The more than $135 billion in construction and infrastructure investments included in stimulus legislation signed into law Feb. 16 by President Obama will create or save nearly 2 million jobs over the next two years, the Associated General Contractors of America concluded in its final analysis of the legislation.
The American Concrete Institute is seeking papers for sessions taking place during the ACI Fall 2009 Convention in New Orleans on November 8-12, and the ACI Spring 2010 Convention in Chicago on March 21-25, 2010.
JLG Industries announced the introduction of a Fluid Analysis Program for
its customers of tele-handlers, aerial work platforms, and other equipment in
North America.
The
International Powered Access Federation will host a safety program at this
year’s Intermat construction show in Paris. The program is aimed at users of
aerial work platforms, while Job Access will be the focus of the IPAF stand E5 J
020 in the outdoor area.
USG Corporation, a leading building products company, reported
fourth quarter 2008 net sales of $981 million and a preliminary net loss of
$172 million. For the same period a year ago, the corporation reported net sales
of $1.2 billion and a net loss of $32 million.
The Clinton Climate Initiative and the U.S. Green Building
Council expanded their partnership to radically reduce CO2 and other greenhouse
gas emissions from the built environment on a global scale, with an initial
focus on accelerating efforts to drive efficiency in existing buildings.
The Chief Executive Officer for The Associated General
Contractors Association said he would seek restoration of education
construction funding after the passage of Senate stimulus legislation on
Tuesday.
The American Architectural Foundation
(AAF) is scheduled to present its 2009 Keystone Award today (Feb. 6) to U.S.
Conference of Mayors President Miami Mayor Manuel A. Diaz at the 20th Annual
Accent on Architecture Gala in Washington,
D.C.
RSS