The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods rose 0.3% in May, not seasonally adjusted (but fell 0.3%, seasonally adjusted) and 5.3% over 12 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Wednesday. The PPI for inputs to construction, a weighted average of all materials used by every… Read More June 18, 2010
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.
June 17, 2010
New federal employment figures show the construction industry added 40,000 new jobs in March and April as the number of stimulus-funded projects underway continues to grow.  The numbers were even better on the nonresidential side, with the industry adding 24,600 jobs in April and 36,500 jobs in… Read More June 17, 2010
Three of the five rules from the Federal Acquisition Regulation Councils that govern the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act were released this week. Final versions of the rules governing GAO/IG access to contractors and their employees, whistleblower protections, and publicizing contract… Read More June 17, 2010
More progress on the Buy American front this week as yet another agency recognized the complex impact these Recovery Act rules have on projects. The Indian Health Service (IHS) issued a nationwide di minimis waiver for incidental components of sanitation facilities construction projects funded by… Read More June 17, 2010
Congressional Democrats in the U.S. House continue to work on legislation that restricts the ability of trade associations and corporations to engage in political advocacy. The legislation H.R. 5175, the Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (DISCLOSE Act), places… Read More June 17, 2010
Over the past week, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ PAC has held a series of conference calls with PAC Regions throughout the country. The calls have created lively discussion concerning the current state of the PAC, PAC fundraising goals, future plans and requests for ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ PAC disbursements, and the 2010 Election.Â
With six… Read More June 17, 2010
The new video from ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s media event last week on the costs of traffic congestion includes comments from Caterpillar Global Paving's Jim McReynolds, member Gary Sauer of Tiller Corporation, Dave Semerad of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of Minnesota and Steve Sandherr.Â
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s release of the new congestion cost figures… Read More June 17, 2010
The number of multiemployer pension plans in the green zone as of January 1, 2010, was significantly higher than that a year earlier, according to The Segal Company's recently released Survey of Calendar-Year Plans' 2010 Zone Status. Fifty-four percent of the 230 calendar-year plans surveyed --… Read More June 15, 2010
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America will hold its 92nd Annual Convention March 21 - 25, 2011 at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ is now accepting proposals for a limited number of speaking opportunities. The ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Annual Convention is geared towards educational sessions focused on… Read More June 15, 2010
