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Why construction unions are wrong in fighting immigration reform
Ah politics! Strange bedfellows. Even stranger enemies. One would think the universal brotherhood of union workers would welcome with solidarity the teeming masses from south of the border. But that is certainly not the case if those Hispanic workers have construction skills. Buzzfeed Politics is reporting that the AFL-CIO in the pending immigration bill is […]
March 26, 2013
Business
POLL: Are you optimistic about the construction industry in 2013?
There are plenty of people who get paid to make forecasts regarding how successful or unsuccessful our industry will be. We report on some of those forecasts and predictions right here. However, we wanted to see what you, the reader think about the year ahead. Answer in our poll below and tell us why you […]
February 12, 2013
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Opinion: Food trucks an American and construction industry institution
I couldn’t help but notice an ugly irony in the headlines last month. The American Interest’s Walter Russell Mead posted a short blog detailing how big cities around the country are waging war against independently owned and operated lunch wagons.  And the Associated Press ran a long story on how the recession, technology and the […]
February 12, 2013
Equipment
Opinion: Diesel and the truth about MPG ratings
America is a great country, but amazingly, breathtakingly and mindbogglingly ignorant about cars and fuel efficiency. If you look in the center of the photo above you’ll see a readout of 65 mpg. That’s the mileage a friend of ours, Peter Causer, of Volvo Construction Equipment, got in his Ford Focus 1.8 liter turbodiesel while […]
January 28, 2013
Workforce
Opinion: Legalized marijuana bad for construction and society
Now that Colorado and Washington State have legalized possession of small amounts of marijuana, the construction industry will be forced to confront some ugly problems. Can you drug test someone now and fire them if they test positive for pot? I don’t think the states or the human resources professionals have worked out the details […]
January 4, 2013
Business
Is housing really back?
Here’s a tip that can save you a lot of time. Whenever you see a report on TV or in your daily newspaper heralding the resurgence of the housing market…ignore it. Various pundits have wrongly predicted housing’s return for four years now, and as of this writing, the media has run a month-long string of […]
November 30, 2012
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