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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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Congress Considering Tax Relief and Other Jobs Creation Measures
With nationwide unemployment approaching 10 percent, Congressional leaders are considering whether to enact additional legislation to spur job creation.  Specifically, leaders are debating whether to include an extension of the $8,000 first-time homebuyer tax credit set to expire on November 30,… Read More
October 22, 2009
Department of Housing and Urban Development Issues Buy American Waivers for Certain Recovery Act Programs
This week the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued a waiver of Section 1605, or the Buy American requirements, in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for projects using Community Development Block Grant-Recovery (CDBG-R) funds and Neighborhood Stabilization Program 2 (NSP2)… Read More
October 22, 2009
Senate Begins School Overhaul Bill for Federal Investment in School Construction
Now that the House passed the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, which authorizes more than $4 billion for elementary and secondary school facility projects over the next two fiscal years, the Senate is currently working on its version of the bill. The House version of the bill… Read More
October 22, 2009
President Obama Announces Proposal to Increase SBA Loan Limits
President Obama and the U.S. Small Business Administration announced October 21 a new plan to raise the maximum loan size for SBA-backed loans to small business. Specifically, President Obama called for: Increasing the size of SBA's 7(a) loan from $2 million to $5 million. Increasing the size of… Read More
October 22, 2009
Senior Shift in Army Corps Leadership Team
Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced on October 16 a major shift in its Army Corps senior leadership team. Major General Merdith W.B. (Bo) Temple will become the Deputy Commanding General (DCG) in January 2010. MG Temple has served as the DCG for Civil and Emergency Operations since 2008… Read More
October 22, 2009
Reid and Kerry Pushing for Thanksgiving Deadline on Energy and Climate Change Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and the Senate climate change bill's lead sponsor, Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.), are planning strategies for a comprehensive energy and climate change bill that would impose a Thanksgiving deadline for the remaining five committees to act. The initial… Read More
October 22, 2009
Transportation Reauthorization Mired in Uncertainty, Contractor Survey May Support Increased Investment
With time running out on the 30-day extension on authorization for the highway and transit programs, it remains unclear if the House and Senate can agree on how to proceed. The Senate leadership is attempting to move quickly on an 18-month extension, but that effort has been blocked by Senator… Read More
October 22, 2009
Senate Committee Approves Nominees for the National Labor Relations Board
On Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted Republican Brian Hayes and Democrats Mark Pearce and Craig Becker forward for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB).   ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, along with other business groups, sent a letter to the HELP Committee expressing… Read More
October 22, 2009
Construction Employment Declines in 49 States and D.C. in September
Construction employment again declined in large numbers in all but one state this September compared to last year according to ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s analysis of new state-by-state employment figures released Wednesday by the federal government.  ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ also found that the number of states gaining construction jobs… Read More
October 21, 2009
IPD: Why Owners Choose Multi-Party - Thursday, October 29, 1:00pm - 2:30pm
Recognize the advantages and disadvantages of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) and identify best practices at ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s latest IPD webinar. The webinar will include a discussion and explanation of IPD, the advantages and disadvantages of IPD from the Owner perspective, IPD best practices and why… Read More
October 21, 2009

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