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August 26, 2024
乌鸦传媒 & 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鈥檚 failure to invest in construction鈥 Read More
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On July 28, 乌鸦传媒 joined fellow construction employer groups and building trades unions in support of new retirement plans, Composite Plans, which enjoy bipartisan backing in Congress. These groups recognize the importance to preserve lifetime retirement benefits for millions of working men and women鈥 Read More
July 30, 2020
Authorizes Dozens of Army Corps Projects
On July 29, the House of Representatives unanimously passed the 乌鸦传媒-backed Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (H.R. 7575), which would authorize investment in 34 new Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works construction projects. Both the Senate (S.鈥 Read More
July 30, 2020
One provision that was unfortunately not included in the Senate Republican Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act, was the overturning of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) ruling related to the deductibility of expenses associated with income from Paycheck鈥 Read More
July 30, 2020
The Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act, introduced on July 27 by Senate Republicans, would allow certain small businesses to apply for a second Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan. To qualify for a 鈥渟econd draw loan鈥 a business would need to meet more鈥 Read More
July 30, 2020
The Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act, introduced on July 27 by Senate Republicans, contains 乌鸦传媒-supported changes to the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC), similar to what was included in the HEROES Act which was passed out of the Democratically-鈥 Read More
July 30, 2020
Fate of a Bipartisan Agreement on a Final COVID-Relief Bill Uncertain
On July 27, Senate Republicans unveiled their version of a $1 trillion COVID relief bill called the Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act. In line with 乌鸦传媒 recommendations, the bill includes a鈥 Read More
July 30, 2020
Tell your Elected Officials to Include Funding for Construction in COVID-Relief Bill
With nearly 1 million construction workers unemployed, it is essential for the construction industry to tell Congress and President Trump to include significant construction investment for transportation, schools鈥 Read More
July 30, 2020
New York City and Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Mass. Have Worst 12-Month Losses, While Austin and Walla Walla, Wash. Top Job Gainers; 81 Percent of Metros Add Construction Jobs from May to June
Construction employment decreased in 225, or 62 percent, out of 358 metro areas between June 2019 and鈥 Read More
July 29, 2020
The HEALS Act Includes Essential Liability, Workforce, Financial & Unemployment Reforms, But Association Will Work to Get Needed Infrastructure Investments Included in Final Relief Measure
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued鈥 Read More
July 28, 2020
The COVID-19 response in the Philadelphia region has left young construction professionals working under strict safety protocols, working from home, or even temporarily out of work. In response, GBCA鈥檚 CLC moved all its activities, including community service, online.
Every June, GBCA鈥檚 CLC鈥 Read More
July 27, 2020