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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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At the Specialty Contractors Council meeting Wednesday, March 4, Chair Doug Isaacs welcomed the SCC to San Diego and introduced Jim Slack as the incoming chair of the SCC. Isaacs reviewed the activities of the SCC over the past year, including its research regarding retention, the upcoming… Read More
April 29, 2009
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America is a proud cosponsor of the 4th Annual Airport Project Delivery Systems Summit on June 3-4, 2009 in Savannah, Georgia. If you are involved in airport construction, you won't want to miss this important event, presented by ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America, Airports Council International-NA, and the… Read More
April 29, 2009
State unemployment rates were nearly all higher in March," the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on April 17, as 46 states recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, North Dakota and the District of Columbia registered decreases, and Georgia, New York and Rhode Island had no… Read More
April 29, 2009
Real (net of inflation) gross domestic product (GDP) tumbled 6.1% in the first quarter at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, following a 6.3% decline in the fourth quarter of 2008, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported today. Real investment in "nonresidential structures decreased 44%, compared… Read More
April 29, 2009
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America and the National Association of State Facilities Administrators (NASFA) have collaborated on research regarding state-by-state information on Construction Management At-Risk (CM At-Risk, CM@R, CM/GC, GC/CM, CMc). This ongoing project seeks to compile data from every state on CM At-… Read More
April 28, 2009
June 10-13, 2009, Hot Springs, Va.
Register today for the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Building Contractors Conference, June 10-13 at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va. Join top building construction professionals, owners, specialty contractors and service & supply companies as they discuss the current market, the… Read More
April 28, 2009
Join ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Chief Economist Ken Simonson or Senior Executive Director of Government and Public Affairs Jeff Shoaf and Robert Murray, vice president of economic affairs for McGraw-Hill Construction, to learn what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) means to your business and your… Read More
April 28, 2009
STP Instructor Training Workshop
June 4-5, Omaha, Neb.         Â
This two-day workshop will prepare participants to conduct STP courses, get the most out of STP instructor materials and effectively teach adult learners. Whether you are interested in starting an STP program in your area or… Read More
April 28, 2009
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s new national education program was launched last week and met with much interest and excitement by its first students. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of DC offered the course on April 7 in Arlington, Va.
BIM 101 was developed by ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ in conjunction with the leading BIM practitioners, technology firms and educators, and… Read More
April 28, 2009
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April 28, 2009