AGC's Chief Economist Explains Benefits of Investing in Infrastructure & Construction to Reuters

Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America, explained to Reuters during a May 6th interview why federal investments in infrastructure and construction projects are one of the most reliable ways to save and create jobs and jump start the U.S. economy.  Ken spoke with a series of Reuters correspondents during their Infrastructure Summit, where he joined other leading authorities including House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman James Oberstar and Robert Atkinson, Chair of the National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission.  Click here to view the story: http://www.reuters.com/article/Infrastructure09/idUSTRE54563320090506