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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
  Íæż½ã½ã & 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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Íæż½ã½ã Expresses Support for Supplemental Infrastructure Spending
Íæż½ã½ã sent a letter this week to Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Robert Byrd (D-W.V.) in support of the infrastructure investment provisions contained in the Chairman’s second stimulus supplemental appropriations bill for fiscal year 2008.  In particular, Íæż½ã½ã expressed support for the… Read More
September 4, 2008
Congress Will Sprint to Finish by September 26
Congress has planned to adjourn for the year on Friday, September 26, leaving just 3 weeks to address energy security, the highway trust fund shortfall, a continuing resolution on funding for the entire government, the extension of funding for the Airport Improvement Program, extension of expiring… Read More
September 4, 2008
Construction spending slipped in July; some price hikes slow or reverse
Construction spending in July slipped 0.6% to $1.08 trillion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), the Census Bureau reported today. Year-to-date (YTD) spending in the first seven months of 2008 was down 5.4% from the same period of 2007. The declines were concentrated in private residential… Read More
September 2, 2008
Nonresidential Construction Maintains Momentum, Íæż½ã½ã Says
"Nonresidential construction spending continued growing in July, despite the weak economy and housing slump," Ken Simonson, Chief Economist for Íæż½ã½ã of America (Íæż½ã½ã), said today following the release of construction spending data from the Census Bureau. "But Congress… Read More
September 2, 2008
Transportation for Tomorrow: A Visionary Plan for the Future of U.S. Surface Transportation
Íæż½ã½ã of America (Íæż½ã½ã) today commended the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for conducting a hearing on the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission's report to Congress—Transportation for Tomorrow—and called on Congress to… Read More
September 1, 2008
Íæż½ã½ã/Chamber of Commerce Study on Transportation and the U.S. Economy
The Íæż½ã½ã/Chamber of Commerce Americans for Transportation Mobility coalition has released a study highlighting links between nation's transportation system and U.S. economic productivity, competitiveness, and growth. The Transportation Challenge: Moving the U.S. Economy, highlights the manner in… Read More
September 1, 2008

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