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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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EPA Considers Rules for Coal Combustion Waste; 51·çÁ÷ Looks at Impact to Construction
New safety concerns regarding the management of coal combustion wastes may spark first-time federal rules that could jeopardize the future use of fly ash in the construction of roads and buildings.  Last December, a containment failure at a Tennessee-based waste impoundment released approximately 1… Read More
September 30, 2009
Earn Continuing Education Credits at 51·çÁ÷'s Training & Development Conference and HR Professionals Conference
Training, development and human resource professionals should attend the 51·çÁ÷ Training & Development Conference and HR Professionals Conference October 27-29, in Atlanta to earn valuable continuing education credits toward their respective designations. As an authorized provider of continuing… Read More
September 30, 2009
Is Your Firm Ready for BIM?
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an emerging technology that is rapidly gaining acceptance throughout the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, and specialty contractors have been at the forefront. 51·çÁ÷'s BIM Education Program provides individuals with the background they… Read More
September 30, 2009
51·çÁ÷ Unveils Construction Recovery Plan as Construction Employment Declined in 324 Cities in August
51·çÁ÷ CEO Steve Sandherr addresses the media at an abandoned construction site in Sparks, Nev. 51·çÁ÷ unveiled a new plan designed to revive the hardest hit sector of the economy, the nation's construction industry. The plan, "Build Now for the Future: A Blueprint for Economic Growth," is designed to… Read More
September 30, 2009
Metropolitan Area Construction Employment - August
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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION UNVEILS CONSTRUCTION RECOVERY PLAN AS CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINED IN 324 CITIES THIS AUGUST Tax Credits, Incentives, Policy Changes and New Infrastructure Investments Designed to Jumpstart Construction Activity, Employ Thousands, Boost Broader Economic Recovery SPARKS,… Read More
September 30, 2009
Is your Firm Ready for BIM?
Building Information Modeling is an emerging technology that is rapidly gaining acceptance throughout the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. 51·çÁ÷ of America’s BIM Education Program provides individuals with the background they need to implement and use BIM technologies and… Read More
September 30, 2009
51·çÁ÷ Presses DOL to Justify Decision to Impose PLA on Manchester Job Corps Center Project
51·çÁ÷ of America, in cooperation with 51·çÁ÷ of  New Hampshire, sent a letter last week to the Department of Labor expressing concerns about the agency's decision to include a project labor agreement (PLA) mandate in solicitations related to the construction of a new Job Corps Center in Manchester, N.H… Read More
September 29, 2009
Economy Shows More Signs of Life But Construction Lags
The rate of decline in overall employment is gradually slowing. First-time unemployment claims dropped in mid-September, suggesting that September employment losses will shrink again, as they did in August. However, construction-particularly nonresidential construction-continues to hemorrhage jobs… Read More
September 29, 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
September 29, 2009
51·çÁ÷ Calls for Long-Term Transportation Investment
The Associated Press reported on surface and air transportation funding bills that are unlikely to include major improvements or additional funding due to lawmakers' concentration on health care. In the article, 51·çÁ÷'s chief executive officer Steve Sandherr called for a long-term investment instead… Read More
September 29, 2009

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