The recent historic rate hike by the Federal Reserve is an alarming reminder that inflation still has the economy in a chokehold. American consumers and businesses are feeling the pain of rising prices in every sector of the economy, especially in construction. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the cost of construction inputs rose 46% from the start of

As President Biden signed the so-called Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, taxpayers, construction industry small businesses and climate change activists are sounding alarms about controversial labor policies in the legislation that will needlessly increase costs, reduce competition and undermine America’s swift transition to clean energy.   While the IRA has many well-documented problems, less-scrutinized language tucked in the partisan reconciliation bill forces private