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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 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides significant funding for states to finance high priority infrastructure projects needed to ensure clean water and safe drinking water. The Act also includes "Buy American" provisions that require Clean Water State Revolving Fund (… Read More
August 6, 2009
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met on Friday, July 31, to examine progress to date on implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The hearing primarily addressed implementation efforts in non-transportation programs under the Committee's jurisdiction, including… Read More
August 6, 2009
Despite the congressional recess, the President and Congress continue to work on health care. Just today, Senate Finance Committee members sat down with the President to discuss how to deliver a bipartisan bill.
Prior to the traditional summer break, the House was able to finish marking up H.R.… Read More
August 6, 2009
Trey Pebley, Vice President of McAllen Construction, Inc., of McAllen, Texas, testified Wednesday July 22, before the House Small Business Committee on the impact of federal regulation over water and wetlands on small businesses and family farmers.
The Committee conducted the hearing to gather… Read More
August 5, 2009
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met on Friday, July 31, to examine progress to date on implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The hearing primarily addressed implementation efforts in non-transportation programs under the Committee's jurisdiction, including… Read More
August 5, 2009
On July 27, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â sent letters to 27 federal agencies asking them to identify barriers to getting stimulus funds to contracts. In a letter sent to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â CEO Steve Sandherr outlined °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â's concerns with the slow progress of funds flowing to… Read More
August 5, 2009
The Associated General Contractors of America (°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â) today published a Request for Proposals (RFP) to conduct research and create a course plan for a comprehensive Lean construction curriculum for the commercial construction community.
Lean construction, an adaptation of lean manufacturing… Read More
August 5, 2009
The Federal Reserve provided an unusually detailed - and grim - commentary on conditions in commercial real estate and nonresidential construction in the July 29 "Beige Book," so called for the color of its cover. The Beige Book is issued eight times a year, in advance of meetings of the Federal… Read More
August 5, 2009
The Associated General Contractors of America (°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â) today published a Request for Proposals (RFP) to conduct research and create a course plan for a comprehensive Lean construction curriculum for the commercial construction community.
Lean construction, an adaptation of lean manufacturing… Read More
August 5, 2009
August 13, 2009, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET
On Thursday, August 13, 2009, from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT, labor and employment law attorney Bert Brannen of Fisher & Phillips, LLP and construction-industry HR expert and consultant Doug Mure will take a tag-team approach to explaining the legal, practical… Read More
August 5, 2009