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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President Obama yesterday signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. 51·çÁ÷ estimates that the act includes $135-144 billion for construction, most of which must be obligated by September 30, 2010. (Missouri announced it had awarded a bridge project a few minutes after the bill became law.)… Read More
February 19, 2009
51·çÁ÷'s popular Build Up! kits, an educational resource for elementary-age children, has expanded beyond the classroom to Boy Scout and Girl Scout troops, library career centers and Boys & Girls Clubs.
Through a partnership between 51·çÁ÷ and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, clubs around the… Read More
February 19, 2009
Spin for Education during 51·çÁ÷'s 90th Annual Convention in San Diego at the 51·çÁ÷ Education & Research Foundation booth, Tuesday, March 3, 12pm - Friday, March 6.
February 19, 2009
51·çÁ÷'s Annual Convention and Constructor Expo are just four weeks away, and this year's convention will feature essential programs to help contractors overcome the challenges facing the construction industry, including the latest updates on the economic stimulus package and the expected investment… Read More
February 19, 2009
51·çÁ÷ Webinar - Feb. 26, 2:00 to 3:30 pm ET
Don't miss this important webinar as industry experts John Tocci, Sr. and Jim Frey provide an in-depth look at how Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is changing the construction industry, lessons learned from early adopters and what you can do to benefit… Read More
February 19, 2009
Will February mark the low point in the economic cycle? Assuming President Obama signs the tax and spending relief package this month, and Treasury goes ahead with further banking and credit measures announced by Secretary Geithner on February 10, the economy will soon begin getting a strong double… Read More
February 19, 2009
Stimulus Web site covers all construction programs
On February 13, 2009, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (HR 1), and President Obama signed the bill at a ceremony in Denver on February 17. The Act includes a total of $787.2 billion in spending and tax cuts,… Read More
February 19, 2009
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a stimulus guidance document to the Federal agencies on February 18. The memo will serve to provide information on how to administer stimulus funds and provide information and requirements on financial reporting, risk management and contracting.
The… Read More
February 19, 2009
Having wrapped up work on the economic recovery package, House and Senate Appropriations Committees will return from the President's Day recess to complete work on the fiscal year 2009 appropriations process and prepare for the arrival of the President's FY 2010 budget. Because Congress failed to… Read More
February 19, 2009
Last week, Congressman Sullivan (R-Okla.) introduced legislation (H.R. 983) that seeks to ensure that federal contracts are awarded through open competition. The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act would prohibit the use of government mandated project labor agreements.
This legislation… Read More
February 19, 2009
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