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Posts by Concord (9)
    Legislative Outlook
    Sep 16, 2015

    Ways and Means Member Brady Urges Making Tax Extenders Permanent

    Kevin Brady (R-TX), the second most senior member of the powerful Ways and Mean Committee, writes a forceful post on the committee website that urges Congress to make the tax provisions known as “tax extenders” a permanent part of the tax code.

    Legislative Outlook
    Sep 15, 2015

    McConnell Seeks “Clean” Funding Bill

    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) told Politico that he will back a “clean” funding bill that will fund the government through December.

    Extenders
    Sep 10, 2015

    Broad Tax Extenders Coalition Calls For Action by Congress

    Concord joins more than 2,000 other companies to sign a letter to members of Congress, urging them to pass legislation extending or making permanent the set of tax incentives known as “tax extenders.”

    Construction
    Sep 04, 2015

    Construction Employment Goes Higher, but Slows

    Construction employment totaled 6,388,000 in August, the most since February 2009, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).

    179D Information
    Aug 30, 2015

    National Association of Manufacturers Urges Congress to Extend Section 179D Deduction

    The National Association of Manufacturers is currently circulating a letter for individual companies to sign on to urging Congress to immediately extend the expired and expiring tax provisions, similar to the tax extenders letter the Coalition sent to Congress in 2014. The Coalition sign-on letter will be open to companies, coalitions, associations and non-profit groups (including state/local/regional groups) to sign. The final letter will be sent to Congress the week of September 7th.

    ABI
    Aug 19, 2015

    ABI Continues Positive Trend

    The Architectural Billings Index showed another positive month in July, and also showed stronger growth in the long-struggling Northeast region.

    Construction
    Aug 07, 2015

    Construction Employment is High, Unemployment at 14-Year Low —but is there a worm in the apple?

    Construction employment is at its highest level since February 2009, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) — and unemployment among workers with construction experience is at its lowest level in 14 years.

    EBI
    Aug 05, 2015

    EBI Trends Upward, Survey Respondents Indicate Uncertainty on Business Conditions in Upcoming Year

    Engineering CEOs continue to remain positive about business prospects for the remainder of 2015, but less sure about prospects for 2016, according to the Engineering Business Index (EBI) compiled by the American Council of Engineering Companies.

    Legislative Outlook
    Aug 05, 2015

    Extenders Bill Introduced in Senate

    On August 5, 2015 Senate Finance Committee Chairman Hatch introduced S. 1946, the 2-year extenders package that was reported out of the Senate Finance Committee on July 21st. The legislative text for the extenders bill can be found here.