Mississippi Lime Co. announced that hourly employees and drivers represented by Laborers Local 829 and Steelworkers Local 169G in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., ratified a new five-year collective bargaining agreement effective July 1.
Read MoreDay: July 8, 2021
Coalition for Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment
July 8, 2021 – The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced that it has joined Business Roundtable, the National Association of Manufacturers, AFL-CIO, the National Retail Federation, the Bipartisan Policy Center, North America’s Building Trades Unions, as well as over 20 business and labor organizations to launch the Coalition for Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment. The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association has also signed on…
Read MoreDodge Momentum Index Falls in May
Following six months of consecutive gains, the Dodge Momentum Index fell to 165.8 (2000=100) in June, down 5% from the revised May reading of 175.1. The Momentum Index, issued by Dodge Data & Analytics, is a monthly measure of the first (or initial) report for nonresidential building projects in planning, which have been shown to lead construction spending for nonresidential buildings by…
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