This time of year has your team busy in the field, your office staff fully engaged, and the administrative wheels are rolling. The last person anyone wants to see on a job site or at the office is an investigator from the state or federal labor department, however,...
Inflation and supply chain disruptions will impact the new infrastructure law as the continued increases of fuel and material costs, as well as wages, will raise the overall cost of construction and likely affect the type and quantity of projects to be completed. As a...
Labor shortages and an aging work force, on top of project delays due to an increasing time lag in the supply chain, will continue to affect construction projects, making for extended challenges for the year ahead. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the...
It has certainly been an interesting year for the United States in so many ways. Washington, D.C. has pushed more money into our economy than we could have imagined. The various stimulus packages as part of COVID-19 relief, combined with pent up demand for all sorts...
On November 5, the House of Representatives voted and passed the long awaited bipartisan $1.2 trillion public works bill and 10 days later, on November 15, President Biden signed it into law. Massive infusions of spending on roads, bridges, public transit systems,...
On August 10, 2021 the United States Senate voted to approve a $1 trillion infrastructure bill to rebuild the nation’s roads, bridges, public transit systems, airports, power and water systems, and other projects. Assuming passage by the House is forthcoming, the bill...
