By
Nancy Smyth, on April 6th, 2009.
Hundreds of thousands of construction workers hired to work on economic-stimulus projects will receive prevailing wages under new federal guidelines. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will prepare the guidelines, which will expand the 1931 Davis-Bacon Act and establish a floor for wages paid for the more than 678,000 construction jobs created by [Read the full article...]
By
Nancy Smyth, on February 27th, 2009.
The current economic situation has dealt a serious blow to both homebuilders and commercial contractors. Like all downturns to the economy, this too shall pass; but, experts predict that it will take quite awhile for everything to stabilize.
However, all is not lost…..
Public Works construction could thrive. If you listen to the news and read construction trade newsletters you hear that part of President-Elect Obama’s economic stimulus plan includes investing in our country’s infrastructure; which means public works construction projects. [Read the full article...]