Browse by Date - 201812

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 265 METROS FROM NOVEMBER 2017 TO NOVEMBER 2018 BUT 45 METROS EXPERIENCE YEAR-OVER-YEAR DECREASES

 

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land and Weirton-Steubenville, W.Va.-Ohio Have Largest Annual Gains;St. Louis, Mo.-Ill. and Laredo, Texas Have Worst Total and Percentage Job Losses for the Year

NEW EPA & ARMY CORPS RULE WILL PROVIDE THE CLARITY NEEDED TO ALLOW STATES TO KEEP LOCAL WATERS CLEAN

New Measure Seeks to Correct Prior Rule’s Overreach and Focus Federal Efforts on Protecting the Nation’s Critical Waterways

The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issues the following statement today in reaction to the release of the new clean water rule by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers:

CONSTRUCTION SPENDING DIPS IN OCTOBER BUT MAINTAINS YEAR-OVER-YEAR GAINS; ASSOCIATION URGES ACTION ON INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AS SPENDING STALLS

Outlays Decline from Recent Peaks for Highways and Other Transportation, Water, Sewage and Conservation; Association Officials Note Bipartisan Support for Infrastructure but Say Legislation is Needed Promptly