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COVID-19 has now been declared a pandemic, and the disease is spreading quickly throughout the United States. In a matter of weeks, the human and economic impact has become devastating for working people and for our country. The labor movement is mobilizing and doing everything we can to protect our members and the general public, and we ask the federal government, state and local governments, and employers to do the same.

The fast-worsening COVID-19 pandemic has triggered layoffs at more than a quarter of construction firms responding to an online survey released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.

The Michigan Infrastructure & Transportation Association on Friday officially asked Governor Whitmer to deem all construction field operations as non-essential to protect the health and safety of industry employees and to allow for all Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to be focused on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic (at hospitals and medical facilities).

Lansing, Michigan-based Christman Constructors was named the most innovative construction firm in the country for developing an iOS-based application that brings job-placement logistics into the 21st century.

ATAS International, Inc. is once again honored to receive a prestigious Top Workplace award.  This is the fifth consecutive year that the award has been earned, and ATAS is one of only four manufacturing firms in the Lehigh Valley to receive this 2020 honor from The Morning Call.

Despite the fact that social infrastructure and water projects - clean water, wastewater operations - are identified as top priorities from private and public sector entities from around the world, a new CG/LA Infrastructure survey shows that global industry leaders are not hopeful about an increase in infrastructure spending following the worldwide spread of the coronavirus. 

Whether creating an accent wall, shelf or ceiling covering, new S4S Decorative Boards from Ornamental Moulding & Millwork are ready to add beauty to your home. Available with deep wood graining, the boards come in Ambrosia Maple, White Oak, Black Stained Aspen and Gray Stained Aspen profiles.

To help with the heightened demand for injection-molded products during the COVID-19 outbreak, Hy-Lite is making their Contract Injection Molding Services available to companies nationwide. Located in Pensacola, FL, the Hy-Lite facility houses seven injection molding machines capable of small, specialty and slow run projects.

The EIFS Industry Members Association recently conducted a survey of the EIFS industry to determine how COVID-19 was effecting their individual businesses. Results were collected between March 26 and March 31.

ICAA Webinar: The CARES Act – Financial Assistance Programs for Contractors Find out how to navigate the new CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act), which establishes several federal government programs to provide financial assistance to businesses with less than 500 employees affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.