Economic News6/07/13 - Overall Unemployment Remains Same, Construction Numbers Improve
Legislative News6/05/2013 - Coalition Testifies on Sue and Settle Abuse
Economic News 6/03/13 - April 2013 Construction Up Slightly at $860.8 Billion Annual Rate
Business News5/24/13 - Latest CIRT Sentiment Index Up Slightly
Regulatory News5/22/2013 - Sue and Settle Report Released [Resource]
Economic News 5/03/13 - Unemployed Remains Steady, Year-Over-Year Improves for Construction
Economic News5/02/13 - March 2013 Construction Down at $856.7 Billion Annual Rate
CIRT News5/01/13 - Central Iowa Team Wins National Design Competition
Legislative News4/11/2013 - Regulatory Reform Bill on “Sue & Settle” Reintroduced
Business News 4/10/13 - Final Budget “Shoe” Drops (Budget Battles III)
Economic News 4/05/13 - Workforce Numbers Stagnate in March
Economic News4/01/13 - February 2013 Construction at $885.1 Billion Annual Rate
CIRT News 3/28/13 - 2013 CIRT-ACE Design Competition National Finalists Announced
CIRT News3/26/13 - ConsensusDocs Releases a New Teaming Agreement [RESOURCE]
Business News3/15/13 - Budget Battles II [UPDATE]
Legislative News3/14/2013 - Freedom from Government Competition Bills Reintroduced
CIRT News3/13/13 - New NRC Report Regarding GREEN Building Findings [RESOURCE]
Business News3/12/13 - Battle of the Budgets Begins
Economic News 3/08/13 - Unemployment Numbers Improve for February
Business News 3/04/13 - Keystone XL Pipeline Project Clears Another Hurdle [UPDATE]
Economic News3/01/13 - Construction Spending Stalls in January 2013
CIRT News2/21/13 – New Study May Prove Useful in Debate Over Transportation Infrastructure Needs (RESOURCE)
Business News2/07/13 - Latest CIRT Sentiment Index Remains Essentially Unchanged
Economic News2/04/13 – U.S. Experiencing Elevated Levels of Economic Uncertainty
Economic News 2/01/13 - December 2012 Construction at $885.0 Billion Annual Rate
Economic News 2/01/13 - Unemployment Inches Higher to 7.9%
CIRT News2/01/13 -CIRT Members Named to ENR’s “TOP 25 Newsmakers”
Economic News 1/30/13- GDP Turns Down in 4th Quarter of 2012
Judicial News 1/28/2013 - US Court Appeals Strikes Down NLRB “Recess” Appointments
Judicial News1/24/2013 - New Year Brings State Activity on Legal Reform
Business News 1/22/13 – Keystone XL Back in the Policy Spotlight
Economic News 1/17/13 – Housing Construction Finishes Up in 2012
Regulatory News1/07/2013 - CIRT Joins Chamber Effort to Stop SEC Regulation to Curtail First Amendment Rights
Economic News 1/04/13 – Latest Unemployment Figures Get Worse for Construction, Stagnant Overall
Economic News 1/02/2013 – U.S. Goes Off Steep Slope, Averts Cliff
Economic News1/02/13 – November Construction Spending Stagnant
Economic/Legislative News12/28/12 - So-Called “Fiscal Cliff” Draws Near
Judicial News12/12/2012 - ATRA State Tort Reform Report Released
Economic News12/07/2012 – Construction Unemployment for November Worsens by Nearly Full Percentage Point
CIRT News12/05/12 - CIRT Mourns Loss of Former Rep. Jack Brooks
Economic News12/03/2012 – October Construction Improves to $872.1 Billion Annual Rate
Regulatory News11/29/2012 – Future of Regulatory Issues Uncertain in 113th Congress
Business News11/27/2012 -New Standard Contract for Federal Subcontractors Will Make it Easier for Construction Firms to Perform Federal Work
Economic/Legislative News11/21/12 – Post-Election Talk Turns from Politics to Policy Decisions
Economic News11/02/2012 – Construction Unemployment Dips Slightly
Economic News11/01/2012 – Construction Shows Very Modest Improvement in September ‘12
Economic News 10/05/2012 - Overall Unemployment Percentage Drops, But Not for Construction which Goes UP!
Economic News 10/01/2012 - August 2012 Construction at $837.1 Billion Annual Rate Below July’s Level
CIRT News9/28/12 - CIRT Members Honored by ASCE for Their Lifetime Achievement
Legislative News9/27/12 - BCFC Releases “Legislative Scorecard” on 112th Congress
Economic News 9/27/2012 - Second Quarter GDP Revised Down
Economic News9/07/2012 - Job Creation Slows, Americans Drop-Out of Search for Work
Economic News 9/04/2012 - July Construction Stalls at $834.4 Billion Annual Rate
Business News8/23/2012 – Latest CIRT Sentiment Index Turns Down
Legislative News8/06/12 - Senator Brown Praises CIRT’s Efforts on Streamlining
Economic News8/03/2012 - Unemployment Numbers Stagnate in July
Legislative News8/01/12 - Business Coalition Calls on House to Pass Tax Rate Extension
Economic News8/01/2012 - Residential Market Pulls Overall Construction Spending Slightly Higher in June 2012
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