Thought You Might Like To Know What They Were Saying About You…
I was drinking a decaf soy latte while doing some internet surfing this weekend (like I always do) in preparation for the coming workweek, when I came across a highly informative blog. Since they were clearly speaking to the construction industry I thought hmmm, I bet YOU will find this interesting. After all they are talking about billions is government construction jobs…
Reuters devoted an entire section to infrastructure and details the events and speakers heard at the first-ever Reuters (the news agency) Infrastructure Summit. The multi-state summit was held New York, San Francisco and Washington during the week of May 4.
Several reporters posted blogs and included sound bites from those who attended. One blog talks about the growing popularity of Public-Private Partnerships, or P3’s as industry insiders like to call them. You can read more by clicking here.
To read some of the other blogs posted or to read more about the Summit itself, click here.
People attending the summit also heard fro the Chief Economist for the Associated General Contractors of America, Ken Simonson. He urges the government to move forward on outlining its infrastructure strategy and creating a blueprint for transportation spending.
Doing so quickly, Simonson told the group, would mean construction workers could get back to work. “They’re in place,” Simonson said, “They’re waiting for a call back.
What he did not say is that Arizona especially could benefit from the stimulus projects. Right now, the state has a 21 percent unemployment rate for construction workers, the highest of any state in the nation.
Congress has a September 30 deadline for passing the surface transportation bill. While many are eager for the new bill, many more fear Congress will miss the deadline thereby postponing the much-needed jobs. For those in all facets of the construction industry, the new bill can’t come fast enough.
