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Like many businesses and business advocates, the majority of the construction industry opposed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act recently found by Supreme Court to be constitutional. Most fought President Obama’s health care plan because they believe it will
In seeming tribute to the blockbuster Avengers movie, the U.S. construction economy continues to perform its impersonation of Dr. David Banner. One day a new study or government report predicts construction will flex enough muscle to burst through the constricting
It is rare that groups as diverse as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the AFL-CIO agree on an issue. It is even rarer when conservatives such as Paul Ryan, one of my heroes, advocate spending billions of tax dollars
The image is as iconic as it is stereotypical: an attractive, usually short-skirted lady walks past a construction site. The pounding of hammers and whining of circular saws suddenly stop, replaced by wolf whistles and catcalls. That behavior, if it