Nearly 20 Percent Decline in Construction Spending Will Cost Over 430000 Jobs Next Year for Hard Hit Construction Industry and Other Fields Contractors Predict Federal investments in highways and transit… Read More
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Nearly 20 percent decline in construction spending will cost more than 430000 jobs next year for hard hit Construction industry and other fields. Federal investments in highways and transit systems are expected to decline by over $15 billion in 2010 compared to this year according to analysis of transportation spending trends conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). The estimated 19.3 percent drop in federal formula and stimulus funding for transportation projects next year is likely to force more than 430000 layoffs throughout the economy the association predicted. Read More
U.S. contractors have launched a multi-media ad campaign addressing President Obama’s national Jobs Summit today (Thursday December 3). The 28 national associations and labor groups of the Transportation Construction Coalition… Read More
On the eve of the 125th anniversary of its founding in 1885 Ellicott Dredge Enterprises LLC announced today that Markel Ventures a subsidiary of Markel Corporation has acquired a majority… Read More
List of all articles and features that appeared in IDR in 2009 sorted by topic Read More
CARIS is accepting submissions for papers for its annual International User Group Conference CARIS 2010: Stronger Together People Products Infrastructure. The five-day event will be held from March 22 through 25 2010 in Miami Florida. Read More
The American Association of Port Authorities presented the 2009 Facilities Engineering Award of Excellence to the Port Hueneme California Confined Aquatic Disposal (CAD) site.Anchor QEA provided environmental review permitting support design construction document development and construction support for the Southern California CAD facility and Manson Construction Company was the contractor. Read More
IHC Merwede held a naming and launch ceremony for the 12000 cubic meter hopper dredge Gateway on September 26. The event took place at the companys yard in Hardinxveld-Giessendam the Netherlands. Read More
The Western Dredging Association (WEDA) and the Texas A&M Center for Dredging Studies honored Larry Patella with two separate awards in June. Both awards were given in the course of the WEDA 29th annual meeting and Texas A&M 40th Dredging Seminar in Tempe Arizona. Read More
On August 29 Manson Construction Company christened the EP Paup at the companys Houma Louisiana yard. The new vessel is a 1000-ton derrick barge that will serve the Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Industry. Read More
