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A 92,000 Job Loss in February, 11,000 for Construction Jobs

Employers cut 92,000 jobs in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a reversal of January’s job gains. Economists had predicted a stronger showing, with some forecasting that January’s growth would continue and add 59,000 jobs to the economy.  Revisions also softened the previous two months’ numbers. January jobs numbers were revised down slightly […]

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Remembering DBIA’s Dorwin Thomas

Dorwin AJ Thomas, passed away peacefully April 23, 2021. He lived his life in full for architecture and design. He will be missed by very many in our profession. To quote one of his favorite cohorts … “He had quite a ride!” In addition to his long service with DBIA, Dorwin was an active member […]

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Turning Promises into Projects

For nearly a decade, the middle of May has been known as “Infrastructure Week” here in Washington. Year after year, many of the nation’s leading business, economic, policy and AEC groups have worked to bring Congress’ attention to the vital need for federal infrastructure investment. But, unfortunately, it’s been going on so long that just […]

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Full Design-Build Authority Passes in New Jersey

New Jersey lawmakers have passed sweeping new legislation the allows the use of design-build for all state and local governments. The bill passed both the House and Senate by overwhelming margins and now awaits the governor’s signature. New Jersey bill A1285 allows that any independent state transportation authority with an established prequalification, project rating, or […]

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America’s Infrastructure Scorecard: Mediocre Isn’t Good Enough

America’s Infrastructure Barely Makes the Grade ASCE has painted an in-depth portrait of America’s imperiled infrastructure systems. While government investment has made some improvements in recent years, the sobering fact that 45% of Americans still have no access to transit, or that there is a water main break every two minutes in the United States […]

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New DBIA Learning Center Makes Design-Build Training Easy

Sure, we’re all living and working online for what feels like 24-7 these days but that doesn’t always make it easy. We get it – keeping track of all your education courses, transcripts, CEU totals, certification renewal can be a challenge. That’s why DBIA is so excited to roll out our new Learning Center. It’s […]

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DBIA Sector Conference Registration is OPEN!

With Challenges Come Opportunities America’s Design-Build Teams Will Help Rebuild Our Economy This year’s virtual Design-Build for Water/Wastewater and Transportation/Aviation Conferences are coming at a critical time for design-build teams. For many months, we have faced unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Design-build teams have played a vital role in helping our communities by […]

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