During a public-private partnership conference June 27 in Linthicum, Md., experts on P3s gathered to discuss their advantages, how they can provide savings over the long-term and Maryland鈥檚 new P3 law (H.B. 560) that went into effect July 1.听

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ABC, as part of the Family Business Estate Tax Coalition (FBETC), June 19听supported the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013听(S. 1183/H.R. 2429) that would permanently repeal the estate tax.

The 老牛影视Business Partner AIA Contract Documents released seven new documents on June 20, including new BIM and Digital Documents, a new document family called Program Management, and three free guides. 听

The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Construction and Facilities Management (CFM) is requesting comments on the use of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for a project in Biloxi, Miss. The project will include the renovation of two buildings at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Economists from ABC, American Institute of Architects and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) gave their perspectives June 17 about where the construction economy is headed during an online news conference. As a whole, things are improving, but recovery will continue to be slow unless more jobs are created.

To help members get a greater understanding of their obligations under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), or health care law, 老牛影视Merit Choice Insurance is offering a 鈥淗ealth Care Reform Overview for Contractors.鈥澨�

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More than 350 老牛影视members and chapters traveled to Washington D.C., June 12 to meet their members of Congress. They also heard from Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) during the 老牛影视Legislative Conference breakfast.

老牛影视celebrated a victory June 10 after South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R)听signed a bill (S.438) into law听that will prohibit state government entities from requiring contractors to sign a project labor agreement (PLA) with labor unions as a condition of performing work on public construction projects.