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ACG asks government to reconsider new hiring rules

On May 24, the Associated General Contractors of America and 10 other national business associations requested the Obama administration reconsider a series of new hiring mandates it wants to impose on contractors working on federal projects. The new rules, which are being proposed by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), are designed to […]

May 24, 2012

Rising auto loan rates shouldn't be a worry

As seen on autoobserver.com Article by Lacey Plache August 10, 2011 There are plenty of things to worry about with the latest debt “crisis,” but rising auto-loan rates on new vehicles won’t be one of them. Interest rates on auto loans are not in danger of rising substantially in the near term, despite the downgrade […]

August 16, 2011

Construction double-cross pulled from health care bill

The version of the health care bill passed by the House of Representatives last night does not include a controversial provision that aimed to penalize non-union construction companies. The Merkley ammendment, added to the bill last fall, would have forced construction companies–and construction companies only–with more than 5 employees to offer employee health care plans. […]

March 22, 2010

You think equipment’s expensive now…

Caterpillar says the proposed national health care bill before Congress, if passed, will increase the company’s health care expenses 20 percent and add $100 million to it’s annual costs.

March 19, 2010

The best bill to ever come out of Congress

Forget everything else the Federal government is doing now. The Natural Gas bill, aka HR 1835 is coming up for a vote. If it passes it will do more to boost the economy, strengthen our balance of trade deficit and put more people to work than any other single initiative. It would also be a boon for the construction […]

March 4, 2010

TIGER award winners announced

Recipients of the $1.5 billion in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery awards from the federal government were announced Wednesday. Rail freight projects seemed to gather the top awards, but every state got a little slice of the pie.

February 25, 2010

Cash for caulkers: $57K per home

If there were ever a good example of why the government should stop trying to do feel-good, small bore projects this is it. The numbers are coming in on the home weatherization portion of the stimulus bill, aka the cash for caulkers program and it appears that for each home weatherized the government has spent […]

February 25, 2010

Biting the hand that feeds you

Republicans in Congress are finally getting called out for talking trash about the stimulus bill and then bellying up to the bar for their portion of the roadbuilding funds. The report in Bloomberg today names a lot of names and it’s about time. Now if we could just get the politicians who refuse to support […]

February 25, 2010

Virginia eyes offshore drilling funds for infrastructure

Although still years from actually sinking an offshore oil well, the state of Virginia is considering using royalties from these future oil wells as a way to finance roads, schools and environmental initiatives. The senate majority leader tried to get the future money earmarked for the general fund, but was defeated. The bill passed the house and […]

February 25, 2010

Small biz to Feds: ‘Get out of the way’

Bloomberg has a column today that pretty well sums up why the recovery is taking so long. According to the small business owners quoted the government’s tax credits for hiring new workers is all smoke and mirrors and the regulatory burdens the government continues to add at all levels is choking the life out of […]

February 11, 2010

Cook County (Illinois) Highway Department named ‘Public Agency of the Year’

WEST COXSACKIE, N.Y. – (Feb. 9, 2010) – The International Grooving and Grinding Association (IGGA) – a non-profit organization dedicated to serving as the leading promotional and technical resource for acceptance and proper use of diamond grinding and grooving as well as pavement preservation and restoration markets – has selected the Cook County Highway Department […]

February 9, 2010

Trucks seen as Detroit’s salvation

So why, if trucks are selling so well, does the government, which owns controlling interest in GM and Chrysler, seem intent on pushing tiny cars, coal-powered hybrids and other money losers?

January 26, 2010

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