Current News

Economic News
6/07/13 - Overall Unemployment Remains Same, Construction Numbers Improve

 

Legislative News
6/05/2013 - Coalition Testifies on Sue and Settle Abuse

 

Economic News
6/03/13 - April 2013 Construction Up Slightly at $860.8 Billion Annual Rate

 

Business News
5/24/13 - Latest CIRT Sentiment Index Up Slightly

 

Regulatory News
5/22/2013 - Sue and Settle Report Released [Resource]

 

Economic News
5/03/13 - Unemployed Remains Steady, Year-Over-Year Improves for Construction

 

Economic News
5/02/13 - March 2013 Construction Down at $856.7 Billion Annual Rate

 

CIRT News
5/01/13 - Central Iowa Team Wins National Design Competition

 

Legislative News
4/11/2013 - 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 News
4/01/13 - February 2013 Construction at $885.1 Billion Annual Rate

 

CIRT News
3/28/13 - 2013 CIRT-ACE Design Competition National Finalists Announced

 

CIRT News
3/26/13 - ConsensusDocs Releases a New Teaming Agreement  [RESOURCE]

 

Business News
3/15/13 - Budget Battles II [UPDATE]

 

Legislative News
3/14/2013 - Freedom from Government Competition Bills Reintroduced

 

CIRT News
3/13/13 - New NRC Report Regarding GREEN Building Findings [RESOURCE]

 

Business News
3/12/13 - 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 News
3/01/13 - Construction Spending Stalls in January 2013

CIRT News
2/21/13 – New Study May Prove Useful in Debate Over Transportation Infrastructure Needs (RESOURCE)

 

Business News
2/07/13 - Latest CIRT Sentiment Index Remains Essentially Unchanged

 

Economic News
2/04/13 – 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 News
2/01/13 -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 News
1/24/2013 - 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 News
1/07/2013 - 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 News
1/02/13 – November Construction Spending Stagnant

 

Economic/Legislative News
12/28/12 - So-Called “Fiscal Cliff” Draws Near

 

Judicial News
12/12/2012 - ATRA State Tort Reform Report Released

 

Economic News
12/07/2012 – Construction Unemployment for November Worsens by Nearly Full Percentage Point

 

CIRT News
12/05/12 - CIRT Mourns Loss of Former Rep. Jack Brooks

 

Economic News
12/03/2012 – October Construction Improves to $872.1 Billion Annual Rate

 

Regulatory News
11/29/2012 – Future of Regulatory Issues Uncertain in 113th Congress

 

Business News
11/27/2012 -New Standard Contract for Federal Subcontractors Will Make it Easier for Construction Firms to Perform Federal Work

 

Economic/Legislative News
11/21/12 – Post-Election Talk Turns from Politics to Policy Decisions

 

Economic News
11/02/2012 – Construction Unemployment Dips Slightly

 

Economic News
11/01/2012 – 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 News
9/28/12 - CIRT Members Honored by ASCE for Their Lifetime Achievement

Legislative News
9/27/12 - BCFC Releases “Legislative Scorecard” on 112th Congress

 

Economic News
9/27/2012 - Second Quarter GDP Revised Down

 

Economic News
9/07/2012 - 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 News
8/23/2012 – Latest CIRT Sentiment Index Turns Down

 

Legislative News
8/06/12 - Senator Brown Praises CIRT’s Efforts on Streamlining

 

Economic News
8/03/2012 - Unemployment Numbers Stagnate in July

Legislative News
8/01/12 - Business Coalition Calls on House to Pass Tax Rate Extension

Economic News
8/01/2012 - Residential Market Pulls Overall Construction Spending Slightly Higher in June 2012

 

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