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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
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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1st Session of 111th Congress Ends, Unfinished Business Remains
The first session of the 111th Congress came to end today with a final vote on the Senate's comprehensive health care proposal and an extension of the federal debt limit up to $12.394 trillion (which will get the country through mid February). The U.S. House is scheduled to return on January 12 and… Read More
December 24, 2009
Health Care Passes Senate Hurdle, Still Must Be Merged with House Version
In a rare early morning vote today, the Senate passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 60 to 39, along party lines with all Republicans opposing it (Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) did not vote).  The bill fails to lower premiums, increases federal health care spending, imposes $500 billion in… Read More
December 24, 2009
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s Long-Fought Battles with EPA Must Continue as Stormwater Rule is Finalized
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has for the first time imposed nationwide monitoring requirements and enforceable numeric limits on the amount of sediment that can run off any construction site that impacts 10 or more acres of land at any one time, despite ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s years-long effort to… Read More
December 24, 2009
Nov. nonres starts slid, MHC says; more states post construction job, earnings gains
New construction starts dropped 9% in November, seasonally adjusted, McGraw-Hill Construction (MHC) reported on December 16, based on data it compiled. "Nonresidential building retreated after October's elevated activity, and nonbuilding construction (public works and electric utilities) also… Read More
December 23, 2009
False Claims of Support Prompted Senate to Exclude Small Construction Firms from Health Care Exemptions
Organizations supporting changes to the Senate health care legislation excluding small construction contractors from the small business exemption represent less than four percent of construction employers, according to ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s analysis of claims made by Senate staffers. For details on these claims,… Read More
December 23, 2009
Warm Spots Poke Through Frozen Construction Landscape
Two indicators released in mid-December suggest construction has started to thaw in a few parts of the country. On December 17, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported that although seasonally adjusted personal earnings in construction shrank nationally in the third quarter, construction earnings… Read More
December 22, 2009
Amendment to Health Care Legislation Adds New Costs to Construction Industry
Without debate or advance notice, language was added to the Senate health care legislation that singles out small construction firms for harsher treatment than any other industry. Whereas most employers with fewer than 50 workers that do not offer health coverage are exempt from fines that apply… Read More
December 22, 2009
Don't Miss the Debut of the Lean Construction Forum at the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Building Contractors Conference
Join us January 20-22, 2010 in San Juan, Puerto Rico   The ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Building Contractors Conference will offer a chance to learn more about Lean Construction with the debut of the Lean Construction Forum, which was established to create a community where anyone within the AEC industry can come together… Read More
December 22, 2009
Don't Miss the Specialty Contractors Council Meeting at ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s 91st Annual Convention & Pavilion
Join the SCC to hear of upcoming council business and participate in the roundtable discussion of the hottest construction-related business issues that affect specialty contractors today and in the future. Register by December 31, 2009 to receive the early-bird discount on Platinum or Standard… Read More
December 21, 2009
Building Contractors: ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Is Working For You
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The past year has been full of challenges and opportunities for the construction industry.  Each day, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America has been working hard to represent Building Contractors.  Whether through the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Building Division, advocacy, safety and health, environment, labor and workforce, education and… Read More
December 21, 2009

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