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| April 9, 2021 | Minnesota DOT Unveils 2021 Construction Agenda | Officials say the work will support “thousands of construction jobs.” Additionally, workers will improve infrastructure and safety on 51 multimodal projects, including airport, port, tran ...Read more |
| April 6, 2021 | Unions Protest Amazon Expansion in Massachusetts | Amazon is planning a “fulfillment center” in North Andover, but local unions say they aren’t satisfied with Amazon’s business practices. Union leaders say that Amazon has a habit of s ...Read more |
| April 2, 2021 | “Tsunami of Growth”: Construction Job Growth Soared in Month of March | The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) published today their analysis of new data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showing rapid job growth in the construction industry last month....Read more |
| March 31, 2021 | Biden White House Unveils $2 Trillion Infrastructure Package | The White House unveiled on Wednesday President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion dollar plan to address the country’s $infrastructure. Dubbed the American Jobs Plan, the goal is to address the fact that ...Read more |
| March 1, 2021 | How Contractor Associations Work with Labor Unions to Fill in the Gaps — and Sometimes Save the Day | Union representation helps workers in the construction sector in a myriad of ways, but the work o ...Read more |
| February 22, 2021 | New Study Shows Unionized Construction Sites are Safer | The institute also looked at lost-time injury claims, which is when physicians recommend workers refrain from engaging in regular job duties due to injuries. Rates were 31 percent less frequent in ...Read more |
| February 10, 2021 | Biden’s Top Two Department of Labor Officials Under Fire | Joe Biden has announced Julie Su as his pick for Deputy Labor Secretary. She’ll be leaving a “troubled” California agency to join the administration. This morning, President Joe Biden ...Read more |
| January 18, 2021 | DC's New Amazon HQ Sparks $4 Billion in Transportation Projects | The National Landing Business Improvement District, a non-profit public-private partnership spawned by the DC-area’s selection as the location of Amazon’s second headquarters, has released a 15 ...Read more |
| January 13, 2021 | Pennsylvania Invests Millions in Rail-Freight Improvements | Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) announced on Tuesday that funding for 26 rail-freight projects has been approved. The projects are aimed at improving freight mobility. Better yet, the ...Read more |
| December 11, 2020 | Leading Construction Management App Offers Free Training, Discounts to MBEs | Procore Technologies, Inc. is partnering with the non-profit U.S. Minority Contractors Association (USMCA) to offer free training and discounts on the Procore app to minority-owned business enterpr ...Read more |