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Good news, bad news on construction employment front
- May 2012
The construction industry lost 2,000 jobs in April, following similar declines of 3,000 in March and 1,000 in February, but still added 63,000 jobs over the past year as the ...
Nonresidential construction spending down for third consecutive month
- May 2012
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) reports that total nonresidential construction spending fell for the third month in a row, declining 0.2 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate ...
NSSGA: House action gets us one step closer to passing a final transportation bill
- April 2012
The U.S. House of Representatives’ passage on April 18 of a surface transportation bill that includes a 90-day extension (from July 1 through Sept. 30) at current funding levels, as ...
Take Two: House passes another SAFETEA-LU extension
- April 2012
The House of Representatives passed the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II, on April 18 by a vote of 293 to 127.
Included in the extension is language to ...
SNEAK PEEK: Treading water with another short-term highway bill extension
- April 2012
Just two days before the latest extension of the current highway bill — Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) — was set to expire, ...
SNEAK PEEK: Senate passes short-term extension of highway bill to prevent shutdown
- March 2012
Just days before the latest extension of the current highway bill – Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) – was set to expire on ...
Senate passes two-year transportation bill
- March 2012
In an overwhelming show of support, the U.S. Senate voted to pass a two-year transportation bill valued at $109 billion.
The Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) Act, ...
SNEAK PEEK: House Republicans cut back highway bill
- February 2012
House Republicans decided on Feb. 23 to abandon their proposed change to delink transit funding from highway user fees, according to a Special Legislative Update report from the National Stone, ...
Senate moves ahead with highway bill
- February 2012
The U.S. Senate voted 85-11 to proceed to consideration of the proposed legislation, S. 1813, more commonly referred to as Moving ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), its ...
House to mark up $260 billion transportation bill
- January 2012
Three House of Representatives committees will mark up this week a five-year, $260 billion highway and transit reauthorization bill, according to an American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials ...





