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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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51·çÁ÷ Tells Bloomberg: Industry Needs Quicker Work on Stimulus
51·çÁ÷'s CEO Steve Sandherr told Bloomberg News that "across the country, only transportation projects have lived up to the stimulus package's promise." 51·çÁ÷ has called on government agencies to move more quickly in getting stimulus projects out in order to put construction workers back on the job.… Read More
September 21, 2009
Construction Employment Declines in 48 States Compared to Last Year
Construction employment saw significant declines in all but two states this August compared to last year, according to 51·çÁ÷'s analysis of new state-by-state employment figures released today by the federal government.  However, the number of states gaining construction jobs increased slightly in… Read More
September 18, 2009
State Construction Employment - August
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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 48 STATES IN AUGUST COMPARED TO LAST YEAR AS INDUSTRY CONTINUES TO SUFFER Nevada and Connecticut Experience Largest Declines and 41 States Experience Double-Digit Job Losses; Only North Dakota & Louisiana Add Construction Jobs During the Past Year… Read More
September 18, 2009
51·çÁ÷ Ranked Top Association by CEO Update
CEO Update, which tracks people in association and non-profit executive careers, listed 51·çÁ÷'s CEO Steve Sandherr as a top CEO. 51·çÁ÷ was the only construction association represented on the list of 42 CEOs. The publication asked CEOs in the association world to nominate their peers on the basis of… Read More
September 18, 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 18, 2009
51·çÁ÷ Submits Regulatory Comments on Administration Plan to Implement Project Labor Agreements; Comment Period Extended
On August 13, 51·çÁ÷ submitted comments on the July 14, 2009 Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council notice of proposed rulemaking, which implemented President Obama's Executive Order 13502 to create new FAR contract clauses to be included in Federal contracts should an agency choose to require a… Read More
September 18, 2009
Registration Goes Live for Recovery Act Reporting Website
The first reporting deadline for the Recovery Act is October 10, 2009 and covers all contracts and funds from February 14 to October 1, 2009. Section 1512 of the Recovery Act requires information about the project and the jobs it creates, plus salary disclosure for certain federal contractors, to… Read More
September 18, 2009
Top Level Speakers to Address Highway and Utility Contractors Issues Meeting
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) is the latest speaker to confirm participation at 51·çÁ÷'s Highway and Utility Contractor's Issues Meeting scheduled for November 12-14, 2009 at the PGA National Resort in Palm Gardens, Florida. Rep. Blumenauer is a member of the House Ways and Means Committee and… Read More
September 17, 2009
Showdown on Highway Authorization Extension Likely
With SAFETEA-LU authorization scheduled to expire on September 30, action is necessary to keep the highway and transit programs operating. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar (D-MN) announced his intention to move a 3 month extension this week out of Committee… Read More
September 17, 2009
2010 Transportation Appropriations Bill Progressing
The Senate approved its version of the FY 2010 transportation appropriations legislation today. The bill provides $42.5 billion for the highway program, a 4.4 percent increase over FY 2009 and transit program funding of $11.1 billion, a 9 percent increase over FY 2009. The bill also provides $3.5… Read More
September 17, 2009

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