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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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ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Member Testifies Before Small Business Panel on Water and Wetlands Regulation
Trey Pebley, Vice President of McAllen Construction, Inc., of McAllen, Texas, testified Wednesday before the House Small Business Committee on the impact of federal regulation over water and wetlands on small businesses and family farmers.The Committee conducted the hearing to gather testimony on… Read More
July 23, 2009
Update on Card Check
On July 16th the New York Times reported on a potential compromise on the “so-called†Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA). The real story behind the story is that one unnamed senator among six that are working on a compromise leaked to the Times that they will likely drop the card-check portion of… Read More
July 23, 2009
Administration Proposes Rule Implementing Executive Order on Project Labor Agreements
Guidance does not include mandate to use PLAs On July 14, 2009, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a notice of proposed rulemaking implementing President Obamaâ€TMs Executive Order 13502, by creating new FAR contract clauses to be included in Federal contracts should an agency… Read More
July 23, 2009
Senate Action Imminent on S. 1005 - ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Urges Members to Contact Senators
Key Senate staff has indicated that S. 1005, the Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2009, could be up for a vote for the full Senateâ€TMs consideration as early as next week. S.1005 authorizes $39.191 billion for EPA water infrastructure programs over the next five years, including: $20 billion… Read More
July 23, 2009
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Member Testifies In Support of Need for Highway Trust Fund Revenue
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Highway and Transportation Division Chairman Don Weaver, Weaver Bailey Contractors (El Paso, Ark.), testified today before the House Ways and Means Committee asking for action to ensure that the Highway Trust Fund has sufficient revenue to reimburse states for on-going construction contracts… Read More
July 23, 2009
Senate Continues to Move Highway Program Extension – No House Action
The Senate Banking and Commerce Committees have joined the Environment and Public Works Committee in approving legislation to extend highway and transit program spending authorization through March 2011. Still to act is the Finance Committee, which must provide the revenue needed to keep the… Read More
July 23, 2009
Safety & Health Professionals Advocate for a Safe and Healthy Work Environment
This week, over 125 contractors traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend the 2009 ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Safety and Health Committee Meeting.  In addition to the networking opportunities and forums with federal agencies, attendees received updates on legislative issues that directly affect the safety and health… Read More
July 23, 2009
2009 Market Insights Series - Free Webinar July 23
"Turning Points in Construction" - July 23, 2009 - 2:00-3:30pm (EDT) The 2009 Market Insights Series, presented by Reed Construction Data, the Associated General Contractors of America (ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA), is a free quarterly webcast series delivering the most up-… Read More
July 23, 2009
DOL Issues Guidance on Davis-Bacon Requirements for Stimulus-Funded Projects
In an All-Agency Memorandum issued on May 29, 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment Standards Administration's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) provided guidance to contracting agencies on the applicability of Davis-Bacon labor standards to federal and federally-assisted construction work… Read More
July 23, 2009
When It’s Time for Answers, Who Can Help the CEO? Free Webinar
Monday, July 27 - 4:00-5:00pm ET  Join ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ and The Family Business Institute for a free webinar and learn how you can better your business and life through lessons learned from a case study done by the Harvard Business Review. In this one hour webinar, gain insight from other CEOs on:  Business… Read More
July 22, 2009

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