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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 [...]

Cianbro News Release For Immediate Release Date: December 4, 2009 Pete Vigue Announces Senior Management Promotions Moves Impact Cianbro's Efforts in Fabrication, Transmission and Distribution, Wind, and Modules Over the past few years, we have successfully modified Cianbro's business structure and leadership team to meet evolving market demands and the growth of our companies.  Today, [...]

Peter Vigue Announces Appointment of Design & Construction Industry Expert to Cianbro Board of Directors Cianbro Chairman and CEO Peter Vigue is announcing the appointment of Norbert W. Young, Jr., to serve on Cianbro's Board of Directors as an Outside Director and Special Advisor.  "Norb is a world class businessman with a wealth of global [...]

FEDERAL HIGHWAY AND TRANSIT FUNDING LIKELY TO DROP BY OVER $15 BILLION IN 2010 WITHOUT INCREASE IN SURFACE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING Nearly 20 Percent Decline in Construction Spending Will Cost Over 430,000 Jobs Next Year for Hard Hit Construction Industry and Other Fields, Contractors Predict Federal investments in highways and transit systems are expected to decline [...]