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Skilled construction worker shortage already stifling...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on May 17, 2013
It looks like Executive Editor Tom Jackson's fear of construction's current labor shortage stifling the economic recovery is already coming ...
Housing starts jump 7% in March to highest level since...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 16, 2013
Apartment construction in March fueled a jump to the highest rate of housing starts since June 2008. The housing recovery ...
Annual U.S. construction value forecast to reach $919...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 09, 2013
The value of annual construction is expected to show an increase of 8 percent over 2012 levels, according to a ...
Construction adds 18k to workforce amid weak jobs...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 05, 2013
Though industry growth slowed considerably month-to-month, by adding 18,000 jobs in March, construction continued its streak of job growth, according ...
Construction equipment investment expected to continue...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 04, 2013
Construction equipment investment is expected to continue to grow and an above average rate over the next three to six motnhs, ...
Smart, skilled class of contractors necessary to...
Posted by Tom Jackson on Mar 26, 2013
In this era of partisan news both sides will spin any facts any way to make their side look better. ...
Maryland light rail projects expected to create 7,000...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 18, 2013
Two Baltimore light rail projects are expected to create nearly 7,000 construction jobs in the area and state officials are ...
Construction companies, AGC lobby Congress to spare...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 14, 2013
With an estimated $4 billion in federal construction projects in jeopardy due to the sequestration cuts that took effect March ...
Big construction employment gains indicate rising...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 11, 2013
On Friday the latest round of figures from the U.S. Labor Department showed that the construction industry enjoyed its highest monthly ...
Senate bill would create incentives for private...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 05, 2013
As the federal government continues to search for ways to grapple with the country's slowly crumbling infrastructure, two Senators have ...
Construction spending up 7.1% annually as nine-month...
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Mar 01, 2013
A nine-month string of increases in revised construction spending figures was snapped in January, falling 2.1 percent from December 2012 ...
Growth slows in U.S. exports of construction equipment
Posted by Wayne Grayson on Feb 27, 2013
After enjoying surges of 43 percent in 2011 and 28 percent in 2010, growth in U.S. exports of construction equipment ...
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Chevrolet unveils new top-of-the-line 2014 Silverado High...
Replacing the LTZ as the top-of-the-line model in Chevrolet's Silverado ...
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