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Christ meeting with his home Congressman, Rep. Alford (R-MO) Andrew Christ with House Small Business Committee Chair Williams Thank you for all your hard work! ASA Testifies on Capitol Hill On Tuesday, Andrew Christ, current Secretary/Treasurer of ASA National and Chief Operating Officer of Compass Constructors in Kansas City, Missouri testified before the U.S. House…

The Senate’s Emergency Funding Bill for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and Border Security On Sunday evening, the Senate released a $118.3 billion emergency funding bill for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and border security. The legislation is a result of months of negotiations between Republicans, who insisted on an overhaul of immigration policy and Democrats, who sought continued…

Click Here to Register for this Webinar Today! Upcoming ASA Webinar: Stronger Field, Stronger Profits: Enhancing Labor Productivity in Construction Join us on February 13th, 2024 at Noon Eastern for the upcoming webinar, “Stronger Field, Stronger Profits: Enhancing Labor Productivity in Construction”, presented by Michael Keller. In an ever-competitive construction industry, labor productivity is key…

The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act Last Wednesday, January 31, 2024, the House passed a sweeping tax bill on a strongly bipartisan, 357-70 vote. The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act mixes business tax breaks with an expansion of the child tax credit. In a historically unproductive Congress, House members…

Click Here to Register for this Webinar Today! Upcoming ConsensusDocs Webinar: Understanding the Benefits and Challenges of Progressive Design-Build Want to learn more about Progressive Design-Build (PDB) and its benefits? Join ConsensusDocs on February 28th, 2024, at 12:00 p.m. ET for a live webinar, “Understanding the Benefits and Challenges of Progressive Design-Build”. As a current…

This Week in Congress Congress focused this week on tax and border security issues, while the final passage of spending measures, remain works in progress.  The House debated potential votes on tax and immigration measures, including the sweeping bipartisan tax package to renew business tax breaks and enhance the child tax credit. The immigration focus comes…

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…