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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
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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House Energy and Commerce Committee Continue Negotiations on Climate Change, Prepare for Week-long Fight
Democratic proponents of a bill that would create a cap and trade system to control greenhouse gas emissions are continuing negotiations within their own party in advance of a week-long markup of the legislation in the House Energy and Commerce Committee next week.  Committee Chairman Henry Waxman… Read More
May 14, 2009
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â Chapters Ask EPA for $30 Million to Clean Up Diesel Engines Nationwide
Industry Would Voluntarily Contribute Additional $20M to Support Retrofit Effort In an unprecedented nationwide effort to reduce emissions from construction equipment, 15 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â Chapters have asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for more than $31 million in grant funding to clean up… Read More
May 14, 2009
House Approves Legislation to Modernize and Green America's Schools
On May 14, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation to modernize, upgrade and green America's schools by a vote of 275-155. The 21st Century Green High Performing Public School Facilities Act (H.R. 2187) invests billions of dollars in school repair and renovation… Read More
May 14, 2009
Senate Commerce Chairman Introduces Bill Aimed at Reducing Auto Travel
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John D. Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) and Surface Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) today introduced The Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009, legislation to establish a strategic, comprehensive national… Read More
May 14, 2009
Senate EPW Committee Approves $38.9 Billion Water Authorization
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee today passed S.1005, the Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2009 with a strong bipartisan vote of 17-2. The bill authorizes $38.9 billion for EPA water infrastructure programs over the next five years, and includes $20 billion for the Clean Water… Read More
May 14, 2009
Senate Finance and House Committees Continue to Discuss Health Care Reform Legislation; Introduction of Legislation Forthcoming
Senate Finance committee members continue to discuss employer and individual mandates, as well as expansion of federal health programs in health care reform legislation.  Proposals for financing range from raising taxes and taxing employee benefits to finding efficiencies within the system, as the… Read More
May 14, 2009
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â Makes Additional Updates to Stimulus Web Site
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â continues to update its stimulus Web site to provide comprehensive information on the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act and the impact on the construction industry. Included on the site is a breakdown of construction spending by program, with additional details on allocations. The site… Read More
May 14, 2009
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â Hosts Federal Contracting/Recovery Act Webinar Series
Due to the changing landscape in federal contracting, it is more important than ever that contractors - those experienced in federal work or those looking to move into the this market - are aware of rule and regulation updates and the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on the… Read More
May 14, 2009
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â Pushes Back on AP Stimulus Report
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â's chief economist Ken Simonson explained in a statement that the recent Associated Press story on stimulus transportation funds fails to acknowledge several unique facts about the construction industry.  The AP story does not consider that construction jobs are not site-specific and that… Read More
May 13, 2009
Value of starts plummets, Reed says; construction jobs shrink, local wages diverge
The value of new nonresidential construction starts fell 8% from March to April, Reed Construction Data reported on Wednesday, based on its own data collection. Institutional building starts plunged 47% and commercial building starts tumbled 45% from record highs in December, while heavy project… Read More
May 13, 2009

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