(A release from Associated Builders and Contractors.) Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) 2011 National Chairman Michael J. Uremovich, president of Great Lakes Energy Consultants, LLC, Manhattan, Ill., says President Obama’s jobs plan “won’t pass inspection” with the construction industry when it comes to creating jobs and getting Americans back to work. “We ...

(A release from the Associated General Contractors of America.) Construction employment increased in 26 states between July 2010 and July 2011, as well as during the past month, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of state employment data released by the Labor Department. The relatively even split ...

(From a release from the U.S. Department of Transportation.) U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced $417.3 million in grants to fund a range of projects ranging from interstate maintenance to research into innovative bridge materials and construction methods. "Transportation investments like these will create jobs, increase mobility, improve quality of life ...

Going to bat for the construction industry, Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman appeared on CNBC and called for U.S. policymakers to create and fund a strong program to maintain and improve the nation's transportation infrastructure. Caterpillar is based in Peoria, Ill., and has many of its key factories in that ...

(A release from the Associated General Contractors of America.) Construction employment inched up by 8,000 jobs to a 15-month high in July but remained far below the peak set in early 2006, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said ...

A new report from U.S. DOT Inspector General, “Financial Analysis of Transportation-Related Public-Private Partnerships,” says Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) rarely generate “new” money. PPPs “change the timing with which funds become available, but generally do not increase overall funding levels," the report says, because investors who provide funds up front assume risk and ...

A study by the American Society for Civil Engineers found that the cost of failing to invest more in the U.S. transportation infrastructure would total $3.1 trillion in lost Gross Domestic Product growth by 2020. The study also said investing only at current levels would cause 877,000 jobs to be lost. ...

(News from the Associated General Contractors of America.) Construction employment, not seasonally adjusted, increased from June 2010 to June 2011 in 149 metro areas (including divisions of large metros), decreased in 141 and remained unchanged in 47, the Associated General Contractors reported today in an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

(News from the Associated General Contractors of America.) Construction spending totaled $772 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) in June, up 0.2% from the rate in May but down 4.7% from June 2010, the Census Bureau reported on Monday. The estimates for May and April were revised upward by ...

(From a release by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association.) An Obama Administration proposal to increase fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks to an average 54.5 miles per gallon between 2017 and 2025 would result in the loss of more than $65 billion in federal gas tax revenue ...

(A news release from Associated General Contractors of America.) Construction employment improved in 25 states between May and June, declined in 22 states plus D.C., and was unchanged in Alaska, Alabama and Oklahoma, an analysis by AGC showed. Construction employment dropped in 27 states from June 2010 to June 2011, increased ...

New home construction in the United States jumped nearly 15 percent in June, the highest level in five months, the U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday. Housing starts rose 14.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 629,000, the department's Census Bureau announced. That's the highest level since January, when 636,000 ...