WASHINGTON, (Nov. 8, 2023) — The U.S. Senate voted 50-48 to overturn President Joe Biden's decision to waive some Buy America requirements for government-funded electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, but the White House said he would veto the measure.

The White House argued the Republican bill would eliminate entirely the domestic manufacturing requirement for government-funded EV chargers "thereby harming domestic manufacturing and American jobs."

Birmingham, Ala. (Nov. 8, 2023) — Fleetio, a fleet maintenance management software-as-a-service (SaaS) company, announced it ranked 459th on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech and energy tech companies in North America. Fleetio grew 263% from 2019 to 2022, and this marks the third consecutive year the company has appeared on the list.

ST. LOUIS (Nov. 8, 2023) — Tarlton Corp. garnered the AGCMO 2023 Project of the Year Award in the Specialty Contractor/Subcontractor category for its work on the proton therapy vault concrete project for Pointcore Construction. The honor was presented to the Tarlton team Nov. 2 at the 26th Annual Construction Keystone Awards Gala.  

LEBANON, Ohio (Nov. 2, 2023) — Fecon LLC, a global manufacturer of heavy-duty site preparation attachments and forestry accessories, recently acquired Treefrogg LLC, a manufacturer of tree-trimming saw attachments for skid steers and compact track loaders. The acquisition expands the right-of-way clearing solutions offered by Fecon in the forestry mulching and vegetation management industry.

WASHINGTON (Nov. 2, 2023) — The not seasonally adjusted national construction unemployment rate was 0.4% higher in September 2023 from the previous year, up from 3.4% to 3.8%. According to a state-by-state analysis of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data released by Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), 16 states had lower unemployment rates over the same period, five were unchanged and 29 states were higher.