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Follow developments in legislation, court rulings, and more for the construction industry on the local, state and federal levels.



AED Outlines Tax Policy Priorities to Ways & Means Committee

On Oct. 15, Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) submitted its priorities to the House Ways & Means Committee's Republican Tax Teams that are charged with studying key tax provisions from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and preparing for next Congress' expected reform debate....


Fed Funding to Increase U.S. Battery Production

In July, the Biden administration announced it would fund $1.7 billion for electric vehicle component production at 11 manufacturing plants across the country. In doing so, the fed made progress toward both ending the nation's dependence on China for batteries and meeting its 2030 goal of making 50 percent of all new U.S....


Seattle Mayor Signs Legislation for Transportation Levy

On July 10, 2024, Mayor Bruce Harrell signed into law the legislation that will place the Transportation Levy on Seattle voters' ballots in November 2024. The legislation was unanimously approved by the City Council on July 9....


IIJA Report Card Reveals Mixed Grades

Two and a half years after the signing of the Infrastructure and Jobs Act, the grading for results is mixed. Some say the bipartisan IIJA will advance the nation's infrastructure industry for decades to come....


Bipartisan Legislation to Support Loggers Harmed by Natural Disasters Introduced

Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced the bicameral, bipartisan Loggers Economic Assistance and Relief Act, which would establish a new U.S. Department of Agriculture program to support loggers who have lost income due to natural disasters....


South Carolina Lt. Gov. Evette Visits Mauldin, Champions Trade Jobs

Calder Brothers Corp. welcomed South Carolina's Lt. Gov. Pamela S. Evette April 16, 2024, to its Mauldin Paving Products factory in Taylors, S.C., to speak about manufacturing career opportunities available locally at the Bonds Career Center high school in the nearby town of Greer....


ARTBA CEO Dave Bauer's Statement On Courts Overturning Federal Greenhouse Gas Performance Standard

Federal Courts in both Texas and Kentucky have now ruled that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) lacks the statutory authority to impose a Biden administration greenhouse gas (GHG) performance mandate on state transportation departments....


Proposed Budget Boosts IIJA Transportation Construction Programs

Citing its vision to protect and build on the progress made over the past three years, the Biden administration released its proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year. With almost $79 billion earmarked for highway, safety and transit programs, the budget also adds $9.5 billion to support the resilience, safety and sustainability of the nation's transportation network via the bipartisan infrastructure law....


Industry Calls FHWA's Arbitrary Emissions Performance Mandate an Overreach

The construction industry has declared its support of 22 states challenging the FHWA's greenhouse gas (GHG) performance rules, which went into effect this past December. The AGC and ARTBA believe the federal agency lacks the authority to impose performance measures and that FHWA has underestimated the administrative costs resulting from the mandate....


ABC: Government-Registered Apprenticeship Programs Not Keeping Up With Construction Industry Needs

At current rates of participation and completion, federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs will fail to meet the construction industry's short- and long-term skilled workforce needs, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of recently released U.S....



Today's Top Stories

  1. Work Has Started On Major Expansion of Burlington, Vt.'s Patrick Leahy Intl. Airport  →
  2. ARDOT Awards Oklahoma Contractor First of Four Projects to Extend I-49 Near Fort Smith, Ark.  →
  3. Taylor Excavation Expands Services With Mecalac Iron  →
  4. John Deere Commemorates 75 Years of Dozer Innovation  →
  5. 'Machinery Pete' Interviews Jack Lyon On RFD TV  →
  6. Guy F. Atkinson Construction, Clark Water Celebrate Groundbreaking of LYHBeyond  →
  7. In Mobile, Ala., Work Set to Begin On Submarine Plant, Airport Access Road  →
  8. VIDEO: Milton Rents Hosts Event at New Facility in Syracuse, N.Y.  →
  9. West Virginia Coal Miners Volunteer to Rebuild a Key Storm-Damaged Road in N.C.  →
  10. Pennsylvania Manufacturer Gives Major League Baseball All the Dirt  →
  11. Work Begins on 2.4M-Sq.-Ft. Haas Automation Facility  →
  12. R.I. Lands Second Federal Grant to Replace Troubled Washington Bridge  →
  13. Caltrans' Fix50 Mobility Project Still on Schedule  →
  14. Equip Exposition Continues Record-Breaking Attendance Streak  →
  15. Granite Announces $65 Million SR 30 Project in Logan, Utah  →
  16. VIDEO: National Equipment League Launches its First Championship Competition in Partnership With HD Hyundai Construction Equipment North America  →
  17. Two Monster Machines — The ACCO Super Dozer, Motor Grader  →
  18. Case Construction Equipment Supports Team Rubicon Hurricane Helene, Milton Relief  →
  19. Cedarapids Introduces TC1300X Cone Crusher – A Powerful Addition to Static Cone Crusher Line  →
  20. Contractor Awarded $1.1B to Dig Tunnel in Catskills to Improve NYC's Drinking Water  →
  21. Fabick Cat Now Authorized Teledyne Construction Dealer  →





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