Department of Labor Unveils ‘Open Government’ Efforts
Instep with Obama’s push to bring information to the public for increased accountability, the U.S. Department of Labor now is publishing additional safety and occupational statistics online. ...
Harsh Conditions in Cement Industry Will Persist
Although recent economic news and activity may suggest a technical end to the recession, the conditions facing the construction industry are likely to remain weak for another year or more, causing a drag on cement consumption, according to the most recent economic forecast from the Portland Cement Association.<...
Court Upholds Cement Patent
The U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Ultimax Cement's rapid-hardening cement patents and held against accused patent infringers CTS Cement and its owner Edward K. Rice....
Construction Coalition Backs Tax Incentive
A coalition of 32 national organizations, including the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, representing the construction, manufacturing, aviation, ...
CalCIMA Names Safety Award Winners
Construction Costs to Decline Further in Q4
Turner Construction Company’s Fourth Quarter 2009 Turner Building Cost Index, which measures non-residential building construction costs in the United States, has decreased by 2.07% from the previous quarter. Construction costs have decreased by 12.62% since the beginning of the year...
Transportation Leaders Petition Obama
On the eve of his White House Forum on Jobs and Economic Growth, President Obama received a message from the Democratic leaders of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure that transportation projects create family-wage jobs and can create them quickly...
Global Growth to Resume in 2010
Advanced economies’ share of world gross domestic product has fallen from two-thirds in 2000 to below 50% and will hit one-third by 2016, according to the inaugural...
AASHTO: $69B in Transportation Projects Ready to Go
State transportation departments have identified 9,500 highway, bridge, transit, port, rail, and aviation projects worth more than $69 billion that, if funded, can be used to create hundreds of thousands of jobs across the country...
Highway Bill Gets Dec. Extension
Congress approved a continuing resolution to keep federal highway programs operating until Dec. 18. Congressional transportation leaders are assessing...
House Gears up for Water Development Act
Earlier this month, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s subcommittee on water resources and environment held a hearing on proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2010....
New Home Tax Credit Expanded
The Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, signed into law by President Obama on Nov. 6, extends the deadline for the first-time home-buyer tax credit and gives a larger group of home buyers the chance to take advantage of this government program...
Study Links Chinese Drywall to Corrosion
Engineering consulting firm Environmental Health & Engineering has completed a major indoor air-quality study for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. ...
Public Sector Works Support U.K. Construction Industry
All construction workloads fell in the third quarter in the United Kingdom ...
Housing Starts Decline in October
Nationwide housing production fell 10.6% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 529,000 units in October as builders awaited word on whether an important home buyer incentive would be extended, ...
Franks ARTBA’s Director of Congressional Affairs
The American Road & Transportation Builders Association promoted Dean Franks to director of congressional affairs.<...
Cities Need More Than Short-Term Stimulus
While the economy may be recovering according to some reports, four of the nation's mayors still expressed concern for their cities' futures during a Nov. 19 panel discussion with Vice President Joe Biden's chief economic policy advisor. Points made by the panel members include the need to look beyond the temporary benefit caused by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the permanent nature of changes cities have made to adjust to the economic downturn.
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MSHA’ Joe Main Meets the Press
Assistant Secretary of Labor who oversees the Mine Safety and Health Administration Joe Main conducted his first press conference by telephone today...
Malaysian Building Construction Market Analysis
New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, “Strategic Analysis of Building Construction Market in Malaysia,” finds that the market is expected to earn revenues of $8.93 billion by 2015....
Employment Trends Index up in October
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index increased for the second consecutive month. The ETI now stands at 89.3, up 0.7% from the revised September figure. The index is down 13.2% from a year ago.<...
Bad Economy may Doom Incumbents of Both Parties
This month’s election was small, but highly charged and may be a precursor for a wild and woolly 2010 election season. The aggregate industry’s resident political junkie, Pam Whitted, National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association’s vice president of government affairs, gave us her take on how things in D.C. are likely to shake out.<...
Senator Wants FTC Crack Down on Chinese Drywall Scams
Sen. Mary L. Landrieu (D-La.) urged the Federal Trade Commission to help protect homeowners from scams by companies and individuals claiming to have solutions for tainted Chinese drywall. ...
Infrastructure a Priority at Obama Job Summit
Rebuilding cities' infrastructure, fostering regional and local economies, and coordinating federal and local energy efficiencies are some of the priorities the National League of Cities President Kathleen Novak wants to stress in her participation in President Obama's upcoming job summit. ...
ABB to Supply Indian Cement Plant
ABB has won an order for the first gearless mill drive system to be installed in an Indian manufacturing plant. Indian cement manufacturer Lalitha Cement Ltd., ...
Report identifies states in financial peril
Loss of state revenues, large budget gaps, increasing joblessness, high foreclosure rates, legal and poor money-management practices have brought California and several other states to the brink of financial ...
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