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Unemployment rate for veterans at 10.9%

After the successful mission by U.S. and intelligence teams to bring down Osama bin Laden, U.S. Sen. Kay R Hagan, D-N.C., expressed her concern over the nearly 11% unemployment rate for veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. The National unemployment rate edged up to 9% in April and for the third consecutive month the economy […]

May 11, 2011

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Lattatudes

Ray LaHood insists that transportation is still bipartisan, even today, and that, in the end, is the basis of his unbridled optimism.

May 9, 2011

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FundamentalRental.com helps visitors find jobs

Mad Marketing redesigned the FundamentalRental.com website to incorporate a new job search feature powered by CareerBuilder that helps visitors find and post jobs. By clicking the jobs tab on the website, visitors can search job postings and read articles exploring job search strategies, career management, hiring trends and workplace issues. Employers can take advantage of […]

July 7, 2010

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NAPA holds Congress accountable for reauthorization inaction

With the construction industry continuing to shed jobs, the National Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) has mounted a campaign to mobilize the asphalt pavement industry and hold Congress accountable for its inaction on the surface transportation bill. Lack of such legislation is widely seen as contributing to the still gloomy jobless numbers posted today by the […]

July 2, 2010

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Jobs Bill = [some] jobs

Infrastructure spending = jobs. Why is this simple equation not fully understood in Washington? Maybe it is understood but not accepted. Sometimes its possible to see Congress as a group of people standing out in the rain arguing about the best way to raise the umbrella. The jobs bill will create jobs, even its critics concede […]

March 29, 2010

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AASHTO: Senate may divide finance bill; would extend highway, transit program

Senate leaders are considering a finance bill that would extend highway and transit program authorization until Dec. 31 and a job-creation bill that could include transportation infrastructure funds, the Association of American State Traffic and Highway Officials (AASHTO) News  reports. According to the report, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairwoman Barbara Boxer, D-CA, says […]

February 8, 2010

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White House: More jobs in construction as recession lessens

Maybe things are finally looking up. Despite the stimulus money that has been allocated, employment levels are still pretty dismal and layoffs continue. However, the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers says it expects the economy to produce more jobs in the health care, education, transportation, construction and clean energy sectors as the U.S. emerges from […]

January 15, 2010

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Intelligent transportation, intelligent investment

Investment in intelligent transportation is critical as Congress works toward developing a jobs bill to address the current unemployment level. That’s the sentiment of Scott Belcher, CEO and president, Intelligent Transportation Society of America, in The Hill’s Congress Blog. Belcher is spot on. Infrastructure is one of the areas that should receive major investment when […]

December 8, 2009