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ARA reduces rental forecast but still expects steady 4-year growth
The slower growth is attributed to the ongoing trade war with China and fading stimulus benefits from the tax cuts signed by President Trump in 2017.
February 21, 2019
Business
Dodge economist: Trump tariffs won’t halt construction growth
Though there are some concerning signs on the horizon, including President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminum, they won’t stop the continued expansion of the overall construction industry through 2018 and into 2019, according to Bob Murray, chief economist for Dodge Data & Analytics. Murray said the industry was able to absorb the […]
April 6, 2018
Roadbuilding
Obama to propose tax cuts to generate transportation funds
President Barack Obama will propose today a bipartisan effort to cut the U.S. corporate tax rate and use a portion of the generated revenue to fund infrastructure projects, according to a report from Reuters. Obama will propose the plan, which administration officials are referring to as a “grand bargain,” during a speech at an Amazon.com […]
July 30, 2013
Roadbuilding
Bowles and Simpson try again. Again.
Ladies and Gentleman, please welcome back, Simpson and Bowles! Alan Simpson, a Republican and  Democrat Erskine Bowles have come up with a new deficit reduction plan. You will recall that the duo were co-chairs of the White House’s 2010 deficit-reduction panel, which put together a bipartisan package of tax and spending changes. That plan, of course, […]
February 20, 2013
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