Related Links: Presidential Platform As part of the CICI survey, ENR conducted an election poll asking which candidate would be better for the construction industry. Of the 378 executives polled, 71.2% said Romney was the better choice, 14.8% said Obama was the better choice, and 14.0% declined to answer.Many execs said their choice was ideological, with some claiming Obama is anti-business and others questioning Romney's leadership ability. However, many execs focused on markets. "The public sector will see more work under Obama, [and] the private sector will see more work under Romney," said one undecided exec.Agreeing with this analysis, many
Related Links: ENR's Construction Industry Confidence Index Declines in Third Quarter Full Report: ENR's 3rd Quarterly Cost Report, 2012 (subscription required) Construction Firms Weigh in on Romney's Presidential Bid A Second Obama Term Could Look Much Like the First As part of our most recent Construction Industry Confidence Index survey (CICI), ENR conducted an election poll asking which candidate would be better for the construction industry. Of the 378 executives polled, 71.2% said Romney was the better choice, 14.8% said Obama was the better choice, and 14.0% declined to answer.Many execs said their choice was ideological, with some claiming Obama
Photo by AP Wideworld Obama continues to call for more infrastructure funding, but deficit worries are likely to squeeze public works and other programs. Related Links: Democratic Party 2012 National Platform When it comes to critical issues, such as infrastructure spending and regulatory policy, construction-industry officials have a clear idea of what to expect if President Obama wins re-election. In short, they expect a second Obama administration would pursue the legislative and regulatory priorities it has followed since 2009.This déjà vu picture has a second aspect: With Republicans predicted to keep control of the House and at least narrow Democrats'
While many construction industry firms and lobbying groups are chagrined the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld President Obama's Affordable Care Act, a number of companies that design and build in the health-care sector are more upbeat.
A new round in the fight over the Keystone XL pipeline has begun, as TransCanada reapplied for a U.S. permit to build the controversial $7.6-billion, 1,600-mile-long project, which would carry crude oil from Alberta's tar sands to the Gulf of Mexico.
President Obama and the governors of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Pennsylvania have agreed to speed up the review and development of proposed offshore wind-power projects in the Great Lakes region.
Construction industry sources say they are hopeful that the U.S. Supreme Court overturns President Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which they contend is problematic for employers.
A group of 45 Senate lawmakers —all but one of whom are Republicans—is attempting to revive the Keystone XL crude-oil pipeline project, which President Obama nixed last month.
President Barack Obama's proposed $3.8-trillion budget for fiscal year 2013 would continue to squeeze discretionary spending and make further cuts in many construction programs that were trimmed this year. The proposal includes some construction hikes and repeats Obama's 2011 call for a sharp, immediate boost for highways and transit. But the transportation proposal's outlook is dim, because Congress turned it down twice before.Obama's budget request, sent to Congress on Feb. 13, is just the beginning of a long, tough partisan fight over 2013 spending. The outcome will have a direct impact on design and construction firms that focus on government
