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03/27/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 45 STATES AND D.C. DURING THE PAST YEAR, 33 STATES ADD JOBS BETWEEN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY
03/26/2015 NEW STUDY FINDS THAT OSHA OFFICIALS UNDERESTIMATED COST OF SILICA RULE FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY BY $4.5 BILLION A YEAR, ADDING TO GROWING LIST OF CONCERNS ABOUT THE FLAWED RULE
03/25/2015 ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA INTRODUCES NEW OFFICERS TO LEAD CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
03/20/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 247 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS BETWEEN JANUARY 2014 & 2015 AS GROUP LAUNCHES NEW PUSH FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS
03/20/2015 Íæż½ã½ã OF PUERTO RICO HONORED FOR PERFORMING SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY’S BEST CHARITABLE WORK IN 2014
03/20/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 247 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS BETWEEN JANUARY 2014 & 2015 AS GROUP LAUNCHES NEW PUSH FOR INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS
03/19/2015 WISCONSIN’S EPIC DEEP SPACE AUDITORIUM WINS GRAND AWARD FOR BEST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF 2014, 22 OTHERS WIN ALLIANT BUILD AMERICA AWARDS
03/17/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 43 STATES AND D.C. DURING THE PAST YEAR, 31 STATES AND D.C. ADD JOBS BETWEEN DECEMBER AND JANUARY
03/17/2015 CONSTRUCTION GROUP UNVEILS NEW NATIONAL PUSH TO BOOST FEDERAL HIGHWAY FUNDING CALLED #DRIVEBETTERROADS DURING VISIT TO DALLAS HIGHWAY PROJECT
03/06/2015 CONSTRUCTION FIRMS ADD 29,000 JOBS IN FEBRUARY, INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT AT HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2009; SECTOR’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT EIGHT-YEAR LOW OF 10.6 PERCENT