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News From PCA - Updated 01.30.09
When America uses concrete, we pour strength into our recovery

Concrete stimulus


Concrete is a cost-effective, energy-efficient, and sustainable construction material essential to rebuilding America’s infrastructure. As the ubiquitous material in public works, residential, and commercial construction, concrete creates jobs throughout the economy. For every 10 construction jobs created by a project, the community gains 17 additional jobs that stay in the region.

Podcast Highlights Importance of Infrastructure Package

A Podcast by PCA chief economist Ed Sullivan explores the need for an intrastructure stimulus package and its impact on the jobs.

Listen to the Podcast

(To download the MP3 file, right click on the link and select (Save Target As.)

   
Concrete is

Cost effective: Concrete lasts longer and requires less maintenance than other paving materials, which results in lower lifecycle costs.

Energy efficient: Buildings and homes with concrete walls use less energy to heat and cool.

Sustainable: The making of cement, the key ingredient of concrete, uses many materials recycled from other industries that would otherwise be wasted.


Impact of Stimulus Bill

A Flash Report issued by PCA's economic research team assesses how the stimulus package would impact jobs, the economy, and construction.
View or download the report

PCA Congressional Testimony
On Jan. 23, chief economist Edward J. Sullivan testified before the Congress that the U.S. cement industry has more than enough supply potential to feed even the most optimistic infrastructure spending program.
More on the testimony


Paving: New Realities
High asphalt costs and low availability, environmental concerns, the economic downturn, and growing demands on our infrastructure are changing the way we build streets and highways.
More


Sustainable Manufacturing
The 2008 annual report on sustainable cement manufacturing details the industry's progress and advances in environmental performance.
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Sustainable Leadership Award Nominations Open
The Awards will honor government leaders who advance sustainable development through the use of concrete and cement-based products.
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