ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ & 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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Congress is poised to complete action on economic stimulus legislation, HR 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The House passed the bill 246-183 earlier today and the Senate is scheduled to vote tonight. All three GOP Senators who voted for the Senate version of the bill (Specter… Read More
February 13, 2009
On January 26, 2009, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration published an announcement to hold a public hearing on Crane and Derricks in Construction. The public hearings for Crane and Derricks in Construction will be held in Washington D.C. on March 17, 2009.
Anyone who intends to… Read More
February 13, 2009
This afternoon the House passed the $787.2 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by a vote of 246-183-1. The Senate is expected to vote later today.
There are numerous tax provisions to encourage development, encourage capital investment, and increase certain bonding opportunities on… Read More
February 13, 2009
CNN Money and the Wall Street Journal both report that the pending stimulus plan will benefit construction companies. CNN Money quotes ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ chief economist Ken Simonson, who predicts that contractors will begin hiring works as soon as contracts are awarded. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Steve Sandherr is quoted in the Wall… Read More
February 13, 2009
While Congress has not yet voted on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, House and Senate negotiators have released details of the plan and expect a vote before the weekend. All reports indicate significant infrastructure investment, as outlined in the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ summary of infrastructure and… Read More
February 13, 2009
The deadline for comments in response to the December 5, 2008 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) notice of proposed rulemaking to implement the 3 percent withholding provision is approaching on March 5. With Congress unlikely to include a full repeal of the law in its economic stimulus package, but… Read More
February 13, 2009
On February 6, President Obama issued an executive order revoking an earlier order issued by President George W. Bush that largely prohibited federal agencies from imposing a project labor agreement on federal and federally assisted construction projects. The new order encourages agencies to… Read More
February 13, 2009
This 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 13, 2009
Supporters of the (so-called) Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) are making a push to introduce this legislation in the House very soon and are continuing to push for original co-sponsors of the bill. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ opposes the Employee Free Choice Act and urges ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ members to discourage cosponsorship.
EFCA… Read More
February 13, 2009
Registration for ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ's Federal Contractors Conference can now be accessed through the new meeting Web site.
The Federal Contractors Conference is the only national event where ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ contractors and Federal agency personnel can meet and review procurement and contracting issues from around the United… Read More
February 13, 2009
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