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Contractors can get grant-like forgivable loans under coronavirus relief law
Contractors may apply for forgivable loans to help maintain payrolls and other business expenses under the new coronavirus stimulus package. Details here.
March 31, 2020
Business
Construction trades may be excluded in Trumpâs new apprenticeship proposal
Trump's apprenticeship proposal to change the way apprenticeships are managed may not include construction trades. If included IRAPs would control the programs.
June 28, 2019
Business
Contractors optimistic about 2019, despite labor shortage, trade war
Despite labor shortages and a trade war with China, contractors are optimistic about increasing hires and maintaining workloads in 2019. Click to learn more.
January 7, 2019
Dealers
As U.S. equipment dealers face price hikes, AEM blasts Trump plan for new round of tariffs on Chinese goods
Chinese officials are saying that the White House has begun "the biggest trade war in economic history," and China responded with its own tariffs. More here.
July 11, 2018
Roadbuilding
Trump infrastructure adviser resigns; President touts plan as job creator
A week after President Donald Trump traveled to Ohio to push his infrastructure plan, the designer of the $200 billion proposal has announced his resignation. D.J. Gribbin, the special assistant to the president for infrastructure, joined the White House in January 2017 and is credited with developing the infrastructure plan, which calls for $200 billion [âŚ]
April 9, 2018
Dealers
Business Roundup: More Cat layoffs; Equipment makers tell Trump âjust say noâ to tariffs; CNH Industrial CEO to step down; AEM elects directors; Minnich honors top dealers
Minnich Manufacturing honors top dealers of 2017 Minnich Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of concrete dowel pin drills, concrete vibrators and vibrator monitoring systems, has announced its top dealers of 2017 according to sales performance. The announcement were made in conjunction with Minnich celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2018, The company is based in Mansfield, Ohio.  To read [âŚ]
March 26, 2018
Construction Equipment
Equipment makers launch ad with workers telling Trump to âjust say noâ to tariffs
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has released a new ad that urges President Donald Trump to not follow through with his plan to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The video includes equipment manufacturing workers voicing how the move will hurt manufacturing jobs and the industry, making it harder to for U.S. companies [âŚ]
March 19, 2018
Construction Equipment
Equipment makers: Trump should back away from tariffs; create manufacturing jobs â not risk them
The equipment manufacturing industry âis profoundly disappointed at President Trumpâs actionsâ on Thursday to advance import tariffs on steel and aluminum, says Dennis Slater, president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Trump initially exempted Canada and Mexico from the import tariffs, which are take effect in two weeks. He cited ânational securityâ in two [âŚ]
March 9, 2018
Construction Equipment
AEM chief: Trump plan for steel, aluminum import tariffs will burden U.S. equipment makers
President Donald Trumpâs plan to impose tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum is prompting opposition from representatives of equipment manufacturers who say theyâll be burdened with higher input costs than their foreign competitors will pay. Also reacting with concern are GOP lawmakers who blasted the plan and investors on Wall Street, where stocks tumbled. [âŚ]
March 2, 2018
Roadbuilding
Trumpâs newly released infrastructure plan draws mixed reviews, including concerns
Industry groups on Monday voiced mixed reviews of President Donald Trumpâs newly released infrastructure plan. They expressed disappointment over the lack of a permanent solution for the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund and new worries over the proposed elimination of transportation construction grants. Trump wants to use $200 billion in federal money to generate [âŚ]
February 12, 2018
Roadbuilding
Axios publishes leaked draft of Trump infrastructure plan
The news website Axios has obtained and published a draft copy of the White House infrastructure plan. Itâs unclear when the draft, which is embedded in its entirety in the Axios article, was written. It doesnât mention a gas tax increase, and it provides less leverage for infrastructure spending. White House officials have previously spoken about [âŚ]
January 23, 2018
Roadbuilding
RAND report: U.S. infrastructure not as bad as some politicians say
U.S. infrastructure definitely needs attention but political alarms about crumbling demise are overblown, according to a new study by the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit policy research organization. Concerns about transportation and other infrastructure â roads, bridges, airports, water systems â have led some politicians to call for large spending increases, but the RAND study says âmuch of [âŚ]
December 13, 2017
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