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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) announced this week a proposal to convert the federal tax on gasoline and diesel fuel from a cents-per-gallon basis to a percentage basis, a mechanism that could raise revenues to pay for greater highway and transit… Read More
October 15, 2010
AGC has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.
October 15, 2010
AGC announced California State Chico, Iowa State and Kansas State Universities are home to the recipients of this year's Outstanding Student Chapter Awards.
These three college organizations have worked to build a better quality of life in their communities. Read more about their efforts here.… Read More
October 15, 2010
The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods increased 0.3%, not seasonally adjusted (0.4%, seasonally adjusted), in September and 4.0% over the past 12 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Thursday. The PPI for inputs to construction, a weighted average of materials used… Read More
October 15, 2010
There are 19 days until the November 2 election. Congress has left a number of must pass bills undone. They made time for Health Care, Financial Regulation Reform and Cap and Trade, but they failed to pass a budget or bills to fund the operation of the government for a full year. They failed to… Read More
October 14, 2010
Green Programs: Buildings, Homes, Roads, Neighborhoods and More
Construction professionals are familiar with commercial green building projects and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. But what some contractors may not know is that "green" is growing to encompass… Read More
October 14, 2010
The Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) is gearing up for its 2010 National Conference at the Buena Vista Palace in Orlando, Fla. on November 8-10, 2010. This conference marks CURT's 10th anniversary representing construction owners.
The CURT National Conference will examine where the industry… Read More
October 14, 2010
In a disappointing but not surprising move, the National Labor Relations Board on August 27 issued a long-awaited decision about the lawfulness of union bannering, finding it to be permissible, protected activity under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).
The decision covers three… Read More
October 14, 2010
The latest of AGC of America's ongoing efforts to educate federal agencies about the complications inherent in government mandates for project labor agreements (PLAs) includes an October 1 letter to the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) and a September 8 letter to the Federal… Read More
October 14, 2010
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) has struck down an applicant referral system for open-shop electrical contractors run by the Greater Houston chapter of the Independent Electrical Contractors association (IEC), finding that it unlawfully discriminated against union "salts." … Read More
October 14, 2010
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