ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ member Don Weaver (Weaver Bailey Contractors, El Paso, Arkansas) testified today before the U.S. House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming regarding green construction practices in the construction industry. Weaver called for new federal incentives to encourage recycling… Read More March 19, 2009
On March 10, the "so-called" Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) was introduced in both the House and the Senate. The legislation was introduced with significant Democratic support, but the total number of cosponsors was less than in 2007 and the Democratic leaders' expectations. The decrease in… Read More March 19, 2009
On March 17-20, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) held a series of public hearings on Crane and Derricks in Construction.
Several ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ members provided testimony on March 19, including Art Daniel (AR Daniel Construction Services, Inc.), Mitch White (Manson Construction) and… Read More March 19, 2009
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ recently submitted comments to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in response to the agency's December 5, 2008 notice of proposed rulemaking to implement the 3 percent withholding law enacted in 2006. Effective January 1, 2012, federal, state and local governments with annual expenditures of $… Read More March 19, 2009
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.
March 18, 2009
The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods in February slipped 0.1% before seasonal adjustment (but rose 0.1%, seasonally adjusted) and 1.3% over 12 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Tuesday. The PPI for inputs to construction industries dropped 0.6% for the month and… Read More March 18, 2009
ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ of America is a proud cosponsor of the 4th Annual Airport Project Delivery Systems Summit on June 3-4, 2009 in Savannah, Georgia.  If you are involved in airport construction, you won’t want to miss this important event, presented by ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ of America, Airports Council International-NA, and the… Read More March 18, 2009
It will cost less to get publicly-funded construction projects started in South Dakota now that Governor Mike Rounds has signed legislation authorizing the use of ConsensusDOCS, documents jointly drafted by Owners, Contractors, Subcontractors and Surety professionals who are represented by 22… Read More March 17, 2009
Last week, the "so-called" Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) was introduced in both the House and the Senate. While H.R. 1409 had 223 cosponsors and S. 560 had 40 cosponsors, the total number of cosponsors was less than supporters had hoped, indicating that businesses and other groups in opposition… Read More March 16, 2009
At last week's ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Annual Convention, Michael Kenig, Vice Chair of Holder Construction in Atlanta, GA became chairman of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Building Division. Dirk Elsperman of Tarlton Corp. in St. Louis, MO completed his term at the Convention. Mike is a member of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Executive Board, recently served… Read More March 13, 2009
