taking out a PPP loan through June 30, 2021. Importantly, while the legislation extends the deadline for loan approval through June 30, borrowers’… Read More
March 25, 2021