Obama’s 2014 budget includes $50B for...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 12, 2013

Copies of President Obama's 2014 Fiscal Year Budget. Credit: Associated Press President Barack Obama has submitted his 2014 Fiscal Year ...

Washington Post: Housing hasn’t led to hiring...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 10, 2013

Credit: Washington Post Wonkblog Though construction industry employment in the U.S. is steadily improving—adding 18,000 jobs in March amid a ...

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 ...

Study connects traffic jams to economy, forecasts cost...

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 08, 2013

The total cost of traffic congestion to the U.S. economy in 2011 was $121 billion, according to a report from ...

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, ...

Construction, manufacturing spending growth push U.S....

Posted by Wayne Grayson on Apr 01, 2013

Ahead of reports on manufacturing and construction spending for February, U.S. stock futures edged higher after the three-day Easter holiday, ...

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. ...

Why construction unions are wrong in fighting...

Posted by Tom Jackson on Mar 26, 2013

Ah politics! Strange bedfellows. Even stranger enemies. One would think the universal brotherhood of union workers would welcome with solidarity the ...