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Construction jobs on the rise

Construction jobs were added in half the states in August, while the number of states with year-over-year job gains rose to 10 from just six in July, reported the Associated General Contractors. The number of states that increased construction employment during the past 12 months was the largest since October 2008. Illinois gained the most […]

September 27, 2010

Illinois giving $60 million for rail routes

Illinois will put $60 million in state capital funds toward Amtrak passenger rail routes from Chicago to Dubuque, Iowa, and the Quad Cities, the state’s governor Pat Quinn said on Saturday, according to a report from The Associated Press. The new service could result in up to 2,000 new jobs, including 650 construction jobs, according […]

February 1, 2010

Construction Equipment

AGC: Stimulus will fund 650K construction jobs, 300K for materials and equipment

The economic stimulus is supposedly set to fund 650,000 construction jobs and another 300,000 in materials and equipment supply, according to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). That’s great news. But at least 1.8 million construction workers are currently jobless and unemployment in the industry had reached 19.2 percent as of January 2009, according […]

January 10, 2010

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