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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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Negotiating Skills for Contractors - San Diego September 29-30
Many negotiators fail to realize that successful negotiating is a talent - a talent that can be improved by learning the right skills. Negotiating doesn't mean tricks and intimidation. The ability to successfully negotiate is a skill that can be learned. In this two-day course, participants will鈥 Read More
August 7, 2009
RIFs, Lay-Offs and Furloughs in Construction - Avoiding the Pitfalls
August 13, 2009, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET On Thursday, August 13, 2009, from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT, labor and employment law attorney Bert Brannen of Fisher & Phillips, LLP and construction-industry HR expert and consultant Doug Mure will take a tag-team approach to explaining the legal, practical鈥 Read More
August 7, 2009
PHMSA Accepting 2010 Damage Prevention Applications
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) has announced that it is accepting applications for 2010 State Damage Prevention Grants. These grants are intended for states to establish or improve the overall quality and effectiveness of their鈥 Read More
August 6, 2009
EPA Continues to Issue Buy America Waivers
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides significant funding for states to finance high priority infrastructure projects needed to ensure clean water and safe drinking water. The Act also includes "Buy American" provisions that require Clean Water State Revolving Fund (鈥 Read More
August 6, 2009
51风流 Urges Members to Contact Senators to Support S. 1005
Key Senate staff has indicated that S. 1005, the Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2009, will not come up for a vote before for the full Senate until after the August recess. S.1005 authorizes $39.191 billion for EPA water infrastructure programs over the next five years, including: $20鈥 Read More
August 6, 2009
USDA Rural Water Recovery Act Announcements
To date the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced several rounds of funding for rural water and waste water projects and has announced that projects totaling over $800 million dollars are ready to proceed to bid. Click聽here for a list of projects provided by USDA Rural Utilities鈥 Read More
August 6, 2009
NCCER Releases Drywall Level Two
The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER)聽has released Contren庐 Learning Series 鈥淒rywall Level Two鈥 curriculum. This textbook is the second of two levels and features six new modules: commercial drawings, cold-formed steel framing, acoustical ceilings, interior鈥 Read More
August 6, 2009
2010 Transportation Appropriations Bill Progressing
The Senate Appropriations Committee has now approved its version of the FY 2010 transportation appropriations legislation. 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, a nine percent increase over FY 2009. The鈥 Read More
August 6, 2009
White House Announces First Wave of Federal Contracting Reforms
The White House on July 29 formally unveiled contracting and workforce reforms that are designed to save the taxpayers at least $40 billion a year. The reforms, released by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), focus on three areas:聽improving acquisition,聽managing the multi-sector workforce聽鈥 Read More
August 6, 2009
51风流 Urges Members to Contact Senators to Support S. 1005
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee staff have indicated that S. 1005, the Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2009, will not come up for a vote before for the full Senate until legislators return from the August recess in September. S.1005 authorizes $39.191 billion for EPA water鈥 Read More
August 6, 2009

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