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NCCER Survey: Return on Investment of Craft Training The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) is conducting critical research to quantify the impact and return on investment (ROI) of craft training in the construction industry. Your organization is invited to participate in this important study by completing this survey. The survey is comprehensive…

Regulatory Update: OSHA’s Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Proposed Rule The U.S. Postal Service submitted an extension request asking OSHA to extend the comment period on its Heat Injury and Illness Prevention proposed rule to March 31, 2025. The comment period is currently set to end on December 30, 2024. As explained in the request, the…

President Trump and the 119th Congress’s Top Legislative Priorities With the Presidency and the 119th Congress likely to be controlled by the Republican Party, it is anticipated that their proposed legislative priorities will include the following: extend President Trump’s Tax and Jobs Cuts Act of 2017, which sunsets in 2025; fund border security measures and…

Fed Cuts Interest The Federal Open Market Committee lowered its borrowing rate by a quarter percentage point, or 25 basis points, to a target range of 4.50%-4.75%. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

Upcoming Webinar: 2024 Post Election Analysis with Mike Oscar Join us on November 18th, 2024 at 2pm Eastern for the upcoming webinar, “2024 Post Election Analysis”, presented by ASA Government Relations Director, Mike Oscar.  This important presentation will dive into the various races across the country, not only the presidental race but numerous Senate and…

SuretyDIGIT Coalition is Excited to Welcome the American Subcontractors Association to SuretyDIGIT Membership   October 31, 2024 11:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time PRESS RELEASE   MALVERN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The SuretyDIGIT Coalition is proud to announce that addition of the American Subcontractors Association (ASA) to its growing roster of industry partners, further advancing efforts to modernize and digitize surety bond operations.…

Election 2024 Approximately 31 million Americans have already voted in the 2024 election; however, the chances of the election being called on November 5th are very unlikely. It is expected that election results will not be known until sometime in the subsequent week. Return to the ASAToday page to read more articles.

Electoral College 101 The process of choosing America’s president has remained virtually unchanged since its inception at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787. At the end of the Convention the Founding Fathers could not come to a consensus on whether the president should be chosen by the legislature or by popular election. They finally…

SLDF Fundraiser, October 26, 2024 – Dorsey Carson (MS), Trey Copeland (GA), Andy Cook (DC), Adam & Faith Harrison (MD), Scott & Marla Holbrook (CA) and ASA Staff Mike & Shannon Oscar. ASA Attorneys’ Council 2024 Fall Meeting Update: Braselton, Georgia The ASA Attorneys’ Council just wrapped up another successful set of discussions at our…

AWCI Releases Wall and Ceiling Industry Trends Report PRESS RELEASE Contact: Amelia Miedema, CAE 703-538-1604, miedema@awci.org October 25, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Falls Church, VA—With funding and support from the Foundation of the Wall and Ceiling Industry, the Association of the Wall and Ceiling Industry (AWCI) partnered with FMI to conduct a comprehensive survey and…