Monthly Archives: December 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 22, 2009 CONTACT: Brian Turmail 703-837-5310; turmailb@agc.org LATE-NIGHT AMENDMENT TO HEALTH CARE LEGISLATION ADDS NEW COSTS, REGULATORY BURDENS TO HARDEST-HIT CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Amendment Will Increase Construction Unemployment, Hurt Small and Family Business Owners, Top Construction Association Official Says Without debate or advance notice, language was added to the Senate health care [...]

CIANBRO and STARCON Announce Strategic Alliance Agreement Expected to Create Job Growth for Both Firms In a move designed to combine the strengths of two leading U.S. construction firms, The CIANBRO Companies and STARCON International, Inc., are announcing an agreement today which sets up a strategic alliance between the businesses.  The alliance is expected to [...]

NEW DATA SHOWS LOW CONSTRUCTION PRICES MAY SOON BE COMING TO AN END AS DIESEL, COPPER AND BRASS MILL PRODUCTS PRICES JUMP IN NOVEMBER Monthly Change in Prices a ‘Warning Shot’ that Low Prices Likely to End Soon, Top Construction Economist Says New federal data released today showing sharp increases in the prices of key [...]

NEW DATA ASSEMBLED BY CALIFORNIA OFFICIALS SHOWS CONSTRUCTION INDUSTY BELOW STATE DIESEL EMISSIONS TARGET LEVEL FOR YEARS TO COME California Air Resources Board Inventory Shows Need to Rethink New “Retrofit” Requirements as Industry, Economy Combine to Cut Current and Forecast Emissions Contractors and other operators of off-road diesel equipment will exceed ambitious new emissions targets [...]

CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT NEARS 20 PERCENT AS ANOTHER 27,000 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS LOSE THEIR JOBS IN NOVEMBER Eighty-Six Percent of Job Losses Come From Non-Residential Construction Sector Though Good Weather Likely Contributed to Fewer Job Losses Than in Previous Months Despite a slowing in the number of construction workers losing jobs in November, 19.4 percent of the [...]