New DOT leadership: Mayor Pete was sworn in as DOT’s new Secretary on February 3. An AP report said he wants imaginative, bold, forward thinking and that DOT needs to take on a vital mission to rebuild America’s infrastructure and foster equality. One […]
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Nonresidential Construction Loses Jobs in January, Says ABC
The construction industry lost 3,000 jobs on net in January 2021, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. During the last nine months, the industry has added 857,000 jobs, recovering […]
ABC Report: While State Construction Unemployment Rates End Poorly in 2020, Industry Continues to Perform Better Than Other Sectors Nationally
As the nation struggles with the economic effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, construction employment continues to perform better than many other occupational groups, according to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released today by Associated Builders and […]
ABC Says: Congress’s Reintroduction of the PRO Act Will Do Anything But ‘Build Back Better’
Associated Builders and Contractors President and CEO Michael Bellaman released the follow statement today in response to Congress’s reintroduction of the Protecting the Right to Organize Act:
“Unfortunately, today congressional Democrats reintroduced the Protecting the Right to Organize Act at the urging of […]
Historical Construction Equipment Association Announces New Book
NORTHWEST ENGINERING COMPANY: A PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE COLLECTION VOLUME 3
By M. E. Folsom and M. Torres
The HCEA is proud to carry in stock M. E. Folsom’s and M. Torres’ third and final photographic compilation on the Northwest Engineering Company. Volume three […]