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August 26, 2024
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ & 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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ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Will Continue to Fight for Deductibility
In the latest setback in the administration of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on November 18, via Revenue Ruling 2020-27, that expenses funded through a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan are not… Read More
November 19, 2020
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Donated More Than $50,000 to Renovations While Penta Building Group Provided More Than $800,000 in Volunteer Construction Work and Materials
Part of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Charities' annual Operation Opening Doors project, local volunteer general… Read More
November 18, 2020
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½â€™s Lean Construction Forum is focused on growing the implementation of lean practices in the construction industry by providing educational opportunities and developing a community where anyone with an interest in lean construction can come together to engage in a dialog on best practices,… Read More
November 16, 2020
In 2018 the Project Delivery Forum changed its name to Project Innovation and Delivery Forum to broaden its scope and put emphasis on the innovations necessary to deliver projects in the 21st century. The mission of the forum is to align the execution of construction projects with the latest… Read More
November 16, 2020
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America's Specialty Contractor Council Steering Committee is looking for members like you to raise your hand and lead. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ volunteers share their expertise, facilitate change, and work together to address industry issues. Your input and ideas are critical to moving our industry forward and… Read More
November 16, 2020
Mixed Bag of Results
In addition to the federal, state, and local political races that were decided on Election Day 2020, many state and local transportation initiatives were taken up by voters across the country. While a few major transportation initiatives failed, the majority received a… Read More
November 12, 2020
What You Need to Know & What ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ is Doing
As previously reported, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is planning to require all recipients of loans of $2 million or more to complete a questionnaire to demonstrate the need for their loan. This form, based on versions leaked to the… Read More
November 12, 2020
Incoming President and Congress Should Focus on Enacting Measures to Rebuild Infrastructure and Revive the Economy and Avoid Imposing Needless Regulatory Burdens that will Undermine Growth
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America’s chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the… Read More
November 9, 2020
Both Residential and Nonresidential Contractors Added Jobs in October, but Total Construction Employment Remains 3.9 Percent Below February Peak as Pandemic Continues to Depress Demand
Construction employment increased by 84,000 jobs in October, with jobs added in both nonresidential and… Read More
November 6, 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued two new opinion letters. Of particular interest is opinion letter FLSA2020-16 addressing compensability of employee travel time in certain situations involving construction sites located away from the employer’s… Read More
November 5, 2020