Matt Volz - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon January 23, 2017
Montana Re-Starts Delayed Projects
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock said that suspended road construction projects worth $144 million can go forward after the state received a $10 million Medicaid reimbursement from the federal government. The news came as a relief to contractors who had worried the delayed projects would lead to highway worker layoffs across the state....
Anthony Foxx (Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation) - Mon January 23, 2017
Feds Grant $1.6B for LA's Purple Line
When people think of Los Angeles, they often think of the glitz and glamor of Hollywood — but also of crippling traffic, delays and pollution in the nation's car capital. In recent years, LA's citizens and leaders have come together around a new vision....
James Anderson - Mon January 23, 2017
New Legislative Session Brings $500M Deficit, Uncertainty
With one eye on a $500 million state budget gap and the other on Washington, Gov. John Hickenlooper and a split Colorado Legislature enter the 2017 lawmaking session with little expectation of fiscal reform and plenty of uncertainty over transportation, the state's Medicaid bills, affordable housing and illegal pot sales....
Matthew Brown - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon January 23, 2017
Bypass Channel on Yellowstone River to Benefit Montana, North Dakota Farmers
Wildlife advocates plan to challenge the approval of a new Yellowstone River dam aimed at benefiting Montana and North Dakota farmers that critics say could kill off a dwindling population of a fish species dating to the time of dinosaurs....
Mon January 23, 2017
Local leaders Push to Abolish Florida Construction Licensing Board
For 44 years, the Pinellas County Construction Licensing Board has regulated contractors without any government oversight. That could end soon. On Monday, state and local leaders said they want the Florida Legislature to abolish the licensing board and fold the work under county government, like other similar boards in the state....
Joe Hernandez - Mon January 23, 2017
New Jersey Could Spend Millions to Reimburse Contractors Hurt by TTF Shutdown
Contractors who had to stop work during a fight over how to replenish the Transportation Trust Fund last year are asking to be compensated for losses — and New Jersey taxpayers may be on the hook for the money....
Fri January 20, 2017
U.S. Steel Industry Supports Trump Administration's "Buy American, Hire American" Initiative
U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-IL), along with nearly 20 House Republicans, published a letter to the incoming Trump Administration pledging their assistance in the development of its "Buy American, Hire American" initiative....
Fri January 20, 2017
The Construction Equipment Industry is Ready to Rebuild America
Brian P. McGuire, president and CEO of Associated Equipment Distributors, issued the following statement after the swearing-in of President Donald J. Trump. AED and construction equipment distributors and manufacturers across the United States look forward to working with President Donald Trump to rebuild the country....
Fri January 20, 2017
AEM Ready to Get to Work with Trump Administration
Association of Equipment Manufacturers Chairman Michael Haberman of Gradall Industries issued the following statement on Friday regarding Donald Trump's inauguration as president of the United States:On behalf of the $159 billion U.S....
Thu January 19, 2017
NYPD Arrests Construction Workers Protesting for Safety Regulations to Protect Them
Hundreds of construction workers rallied in downtown Manhattan Wednesday for new safety reforms, and some wound up in police custody. Their arrests came after they blocked the streets. The workers were showing their support for the Construction Safety Act, which was introduced today at City Hall....
