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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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Free Webinar on 51·çÁ÷'s New Highway Worker Safety Program
51·çÁ÷ and Zurich Services Corp have teamed up to create a cutting edge comprehensive training program that focuses on the leading causes of fatalities and injuries for highway workers. 51·çÁ÷ has scheduled a free webinar for September 30, 2009 at 1-2 PM ET to familiarize you with the Highway Worker… Read More
September 17, 2009
Showdown on Highway Authorization Extension Likely Next Week
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-Minn.) announced his intention to move a 3-month extension this week out of Committee… Read More
September 17, 2009
Senate Passes FY 2010 Transportation Appropriations Bill
This afternoon the Senate passed their FY 2010 Department of Transportation Appropriations legislation by a vote of 73-25.  The $67.7 billion bill funds the Department of Housing and Urban Development and provides $42.5 billion for the federal-aid highway program, an increase of over $1.5 billion… Read More
September 17, 2009
New Health Care Reform Bill Emerges
After months of negotiations, the Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Max Baucus (D-Mont.), unveiled the "America's Healthy Future Act" this week. The bill was unveiled without any Republican support and may fail to receive the 60 votes necessary to overcome a filibuster. This bill marks the… Read More
September 17, 2009
Specter Raises Possibility of Card Check Compromise
In an address to the AFL-CIO convention on Tuesday, Senator Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) unexpectedly announced that some senators had come up with a "compromise" on the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) and that it would pass this year. This announcement remains more wishful thinking on the part of top… Read More
September 17, 2009
51·çÁ÷ Looks at Climate Bill H.R. 2454: Title IV Transitioning to a Clean Energy Economy
The fourth and final installment of 51·çÁ÷'s summary of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454) explains the major provisions of Title IV (Transitioning to a Clean Energy Economy) of interest to the construction industry.  Subtitle A - Ensuring Real Reductions in Industrial… Read More
September 17, 2009
51·çÁ÷ Member Testifies for Hearing on Government Contracting
51·çÁ÷ member Joel Zingeser (Grunley Construction Co. Inc., Rockville, Md.) today testified before the House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management regarding contracting with the federal government.  Chairwoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) held the hearing… Read More
September 17, 2009
Special Invitation to Regional Conference Calls on Environmental Issues
During October, 51·çÁ÷ of America will hold regional town-hall-style conference calls on environmental issues.  The calls are free and open to members of 51·çÁ÷'s Environmental Network and 51·çÁ÷ Chapter Staff. Participants will hear brief updates on the hot environmental topics of the day. The calls will… Read More
September 16, 2009
51·çÁ÷ Looks at Climate Bill H.R. 2454: Title IV Transitioning to a Clean Energy Economy
The fourth and final installment of 51·çÁ÷'s summary of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454) explains the major provisions of Title IV (Transitioning to a Clean Energy Economy) of interest to the construction industry. Subtitle A-Ensuring Real Reductions in Industrial… Read More
September 16, 2009
PPI jumps for month but falls from year ago; Reed, CEA, Fed differ on activity levels
The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods rose 1%, not seasonally adjusted (1.7%, seasonally adjusted) in August, but dropped 4.3% over 12 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The PPI for inputs to construction industries climbed 1.1% for the month but fell 7.4% from… Read More
September 15, 2009

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