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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
  51·çÁ÷ & 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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Could the Commercial Market Become the Next Mortgage Crisis?
According to a Wall Street Journal article, federal officials are trying to prevent commercial foreclosures from creating another economic downturn in the fashion that housing market securities have created.  Two looming problems in the commercial-mortgage-backed-securities sector are a cause for… Read More
October 13, 2009
EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule-Prepare Now to Meet Upcoming Compliance Deadlines
A whole host of training, certification and work practice requirements called for by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Program are slated to take effect in April 2010.  By that date, construction firms must apply for and receive EPA… Read More
October 13, 2009
New Resource Explores Qualifications Based Selection of Contractors
The 51·çÁ÷ Project Delivery Committee released Qualifications Based Selection of Contractors on August 24.  Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) is a procurement method in which the final criteria for selection are qualifications and demonstrated competence without consideration of price/cost until… Read More
October 13, 2009
51·çÁ÷ Presents Festival of the Building Arts at the National Building Museum
" width="300" height="225" />Three-year-old Jack Skinner learns about safety during Festival of the Building Arts.  51·çÁ÷ presented Festival of the Building Arts at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., on October 10.  The event is designed for children and includes fun construction-… Read More
October 13, 2009
E-Verify Rule Now in Effect
A rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to use the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' E-Verify system to verify their employees' authorization to work in the U.S. is now in effect.  The rule applies to federal solicitations and contract awards… Read More
October 9, 2009
Real Estate Roundtable Survey Shows "Commercial Real Estate Woes Far From Over"
A third quarter survey released by the Real Estate Roundtable of 120 commercial real estate executives indicates that attitudes toward the current market conditions still remain quite bleak.  The president and CEO of the Roundtable Jeffrey DeBoer asserts that "the vast challenges facing commercial… Read More
October 9, 2009
DHS Rescinds No-Match Rule
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a final rule rescinding the so-called "No-Match rule" first issued in August 2007 and supplemented in October 2008.  The final rule is the same as the proposed rule issued in August 2009. The rescinded rule addressed the legal obligations of… Read More
October 9, 2009
Construction supply purchases, ISM activity rise; bad news floods income properties
New orders for U.S. manufactured goods (excluding semiconductor manufacturing) fell 0.8% in August, seasonally adjusted, after four consecutive monthly increases, the Census Bureau reported on Friday. Orders for construction materials and supplies rose 0.6% in August, following increases of 0.8% in… Read More
October 8, 2009
Constructor Article Shows How Collaborative Safety Partnerships Save Lives
A new article in the September/October issue of Constructor magazine shows how collaborative safety partnerships between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and contractors are saving lives and reducing injuries. Read the article here. In September, 51·çÁ÷ released the results of an… Read More
October 8, 2009
Senate Health Care Bill Prepares to Move Forward
With amendment debate completed and an official Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score in hand, the Senate Finance Committee is poised to vote on and pass their modified bill out of committee on Tuesday October 13.  The bill will then head to the Senate floor once it is merged with the Senate… Read More
October 8, 2009

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