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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
03/02/2015 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING IN JANUARY RISES FROM YEAR EARLIER BUT SLIPS FROM DECEMBER; MOST PRIVATE SEGMENTS POST STRONG YEAR-OVER-YEAR GAINS
02/27/2015 NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION GROUP AND LOCAL VOLUNTEER CONTRACTORS ARE REBUILDING LOOTED HOME OF DECORATED ARMY COMBAT VETERAN
02/24/2015 NEW CONGRESSIONAL LETTER SHOWS BROAD, BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR QUICKLY PASSING A FULLY-FUNDED, LONG-TERM HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT BILL
02/05/2015 CONSTRUCTION FIRMS ADD 39,000 JOBS IN JANUARY, BRINGING EMPLOYMENT TO HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2009 AS SECTOR'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS TO 9.8 PERCENT
02/03/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 257 OUT OF 339 METRO AREAS BETWEEN DECEMBER 2013 & 2014 AS INDUSTRY PREDICTS IT WILL EXPAND HEADCOUNT IN 2015
02/01/2015 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING ENDS 2014 AT HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2008 AS PUBLIC OUTLAYS TURN POSITIVE, ADDING TO STRENGTH IN PRIVATE SEGMENTS
01/27/2015 NEW INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE PROPOSAL BY CONGRESSMAN JOHN DELANEY SHOULD SPUR VIGOROUS DEBATE OVER HOW TO USE TAX REFORM TO FIX INFRASTRUCTURE
01/26/2015 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 40 STATES AND D.C. DURING THE PAST YEAR, 38 STATES AND D.C. ADD JOBS BETWEEN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER