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OSHA Extends Vaccine Mandate Comment Period to January 19

Dec. 9, 2021
Comments may be submitted at the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal.
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MCAA Panel Shares COVID-19 Response, Strategies

May 14, 2020
Webinar was one in a continuing series of presentation by MCAA/MSCA to provide ideas and guidance through the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Record Drop in Nonresidential Construction Jobs

May 8, 2020
The construction unemployment rate was 16.6% in April, up 11.9 percentage points from the same time last year.
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Simple Math Says 2020 Will be Great for HVAC

May 5, 2020
This will be a great year for HVAC service and replacement. This isn’t unbridled optimism or wishful thinking. It’s data.
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Congressman/Business Owner Shares Information on COVID Issues

May 4, 2020
May 4, 2020 — A US congressman who is himself an owner of HVAC/plumbing/construction businesses acknowledged today that the federal government's Paycheck Protection Program in...

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April 8, 2020
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April 7, 2020
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April 6, 2020
Stephen Sandherr issued a video message to AGC members, requesting their participation in a Safety Stand Down.
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Crisis Strategy, Q1 2020 Outlook Released by FMI

April 3, 2020
Based on the speed and breadth of current socioeconomic disruptions, FMI is anticipating, at minimum, a recession spanning the second and third quarters of 2020.