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Union contractors doing slow burn over coal plant rules
Date: Jul-04-2014
WASHINGTON – A “Clean Power Plant Proposal” released June 2 by the Obama Administration is a blueprint for the Environmental Protection Agency to cut carbon pollution from the power plant...
U.S. Construction sags in May; overall trends seems positive
Date: Jul-04-2014
The U.S. construction industry seems headed in the right direction – but there are enough occasional bumps in the road that keep the industry from having the confidence to go...
Construction unemployment at lowest rate in 6 years
Date: Jun-20-2014
Construction employers added 6,000 workers to payrolls in May as the industry’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent, its lowest May level in six years, according to an analysis of...
Death on the job report: OSHA has been a lifesaver, but more can be done
Date: Jun-20-2014
(By Mark Gruenberg, PAI Staff Writer) WASHINGTON (PAI)–Seven days a week, 365 days a year, weekends and holidays included, a worker dies on the job slightly more than once every...
News Briefs
Date: Jun-20-2014
New Detroit River span clears hurdle DETROIT – Yet another hurdle has been crossed in the quest to build a second international bridge over the Detroit River. The U.S. Coast Guard...
Now showing: union-built Troy-MJR Theatre opens
Date: Jun-20-2014
TROY – Metro Detroit’s ninth MJR Theatre was abuzz with construction activity two weeks before its scheduled opening to the public, set for June 20. “There’s a lot to be...
Road to nowhere: Legislature fails, again, to come up with funding stream
Date: Jun-20-2014
LANSING – Michigan’s construction industry came close to getting an infusion of up to $1.7 billion in money to fix the state’s crumbling roads and bridges. But what’s the old...
Top 400 list finds modest gains for U.S. contractors
Date: Jun-20-2014
“Despite market gains, firms remain cautious,” reads the headline on theEngineering News Record’s annual ranking of the top 400 contractors in the U.S. The list ranks construction contractors by their revenue...
Appeals court rebukes ABC, upholds Lansing's prevailing wage law
Date: Jun-06-2014
LANSING – A Michigan Court of Appeals ruling on May 28 upheld a 22-year-old prevailing wage ordinance in the City of Lansing that has ramifications in municipalities across Michigan. “We...
Construction starts to pick up some steam
Date: Jun-06-2014
U.S. construction through the first four months of the year came in at $158 billion, a level “slightly ahead of last year’s pace,” according to McGraw Hill Construction. “With construction...