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Construction Employment Increases In 231 Of 358 Metro Areas From April 2022 To April 2023 As Low Unemployment Rate Holds Back Job Gains

Wed, 05/31/2023 - 10:38

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Debt Limit Deal’s Permitting Reforms and Work Requirements Will Speed Up Infrastructure Reviews and Help Ease Labor Shortages

Mon, 05/29/2023 - 11:35

Congress and the Administration Must Work Together in Future Years to Protect Funding for Infrastructure Projects, Many of Which Have Already Been Announced by the President

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Supreme Court Decision On Waters Of The U.S. Reins In Federal Permitting Excesses That Stifle Vital Economic Activity

Thu, 05/25/2023 - 14:46

Decision Forces the Biden Administration to Rethink its Misguided & Unlawful Efforts to Expand the Role of the Federal Government in Local Land Use Decisions

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Fifty-five Percent Of Firms Working On Highway Upgrades Experienced Cars Crashing Into Their Work Zone During The Past Year, New Data Finds

Thu, 05/25/2023 - 10:00

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Construction Employment Rises In 42 States Over The Past 12 Months, While 24 States Add Employees From March To April

Fri, 05/19/2023 - 13:15

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Construction Materials Prices Rise 0.5 Percent In April While Bid Prices Slip, Reversing Recent Pattern And Squeezing Contractor Profits

Thu, 05/11/2023 - 11:07

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Construction Firms Add 15,000 Jobs In April As Sector’s Unemployment Rate Hits Record Low For The Month As Firms Struggle To Find Workers

Fri, 05/05/2023 - 10:31

Most of the Construction Gains Occurred in the Residential Construction Sector While Firms Now Pay Workers 19 Percent More Compared to the Average Job as they Struggle to Recruit New People

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Construction Employment Increases In 259 Of 358 Metro Areas From March 2022 To March 2023 As Manufacturing Projects Drive Demand

Wed, 05/03/2023 - 11:28

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Construction Spending Inches Up In March As Big Boost In Manufacturing Activity Offsets Declines In Residential & Some Nonresidential Segments

Mon, 05/01/2023 - 11:58

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