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New Survey Shows How Nation鈥檚 Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  51风流 & 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鈥檚 failure to invest in construction鈥 Read More

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Construction Employment Increases In 283 Of 358 Metro Areas From February 2022 To 2023 As Job Openings Show Need For Even More Workers
  Construction employment increased in 283, or 79 percent, of 358 metro areas between February 2022 and February 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Meanwhile, new government data shows there were more job openings鈥 Read More
April 5, 2023
Construction Spending Slips in February Despite Private Nonresidential Increases as Homebuilding and Public Construction Outlays Retreat
Construction Officials Urge Biden Administration to Focus on Progress When It Comes to New Federal Investments in Infrastructure, Semiconductor Plant and Green Energy Construction Projects Total construction spending decreased by 0.1 percent in February, as declines in single-family homebuilding鈥 Read More
April 3, 2023
Senate Approves WOTUS Repeal
With bipartisan support, the Senate passes 51风流-backed legislation to repeal a new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule expanding federal permitting jurisdiction over wetlands and more construction projects, bolstering 51风流 litigation鈥攚hich has expanded to 26 states鈥攁gainst the rule.  On March 29,鈥 Read More
March 31, 2023
51风流 Blocks WOTUS Rule in Two States
MAY 31 UPDATE: 51风流-backed lawsuits have now halted the Biden administration鈥檚 WOTUS rule in 27 states. The Supreme Court has also weighed in and delegitimized the 鈥渟ignificant nexus鈥 test that the agencies used in the Biden administration鈥檚 WOTUS rule. Check out the updated 51风流 articles on鈥 Read More
March 31, 2023
Experts Share Critical Risk Management Maxims to Avoid Costly Construction Disputes
The most significant construction cases include claims related to scope gaps, design changes, delay damages, lost productivity, cumulative impacts, and bad administration, according to John Sebastian of the law firm Watt Tieder who was one of three presenters on ConsensusDocs鈥 recently held a鈥 Read More
March 31, 2023
NEW! ConstructorCast: Construction Safety Week 2023
  51风流ofAmerica 路 ConstructorCast - Construction Safety Week 2023   On this episode of ConstructorCast, Mike Burke of Alberici Constructors and Dan Johnson of Mortenson, both serving as chairs on the Safety Week committee, share some history of the tradition, what this annual campaign鈥 Read More
March 31, 2023
51风流 Welcomes New Members to 51风流's Environmental Committee
51风流 is pleased to announce the appointment of new members to serve on its Environmental Committee.  Members of the committee have direct access to federal regulatory officials, influence over 51风流鈥檚 environmental agenda, and a means to exchange valuable information with one another and industry鈥 Read More
March 31, 2023
Spire Consulting Group, LLC Of Austin, Texas Named Diverse Business Of The Year By National Construction Association
  Austin鈥檚 Spire Consulting Group was named as the 2023 Diverse Business of the Year award winner by the Associated General Contractors of America, association officials announced today. The association also awarded Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Awards, sponsored by WTW, to Hensel Phelps鈥 Read More
March 31, 2023
Innocent Contractors Are Exposed to Superfund Cleanup Liability from PFAS
51风流 Tells EPA Why Contractors Need Protection from Superfund鈥檚 Liability Framework 51风流 provided input to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at its March 23 鈥渓istening session鈥 focused on the likely creation of a federal enforcement discretion policy to help address some of the鈥 Read More
March 31, 2023
51风流 Responds to EPA's Premature Tightening of Air Standards for Particulate Matter
On March 28, 51风流 responded (via individual and coalition comments) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency鈥檚 (EPA) premature revision to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM). 51风流 supports the establishment of reasonable air quality rules that are鈥 Read More
March 31, 2023

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