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Jobs Getting Bigger, More Frequent
A year ago, these contractors existed week to week, wondering if another gig was around the corner. Often there was not.

New Tool Helps Benchmark Construction Pay Levels
FMI Corp. launches Compensation Interactive, a new service providing compensation data for general and specialty contractors in the construction industry.

Granite Construction and Skanska USA Awarded $542 Million World Trade Center Contract
Companies contracted to build the Port Authority Trans-Hudson train station, which will be part of the PATH system that links New Jersey to lower Manhattan.

Only 9 out of 337 Metropolitan Areas Add Construction Jobs Year-to-Year
Phoenix loses the most jobs, Steubenville, OH, and Weirton, WV, experience largest percentage decline and Eau Claire, WI, has largest increase in construction employment.

ARTBA Issues Statement on Senate Passage of Jobs Bill
Jobs bill will stabilize federal highway and public transportation programs, says ARTBA President & CEO Pete Ruane.

NER Launches Equipment Theft Prevention Website
The site offers a variety of free services to help equipment owners and their insurers combat heavy equipment theft.

Investing in Highways Will Improve Freight Movement, Global Competitiveness

Housing Starts Drop 5.9% to 575,000 Rate

2011 Ford Super Duty Power Stroke Diesel Offers More Fueling Choices

Construction Worker Killed on Interstate

Hybrid Excavator Exceeds California Customer's Expectations

Women's Leadership Academy Hosted by National Construction Organizations

New Surveying Instrument Supplier Enters U.S. Market

Contractor Dies from Fumes

Minn. Gov. Chops $1B Construction Bill to $680M

EPW Panel to Examine Road Congestion

Chew on this: Housing shortage?

New Green Construction Code Unveiled

Godwin Pumps Launches bauma Website

Delaware Governor Proposes Clean Energy Jobs Act

Caterpillar to Display Both Products and Solutions at bauma 2010

New Standards Expected to Accelerate Green Construction

JCB Earthmover to Embark on Coast-to-Coast Fundraising 'Road Trip'

AEM MEMBERSHIP STRONG - NEWEST MEMBERS ANNOUNCED

Construction Can't Get Off the Ground

Terex Corp. Divesting Atlas Heavy Construction Equipment

Caterpillar Mulls New U.S. Excavator Facility

California Projects May be U.S. Infrastructure Models

Deal Reached for Workers at Ground Zero Over Health Claims

Study Shows Environmental Benefits of Paving with Concrete

Firefighters Rescue Construction Workers

Green Turns To Gold As Thousands of Stimulus-Funded Energy Projects Are Awarded

NTEA Introduces Online Work Truck and Equipment Marketplace

New England Contractors Fined $178,800 for Cave-in Hazards

GOMACO Will Bring a World of Firsts to Bauma 2010

2010 Concrete Bridge Award Winners Announced

NCCER and ACT Partner to Build Construction Industry Careers

Construction Employment Declines in Every State, D.C.

New Safety Program Pays Off for The American Group of Constructors

Benchmark Construction Pay Levels with FMI Compensation Interactive

Mack Top Exporter of Trucks from North America in 2009

Construction Unions Rally At WTC Site

Formation of Green Truck Association Announced at Green Truck Summit

Lawmakers to Examine Obama's 'Livability' Efforts

Crane Company Owner Indicted

Construction Workers to Rally at Ground Zero

Tough to Be Green: 'Green' Demolition of Villager Hotel Runs into a Few Snags

Huge Green Construction Support Continues Despite Recession

Cygnus and IRON Solutions Launch New Equipment Site Powered by IRON Search

Recession Has Devastated N.J. Construction Firms

Taking on the Tool Belt Recession

Construction Spending Drops to Six-Year Low

Caterpillar, Navistar Joint Venture Set to Launch Australian Ops

Women Build Role in Construction

Less Stimulus Money for Minority Firms

ABC Calls on Congress to Start Over on Health Care Reform

Construction Associations Form Disaster Relief Alliance

Construction Unemployment Rate Hits 27%

SBA Recovery Act Funding Extended

Salisbury University Offers Mentoring Program for Construction

Hyundai Sends Four More Excavators to Haiti

JCB Pledges $100,000 Worth of Support for Chilean Quake Victims

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Reports Increased Revenue and Strong Results for 2009

Topcon Names Smith Director of GNSS Product Management

A Green Code That Was Worth the Wait

Contractor Ordered to Pay Back Pay and Fines

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