ASAToday for July 17th, 2025

A Royal Revival: Jung Hotel’s $140 Million Makeover New Orleans is home to no shortage of grand, historic hotels, but few have undergone a revival quite as dramatic as the Jung Hotel on Canal Street. Closed due to damage from Hurricane Katrina, this Beaux Arts treasure reopened in 2018 following a meticulous $140 million renovation…

The Economy Continues to Grow The economy’s fourth-quarter growth trounced forecasts as cooling inflation fueled consumer spending, capping a surprisingly strong year that defied expectations for recession. GDP rose at a 3.3% annualized rate, preliminary data show. For all of 2023, the economy expanded 2.5%. America’s main growth engine, personal spending, increased at a 2.8%…

ASA Strongly Supports S. 2928, the Water Infrastructure Subcontractor and Taxpayer Protection Act ASA joined the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP) and the Surety & Fidelity Association of America (SFAA) in a letter to the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Leadership urging the passage of bipartisan legislation S. 2928, the Water…

This Week in Congress For the third time in less than a year, Congress resorted to a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open. Both chambers passed a continuing resolution that extends funding deadlines until March 1st and March 8th, “keeping House Speaker Johnson’s tiered approach from a November continuing resolution (CR) in effect…