ASAToday for July 3rd, 2025

CDC Provides Updated Guidance The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued updated guidance recommending that even fully-vaccinated individuals should wear masks indoors in geographic areas of “substantial or high transmission.” The CDC also recommends even fully-vaccinated individuals get tested and wear a mask in public indoor settings for 14 days if they…

Deep Dive: The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) would reauthorize for five years through fiscal 2026 surface transportation programs while additional funding would be authorized for energy, water, and broadband infrastructure. The legislation would extend highway, safety, transit, rail, pipeline, and research programs that are typically included…

Nonresidential Spending Slumps in June and Year-to-Date; Wages Post Record Jump in Second Quarter Construction spending in June climbed 0.1% from May rate and 8.2% from June 2020 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.55 trillion, the Census Bureau reported today. Because project shutdowns depressed spending in the spring of 2020, it is more useful to compare…