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Former IUPAT GVP Sean McGarvey Elected to Head of Building Trades Department
On Monday, April 16, the Governing Board of Directors of the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD) unanimously voted to install Sean McGarvey as its next president. It was a somber vote as this action comes just over one week after former BCTD President Mark Ayers’ unexpected passing from a heart attack. McGarvey served … Read more
What Major Trade Shows are on Tap for June?
Trade Show Executive gives you the rundown….read about it HERE.
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Company Payrolls in U.S. Grow by Estimated 209,000 Workers
April 4 (Bloomberg) — Companies in the U.S. expanded payrolls in March, showing the labor market is strengthening, according to data from a private report based on payrolls. Employment increased by 209,000 for the month after a revised 230,000 gain in February, figures from ADP Employer Services showed today. The median estimate in the Bloomberg … Read more
Roland Digital Print Boot Camp in April
To help Roland customers develop the skills they need to build their businesses, Roland Academy is offering its popular Digital Printing Boot Camp workshop for the first time on the East Coast. Scheduled for April 10-12 in Baltimore, Maryland. Digital Printing Boot Camp is offered to all Roland inkjet customers, with enrollment currently open and … Read more
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EPI – State-level data confirm nationwide recovery
State level data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that most states have been experiencing the steady progress towards economic recovery that we have been seeing nationally. Over the three-month period from October 2011 to January 2012, every state except New York experienced a reduction in its unemployment rate (New York’s rate … Read more
EXHIBITOR Magazine – 2012 Economic Outlook
Exhibit marketers are optimistic 2012 will yield greater returns than 2011, but the fact remains that we’re not out of the economic woods just yet. Still, it appears marketing budgets are making meager gains toward a slow and steady comeback, propelling companies to exhibit at 12 percent more shows this year than last. Read more … Read more
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Job Growth Continues to Improve
WASHINGTON—U.S. job creation remained solid in February and was stronger in previous months than initially thought, marking one of the economy’s best stretches of the nearly three-year-old recovery. Jobs outside of agriculture grew by 227,000 last month, the Labor Department said Friday. Meanwhile, employers added 284,000 jobs in January—roughly 40,000 higher than an initial estimate—and … Read more
Why Recent Job Gains May Stick This Time
The U.S. job market’s recent improvement has some economists wondering if 2012 will break from last year’s pattern of strong job growth in the winter followed by a slowing in the spring and summer. One reason for optimism is that job growth has spread to more of the nation’s largest metro areas—divisions bigger than cities … Read more
Bob Balgenorth: Project Labor Agreements are good for public projects
A PLA is a risk-management tool. Negotiated before work on a project begins, it generally includes a no-strike clause as well as a process to resolve disputes. It establishes the hours of work, wages, benefits and working conditions. Many municipal PLAs also have local-hire provisions and other benefits desired by the community. Read more at … Read more
January Construction Recedes 2 Percent
New York, N.Y. – February 21, 2012 – The value of new construction starts dropped 2% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $402.2 billion, according to McGraw-Hill Construction, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies. Both nonresidential building and housing settled back from December, while the nonbuilding construction sector managed to register a … Read more
