AGC: Construction employment still down in most states
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) says Texas and Wyoming have experienced the worst job losses in the past year while Utah and Idaho are the top gainers.
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Sponsored: Infrastructure talks heating up
Pit & Quarry contributor David Chereb explores the likelihood of a $4 trillion infrastructure bill and how it would impact aggregate producers.
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What’s in the $1.9T stimulus for transportation?
The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure provides a breakdown on aid in the stimulus bill passed Thursday that will support transportation initiatives.
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Examining flagrant and reckless MSHA violations
Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran and Margo Lopez compare flagrant and reckless Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) violations, and how those could change under the Biden administration.
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Construction employment down 61,000 in February 2021
Severe weather compounded falling demand for nonresidential construction projects, the Associated General Contractors of America.
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House bill introduced to save mining operations, jobs
The Saving America’s Mines Act will prohibit any administration from unilaterally halting the mining of critical minerals on federal lands where mining is currently permissible.
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Sponsored: Looking back on the Zatezalo era at MSHA
Ogletree Deakins’ Bill Doran reflects on assistant secretary David Zatezalo’s three-plus years at the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA), detailing what his legacy there is and what its lasting effects might be.
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Sponsored: Looking ahead to MSHA’s next assistant secretary
The change in administration means the Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) will eventually have a new assistant secretary. When can the industry expect a new MSHA chief to be in place, and what sort of leadership is anticipated?
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