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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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BIM 101 Scheduled at ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Chapters Across the Country
On April 6, 2009, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America launched its newest educational resource, BIM 101: An Introduction to Building Information Modeling, the first part of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s BIM Education Program. BIM 101 is a full-day course designed specifically for… Read More
May 5, 2009
How are owners and contractors addressing their needs in today's economy? How can your firm maintain competitiveness in this market? The ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Building Contractors Conference to be held June 10-13, 2009 at The Homestead in Hot Springs, VA will bring together members of the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ building construction… Read More
May 5, 2009
The chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America, Ken Simonson, responded to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau showing a surprise uptick in nonresidential construction spending this past March. Ken explained that construction can be a lagging indicator and that much… Read More
May 5, 2009
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America's chief executive officer Steve Sandherr explains why the so-called Employee Free Choice Act, or card check for short, will hurt unionized construction workers in an opinion piece published in the Washington Examiner on May 5th. As he explains, the proposal's mandatory arbitration… Read More
May 5, 2009
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The ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Labor and Employment Law Council - a network of labor lawyers who represent ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ members and chapters - held its 25th Annual Construction Labor Law Symposium on April 24 in Washington, D.C.
Attorneys and chapter labor relations managers from across the country attended, while council… Read More
May 5, 2009
"The increase in nonresidential construction spending for March reported today by the Census Bureau is a reminder that construction is often a lagging indicator of economic activity. Increases in manufacturing construction are being propelled by huge refinery and steel-mill projects that were… Read More
May 4, 2009
Your Voice Could Make a Difference
In 2012 a new law will require federal, state, and local governments to withhold three percent from all payments for goods and services as a guard against possible business tax evasion. Withholding applies to the total contract, not to the net revenue generated… Read More
May 3, 2009
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is scheduled to consider a bill in early May that would expand federal jurisdiction over waters and wetlands under the Clean Water Act. The bill, S. 787, the Clean Water Restoration Act, would create a new legislative definition of "waters of the… Read More
May 1, 2009
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a proposed finding that current concentrations of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the atmosphere endanger public health and welfare and that new motor vehicles (and engines) contribute to this endangerment. The proposal does not include… Read More
May 1, 2009
In a recent interview with Reuters News, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s chief economist Ken Simonson said that he expected growth in the second quarter due to a "sharp drop in business inventories." The article, ISRI-Analysts see US economy bottoming, vary on how long, presented the views of several leading economists,… Read More
May 1, 2009