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New Survey Shows How Nation鈥檚 Failure to Invest in Construction Education & Training Programs Makes it Hard for Firms to Build
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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Highway and Utilities Contractors Issues Meeting- Registration Open
The 2010 Highway and Utilities Contractors Issues Meeting is scheduled for November 11-14, 2010 at the Arizona Biltmore hotel in Phoenix. Named one of the top 50 US Hotels by Conde Nast Traveler, the legendary Arizona Biltmore is considered the "Jewel of the Desert," with Frank Lloyd Wright-鈥 Read More
September 1, 2010
CARB Revises Emissions Data in Response to 乌鸦传媒 Efforts
This week the California Air Resources Board (CARB) abandoned the original estimates of off-road diesel emissions that it used to establish goals for emissions reduction from off-road construction equipment. In doing so CARB essentially conceded that the "off-road rule" is not needed to meet these鈥 Read More
September 1, 2010
The Consensus Continues to Grow; ConsensusDOCS Announces Five New Endorsers
Five leading construction industry associations joined the ConsensusDOCS Coalition last month. With the addition of these organizations, we continue to expand the participation of DOCS - design professionals, owners, contractors, subcontractors and other industry-related stakeholders. The new聽鈥 Read More
September 1, 2010
OSHA Announces Interim Final Rules and Invites Public Comment on Whistleblower Procedures
On August 31, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Occupational Safety and Health Administration published interim final rules that will help protect workers who voice safety, health, and security concerns. The regulations, which establish procedures for handling worker retaliation complaints,鈥 Read More
September 1, 2010
OSHA announces interim final rules and invites public comment on whistleblower procedures
On August 31, 2010, the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration published interim final rules that will help protect workers who voice safety, health, and security concerns. The regulations, which establish procedures for handling worker retaliation complaints,鈥 Read More
September 1, 2010
EPA Delays Enforcement of Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it will delay enforcement of the new Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program (RRP) regulations. 聽The Agency issued a memorandum providing renovation firms and workers additional time to obtain necessary training and鈥 Read More
September 1, 2010
Construction Spending - July
CONSTRUCTION SPENDING SINKS TO 10-YEAR LOW IN JULY AS INVESTMENTS IN PROJECTS ARE NOW 34 PERCENT BELOW FEBRUARY 2006 PEAK Private Sector Caution, Plus Local and State Budget Cuts, Overwhelm Benefits of Stimulus, Construction Trade Association Notes in New Analysis of Spending Data Released by鈥 Read More
September 1, 2010
Construction Jobs Drop in 276 Out of 337 Metro Areas
Construction employment declined in 276 out of 337 metropolitan areas between July 2009 and July 2010, according to 乌鸦传媒's analysis of federal employment data. The employment figures demonstrate the widespread decline in demand for construction services that continues to outpace stimulus-funded work鈥 Read More
August 31, 2010
Campaign for Highway and Transportation Bill Continues in Columbia, S.C.
Casey Schwager of 乌鸦传媒 member company Sloan Construction leads Congressman James Clyburn on a tour of the company's Columbia, S.C., asphalt plant. The Transportation Construction Coalition and Americans for Transportation Mobility continued efforts for passage of the long-delayed highway and鈥 Read More
August 31, 2010
California Air Resources Board Concedes Off-road Rule Not Needed to Meet Emissions Goals
The California Air Resources Board abandoned its original estimates of off鈥搑oad diesel emissions, conceding that its 鈥渙ff鈥搑oad rule鈥 is not needed to meet ambitious goals for the off鈥搑oad equipment in the construction industry. According to new estimates that the agency staff developed over the鈥 Read More
August 31, 2010

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