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Workforce
Learn to Save Fuel, Save Money and Meet New Regs at Green Truck Summit 2012
NTEA – The Work Truck Association
The Green Truck Summit returns to the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, March 5-6, 2012
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Safety
Capital Safety Ownership Changes
3M Fall Protection Business (formerly Capital Safety)
KKR acquires fall protection manufacturer for more than $1 billion
Safety
Truckers Barred from Using Hand-Held Cell Phones
U.S. Department of Transportation
First violation faces $2,750 fine, repeaters can lose CDL
Management
LaHood Assigns $215 Million for Repairs to Disaster-Damaged Roads and Bridges
FHWA emergency relief program reimburses 37 states and territories for emergency relief efforts
Safety
OSHA Cites Gire Construction for Fall Hazards
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Five willful violations for failing to provide fall protection to roofers puts Champaign, IL, contractor in line for $144,000 in fines
Management
Construction Employment Rises in 25 States and DC, Falls in 25 States over Past 12 Months
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Texas and North Dakota added the most jobs for the year; Georgia had worst yearly job losses
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Management
CA Gains Another $214 Million in Rejected Rail Funds
Part of yesterday's $928 million high-speed-rail grant was federal money FL Gov. Rick Scott rejected when he cancelled a Tampa-to-Orlando line
Management
Super Committee Fails: Prolonging Construction-Market Instability
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Congress must now deal with authorizing capital-improvement spending and key tax policy in an election-year atmosphere charged with mandatory budget cuts
Management
Super Committee Fails: Where Automatic Cuts Will Come
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Appropriations Committees will choose how to cut $984 billion over ten years program by program, rather than via an across-the-board cut
Management
Super Committee Fails: Effect on Taxes
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Congress will have to act fast to preserve several special tax rates and expenditures that encourage investment and employment
Management
Super Committee Fails: Effect on Infrastructure Spending
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Still in limbo: Congress has only passed three of 12 fiscal-year 2012 appropriations bills
Management
Super Committee Fails: Changes to Today's Congressional Agenda
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Top priorities are appropriations, tax extenders and defense authorization; capital-improvement authorizations like the Highway Bill wait for 2012
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