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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 Members and Chief Economist Quoted by Reuters
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ member company Austin Bridge and Road recently hired Willie Fort thanks to stimulus-funded work the company began recently.  Fort and company president Jim Andoga, as well as ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ chief economist Ken Simonson, Rob Loch of member company Loch Sand and Construction Company and Erik Taylor of … Read More
June 3, 2009
EPA Announces New FY2010-2013 State Allotment Percentages for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program
EPA is announcing new revised Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) allotments that will be provided to the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Territories, American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages if the President's budget request for Fiscal Year 2010 is enacted. … Read More
June 3, 2009
EPA Issues Second Buy America Waiver for ARRA Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a di minimus waiver for Buy American requirements contained in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  This is the second Buy American waiver issued by EPA; the first national waiver applied to projects eligible for re-financing, or… Read More
June 3, 2009
Coming This Month – 11 New ConsensusDOCS Contract Documents!
This month, ConsensusDOCS will release 11 new standard construction contract documents (bringing the catalog total to 90+ documents addressing all project delivery methods).  In direct response to customer feedback, the new release will also incorporate a software feature allowing you to choose… Read More
June 3, 2009
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Participates in Vice President's Stimulus Roundtable
Vice President Joe Biden, left, participates in the roundtable on the Recovery Act with Christian Zimmermann, right, Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Christian Zimmermann from ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ member company Pike Industries represented the association during a roundtable hosted by Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday in… Read More
June 2, 2009
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Submits Recovery Act Comments to Federal Acquisition Regulation Council
On June 1, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ submitted to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Councils written comments on a series of interim rules amending the FAR in order to implement several key provisions set forth in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. On a finding of "urgent and compelling reasons… Read More
June 2, 2009
Call for Presentations - ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s 91st Annual Convention
We are now accepting presentations for ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s 91st Annual Convention. The convention will take place March 17-20, 2010 at the Marriott Orlando World Center in Orlando. The deadline for submitting presentations is June 18, 2009. We're looking for eager, knowledgeable and dynamic individuals and… Read More
June 2, 2009
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Hosts Federal Contracting Webinar Series
Due to the changing landscape in federal contracting, it is more important than ever that contractors - those experienced in federal work or those looking to move into the this market - are aware of rule and regulation updates and the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on the… Read More
June 2, 2009
Contractors Association of West Virginia Leverages Liquid Assets
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ members and Chapters continue to use the Liquid Assets documentary to raise awareness about national and local water infrastructure needs.  Carolinas ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, the West Virginia Contractors Association, and ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of St. Louis have all recently sponsored events in recent months using Liquid Assets to… Read More
June 2, 2009
PHMSA Preparing to Release Draft Regulations on Federal Enforcement
In January 2009, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ met with senior officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA). At this meeting PHMSA alerted ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ that it intends to announce an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to begin soliciting comments on… Read More
June 2, 2009

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