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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Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus introduced his bill to deal with the Bush era tax cuts, and it included the provision to remove the private activity bond volume cap for water and wastewater projects. Private activity bonds are a form of tax-exempt financing for a governmental entity… Read More
December 6, 2010
The Washington Post quotes ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s chief economist, Ken Simonson, as he warns that construction jobs are at risk once stimulus funding runs its course.
According to the Post, "the bulk of highway-related work will be done within a year and more than half of the funds for it have been paid out, said… Read More
December 6, 2010
The  National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (otherwise known as the deficit reduction commission) failed to garner the necessary 14 votes today to approve its proposed recommendations and forward them on for Congressional consideration.
While 11 of the 18 commission members who… Read More
December 3, 2010
The construction unemployment rate jumped to 18.8 percent in November as the sector lost another 5,000 jobs since October, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released Friday by ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½.
The data indicates that the construction sector has suffered more than any other industry… Read More
December 3, 2010
On December 1, the co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (otherwise known as the deficit reduction commission) released the commission’s final report. While the Commission met the deadline for a final report as spelled out in President Obama’s Executive Order that… Read More
December 2, 2010
Surface Transportation Authorization Extension Remains Unresolved, FAA Reauthorization Poised For Yet Another Extension
On December 1, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a new continuing resolution that would maintain federal funding at FY 2010 levels through December 18. The current… Read More
December 2, 2010
During the lame duck session, the Senate may take action on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. This bill would provide health benefits for 9/11 workers and also includes language that would limit the liability of the contractors that worked at the site of the terrorist attack in… Read More
December 2, 2010
On November 18, Senator George Voinovich (R-Ohio) introduced the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) of 2010 with 29 cosponsors to reauthorize this popular program for another five years.
On November 9, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ and several ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Chapters joined over 500 organizations, including environment, health and… Read More
December 2, 2010
Construction employment either increased or remained steady in one-third – 113 of 337 metropolitan areas – between October 2009 and October 2010 according to a new analysis of federal employment data released Thursday by ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½.Â
Association officials said construction job gains are becoming more… Read More
December 2, 2010
In September 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced its final definition of green jobs and its refined plan to collect data on the number, occupational, industrial and geographic distribution of green jobs across the nation.
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ submitted comments that ask the BLS to re-think its… Read More
December 2, 2010