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Industry professionals surveyed say that local permitting and zoning regulations are a key barrier in converting office space to other real estate uses.
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The USG + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (CCI) is a quarterly economic index designed to gauge the outlook for, and resulting confidence in, the commercial construction industry.
Mending Younger Workers’ Unfavorable Perception of Construction Careers Provides Opportunity to Revitalize Workforce
20,000 jobs were created in February. The unemployment rate is at 3.8%.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – David Hirschmann, president and CEO of the U.S. Chamber Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC), issued the following statement today regarding the decision by the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) to propose reforms to their process for designating nonbank financial firms as “systemically important financial institutions” (SIFIs):
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC) today released a report that explores the role of the insurance industry in U.S. capital markets. The report, which was released at an event featuring Allstate Chair, CEO, and President Tom Wilson, is the first to explore the impact investment insurance firms have on the U.S. economy.
There is an urgent need for greater focus on unlocking the full economic potential of black innovators and entrepreneurs.
On February 15, the U.S. Chamber submitted comments regarding REG-104259-18, guidance related to the base erosion and anti-abuse tax under section 59A, as published in the Federal Register on December 21, 2018.
Board Will Help Craft a Workforce Strategy to Equip America’s Students and Workers with Skills They Need in Today’s Economy WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Chamber President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue today was selected to serve on the administration’s American Workforce Policy Advisory Board. The Board will help guide the National Council for the American Worker, created in July 2018, as it develops and implements a workforce strategy to meet the needs of today’s economy.
304,000 jobs were created in the U.S. in January 2019. The unemployment rate is 4.0%.
Thirty-five days. Eight-hundred thousand furloughed workers. More than five billion dollars in damage to the U.S. economy.