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08/03/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT REACHES 10-YEAR HIGH AS INDUSTRY ADDS 19,000 JOBS IN JULY AND 303,000 FOR THE YEAR; INDUSTRY UNEMPLOYMENT SETS RECORD LOW
08/01/2018 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING RETREATS IN JUNE FROM RECORD HIGH IN MAY BUT SHOWS CONTINUED STRENGTH ACROSS MOST PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT CATEGORIES
07/31/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 272 METROS BETWEEN JUNE 2017 & 2018 AS STRONG DEMAND, GROWING ECONOMY OFFSET LABOR AND TARIFF WOES
07/26/2018 THE ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ PAC) ENDORSES RICK SCOTT FOR THE UNITED STATES SENATE
07/25/2018 PASSAGE OF ACT TO BOOST CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION WILL HELP ADDRESS GROWING SHORTAGE OF QUALIFIED CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
07/24/2018 NEW HOUSE TRANSPORTATION PROPOSAL PROVIDES A SENSIBLE APPROACH TO FINANCING NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS TO PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
07/20/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 43 STATES AND D.C. FROM JUNE 2017 TO JUNE 2018 WHILE 32 STATES AND D.C. ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS FOR THE MONTH
07/11/2018 CONSTRUCTION COST DATA SHOWS EFFECT OF TRADE DISPUTES AS ALUMINUM AND STEEL COSTS INCREASE, RATE OF COST INCREASES HITS RECENT HIGH
07/06/2018 CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT REACHES 10-YEAR HIGH AS INDUSTRY ADDS 13,000 JOBS IN JUNE AND 282,000 FOR THE YEAR; HOURLY EARNINGS TOP PRIVATE SECTOR BY 10.1 PERCENT
07/02/2018 CONSTRUCTION SPENDING REACHES RECORD HIGH WITH 0.4 PERCENT PICKUP IN MAY AS RESIDENTIAL AND PUBLIC INVESTMENT OFFSET DIP IN NONRESIDENTIAL OUTLAYS