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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
  ѻý & 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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Education Department to Award $650 Million Innovation Grants
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has announced the Department’s priorities for grants under the $650 million Investing in Innovation Fund (i3). The fund, which is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will support local efforts to start or expand research-based innovative… Read More
November 10, 2009
2009 Open-Shop Craft Wage Increases Expected to be Lowest in Over 15 Years
Open-shop contractors planning to provide raises to skilled craft workers in 2009 expect to raise wages by an average of 2.88 percent, according to the latest Merit Shop Craft Survey report issued by PAS, Inc.  When data from contractors not planning raises are included, the overall anticipated… Read More
November 9, 2009
EPA's Lead-Safe Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rules to Take Effect April 2010
A whole host of training, certification and work practice requirements called for by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Program are slated to take effect in April 2010.  By that date, construction firms must apply for and receive EPA… Read More
November 9, 2009
The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts: The Ins and Outs of Federal Prevailing Wage Law
December 3, 2009 | December 8, 2009 | December 10, 2009 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET With the downturn in the availability of commercial work, many construction contractors are bidding on federal and federally-assisted work, and facing the mandates of federal prevailing wage laws, for the first time. The… Read More
November 8, 2009
Chapter Spotlight: CAWP Helps Children Build Bridges
The Construction Association of Western Pennsylvania (CAWP) recently sponsored a construction-related “Building Bridges” event at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, emphasizing hands-on skills in a way that young children can explore and enjoy, and featuring Bob the Builder, a television favorite… Read More
November 7, 2009
Construction Employment - October
CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT SURGES TO 18.7 PERCENT AS ANOTHER 62,000 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS LOSE THEIR JOBS IN OCTOBER Extension of Home Buyers' Tax Credit, Expansion of Carryback of Net Operating Losses to Provide Some Help for the 1.6 Million Construction Workers who Lost Jobs Since December '07… Read More
November 6, 2009
New Dates Announced for the Project Management Course
In the competitive construction industry, it pays in loyalty and quality when you invest in the professional development of your people. Years of experience and on-the-job training can provide crucial knowledge to perform tasks at hand, but the best professionals constantly seek to learn about new… Read More
November 6, 2009
Construction Unemployment Surges to 18.7 Percent
While the extension of the home buyers' tax credit and expansion of carryback of net operation losses will provide some help for the 1.6 million construction workers who lost their jobs since December 2007, ѻý today called for additional measures to stimulate construction demand as new federal… Read More
November 6, 2009
House Prepares to Vote on Health Care Bill; ѻý Members Urged to Contact Representative
ѻý urges members to contact members of the House of Representatives and ask them to oppose H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care Choices Act. ѻý opposes this bill because it  will not control health care costs and will likely increase the cost of health care across the board. The House will… Read More
November 5, 2009
New Ad Shows Real Cost of Health Care Reform
ѻý is supporting a new ad campaign launched as part of a broad business community effort to explain some of the economic challenges various proposed health care "reform" efforts pose for employers nationwide. View the new advertisement here, and write to Congress using ѻý's Legislative Action… Read More
November 5, 2009

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