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Crane Operator Skills Championship Takes Competition to New Heights

By Larry Stewart, Editor, ForConstructionPros.com
Created: December 11, 2013

Crane Institute Certification qualified 16 top crane hands in eight competitions to fight it out at Conexpo 2014 for the Crane Operator Skills Championship. Two more operators will be qualified at the...
Louisiana Cuts Billions from Design to Self-Fund I-49 Construction

Source: DailyComet.com
Created: December 11, 2013

Changing elevated roadway to on-grade, lobbying to spend state budget surplus, considering tolls to get 'the single most important infrastructure project in Louisiana' rolling
Lawsuit Calls CARB Truck Retrofit Rules a Barrier to Interstate Commerce

Source: FleetOwner.com
Created: December 11, 2013

Owner-Operator Independent Drivers seek a permanent injunction against CARB enforcement, saying the requirement to retrofit pre-2006 trucks discriminates against out-of-state truckers
$50M Ford Lake Development to Start Construction Late in 2014

Source: CrainsDetroit.com
Created: December 11, 2013

Ypsilanti, MI, mixed-use facility will put 600 apartments on 105 acres near the developer's Lake Shore Apartments

Nevada Minority Contracting Goal Set at 6.98%

Source: ReviewJournal.com
Created: December 11, 2013

Board says 6.98% of Nevada DOT construction spend from 2014 to 2016 should go to minority and women-owned businesses but contractors complain the state never reaches its goals
City of Memphis Authorizes $15 Million Funding for Its Largest Adaptive Reuse Project

Created: December 11, 2013

Landmark mixed-use project will renovate one-million-square-foot industrial space to provide health, wellness, education and creativity resources
ConsensusDocs Coalition Introduces New Alternative Dispute Resolution Tool

Source: Associated General Contractors of America
Created: December 11, 2013

Guided Choice is a new approach to mediation for a more active and holistic approach role for a mediator to actively guide parties towards resolution
USGBC Approves Green Advantage for Innovation Credit Under LEED v4

Source: Green Advantage
Created: December 11, 2013

Green Advantage Certified Practitioners under the Green Advantage Field Personnel Standard has been approved as a LEED Innovation Credit for eligible projects seeking LEED v4 Certification

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Construction Employers Add 17,000 Jobs In November

Press Release • December 6th, 2013

Construction employers added 17,000 jobs in November as the sector’s employment hit the highest level since August 2009. The construction-industry unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association...
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ARTBA Forecasts 5% Growth in 2014 US Transport Infrastructure Construction

Press Release • November 25th, 2013

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) is forecasting that beyond a modest increase in construction costs nationwide, the overall U.S. transportation infrastructure construction market will grow five percent from $129 billion this year to $135.8 billion in 2014...
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National Transportation Summit Focuses on Building Support for Next Highway Bill

Article • November 22nd, 2013

Industry leaders, advocates gathered in Washington D.C. this week to start the hard work of convincing Congress to pass a bipartisan transportation bill that meets our failing infrastructure needs

Transportation industry leaders and advocates gathered this week in Washington D.C. in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol building to have the hard conversation on how to convince Congress to pass a bipartisan transportation bill next fall that will meet the country's failing infrastructure needs...
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"Dire States" Tour Heads to Wisconsin to Raise Infrastructure Awareness

Press Release • October 30th, 2013

“ Dire States: the Drive to Revive America’s Ailing Infrastructure ” rolls into Madison on Monday, November 4, 2013, with an event at UW-Madison’s Engineering Hall. Hosted by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, along with the UW student chapter of the American Society of...
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