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05/14/2014 NEW WATER RESOURCES LEGISLATION WILL PROVIDE NEEDED REFORMS AND INVESTMENTS IN WATERWAYS, LOCKS, DAMS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
05/14/2014 STRONG SENATE SUPPORT FOR HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT BILL SHOWS HOW MEASURE SHOULD PASS THROUGH CONGRESS WITH BIPARTISAN BACKING
05/01/2014 CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DECLINES TO SEVEN-YEAR LOW OF 9.4 PERCENT AS PAYROLLS RISE BY 32,000 JOBS IN APRIL TO 6.0 MILLION, HIGHEST SINCE JUNE 2009
04/30/2014 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING EDGES HIGHER IN MARCH AS HOUSING AND PRIVATE NONRESIDENTIAL CATEGORIES RISE BUT PUBLIC OUTLAYS DROP TO SEVEN-YEAR LOW
04/28/2014 CONSTRUCTION OFFICIAL: ADMINISTRATION'S TRANSPORTATION MEASURE WILL SPEED UP ACTION ON MUCH-NEEDED NEW HIGHWAY & TRANSIT BILL
04/27/2014 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 197 OUT OF 339 METRO AREAS BETWEEN MARCH 2013 & 2014 AS 27 AREAS EXCEED OR MATCH PREVIOUS HIGHS FOR THE MONTH
04/17/2014 MARCH CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 38 STATES FROM A YEAR AGO AND IN HALF THE COUNTRY IN LATEST MONTH AS WINTER WEATHER AGAIN AFFECTED JOBS
04/08/2014 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASED IN 175 OUT OF 339 METRO AREAS BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2013 & 2014 BUT ONLY 19 AREAS TOPPED PREVIOUS HIGHS FOR THE MONTH
04/06/2014 FORTY-FIVE PERCENT OF HIGHWAY CONTRACTORS HAD VEHICLES CRASH INTO THEIR CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONES DURING PAST YEAR, NEW STUDY FINDS
04/03/2014 CONTRACTORS ADD 19,000 JOBS IN MARCH TO HIT HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE JUNE 2009 AS CONSTRUCTION JOBLESS RATE DECLINES TO SEVEN-YEAR LOW OF 11.3 PERCENT