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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÷-Opposed H2B Visa Bill Expected To Be Introduced in June
Draft legislation to change the H2B Visa program has been circulated and is expected to be introduced in the House this month.   The H2B Visa is currently the only visa available to the construction industry to bring in workers from outside the United States.  Just 66,000 H2B visas are permitted… Read More
June 11, 2009
House Hearing Held on 51·çÁ÷-Opposed Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Legislation
This morning, the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on the Healthy Families Act (H.R. 2460/S. 1152).  This legislation would require employers with 15 or more employees to allow all employees to earn 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. … Read More
June 11, 2009
Transportation Construction Coalition Steps Up HTF Lobbying
Following official confirmation from the Obama Administration that the Highway Trust Fund does not have sufficient revenue to reimburse states through the end of fiscal year 2009 (September 30, 2009) for Federal-aid highway contracts already underway, the 51·çÁ÷ co-chaired Transportation Construction… Read More
June 11, 2009
House Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Significant SRF Increase
On June 10, 2009, the House Appropriations Interior & Environment Subcommittee approved it's FY 2010 bill, which provides funding for the Department of the Interior and other agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This bill delivers on the President's requested budget of… Read More
June 11, 2009
More Details on Health Care Reform Released, Major Obstacles Remain
This week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee released draft legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. The 615-page bill would require all Americans to receive medical insurance, establish insurance exchanges and increase oversight of the insurance… Read More
June 11, 2009
Call for Presentations for 51·çÁ÷’s 91st Annual Convention - June 18 Deadline
We are currently accepting presentations for 51·çÁ÷'s 91st Annual Convention.  The Convention will take place March 17-20, 2010 at the Marriott Orlando World Center in Orlando. We're looking for eager, knowledgeable, dynamic individuals and panels to submit proposals for consideration.  We would… Read More
June 11, 2009
51·çÁ÷ Briefs D.C. Water Authority
On Monday June 6, 2009, 51·çÁ÷'s Chief Economist Ken Simonson gave a presentation to senior management including capital planning, design and program management staff at Washington, DC's  Water and Sewer Authority (WASA).  WASA provides drinking water and wastewater services to 500,000 customers in… Read More
June 10, 2009
51·çÁ÷ Media Conference Call with Member Companies Praised by Columbia Journalism Review
Columbia Journalism Review is considered the definitive authority on media and media coverage.  In a recent article, the publication explored reporting trends on the stimulus and noted that one example of particularly positive coverage of the stimulus came about because of 51·çÁ÷’s media conference… Read More
June 10, 2009
51·çÁ÷ Only Construction Organization to Raise Concern Over Onerous Reporting Requirements to FAR Councils
On June 1, 51·çÁ÷ submitted to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Councils written comments on a series of interim rules amending the FAR in order to implement several key provisions set forth in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The interim rules were issued March 31 without… Read More
June 9, 2009
51·çÁ÷ Hosts Federal Contracting Webinar Series; Final Session on Recovery Act Will Be Held June 11
On June 4, 51·çÁ÷ held its third session in its new Federal Contracting: Stimulus at Work webinar series, entitled "How to Handle Claims and Disputes." The federal market has changed dramatically over the last six months and this program provided participants with the ins and outs of federal contracts… Read More
June 9, 2009

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