°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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Register for °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â's Supervisory Training Program (STP) Instructor Training Workshop. This two-day event provides the skills essential to effectively instruct STP courses-specifically how to teach adult learners, encourage interaction among STP participants and use the STP manuals to deliver a class… Read More
January 20, 2009
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â of America is working to unite building, highway, and water groups to talk about the stimulus we can deliver. We are pushing for as much stimulus as possible for vertical and horizontal construction using as many existing programs as possible to aide quick stimulus. °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â continues to press… Read More
January 19, 2009
Construction was on the bleeding edge of job losses last year. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that construction accounted for nearly one-quarter of the 2.6 million jobs lost throughout the economy in 2008, even though the industry employs only one out of 20 nonfarm workers.
The… Read More
January 16, 2009
On January 8, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â hosted a media conference call with approximately 60 reporters to announce its first-ever construction employment and business forecast.  President-elect Doug Pruitt (Sundt Construction, Tucson, Ariz.), CEO Steve Sandherr, Chief Economist Ken Simonson and members Brian Burgett (… Read More
January 16, 2009
An °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â-led coalition of more than 16 organizations in the building design and construction industry sent two letters two Congress and the President-elect last week. The first letter focused on including infrastructure investment in a stimulus and the identified needs in the different building… Read More
January 16, 2009
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â past-president Steve Massie (Jack L. Massie Contractor, Inc., Williamsburg, Va.) testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business Wednesday. The hearing was held to address the state of the small business economy and identify policies to promote economic recovery… Read More
January 16, 2009
On January 15, the House Democratic Leadership announced details of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Details of the $825 billion package were released by the House Appropriations and Ways and Means Committees. The total package consists of $275 billion in economic recovery tax cuts and $… Read More
January 16, 2009
On January 15, the House Democratic Leadership announced details of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Details of the $825 billion package were released by the House Appropriations and Ways and Means Committees. The total package consists of $275 billion in economic recovery tax cuts and $… Read More
January 16, 2009
On January 15, the House Democratic Leadership announced details of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Details of the $825 billion package were released by the House Appropriations and Ways and Means Committees. The total package consists of $275 billion in economic recovery tax cuts and $… Read More
January 15, 2009
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±Ô¤²â past-president Steve Massie (Jack L. Massie Contractor, Inc., Williamsburg, Va.) testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Small Business Wednesday. The hearing was held to address the state of the small business economy and identify policies to promote economic recovery… Read More
January 15, 2009
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