New Links

The Association of United States Postal Lessors

The Corporation is organized and shall be operated exclusively to promote the common business interests and improve the general business conditions of persons and organizations which lease real property to the United States Postal Service. http://www.auspl.com/

CMAA The Construction  Management Association of America	The Construction Management Association of America supports professional construction managers in enhancing their performance and capabilities and improving their business results. CMAA also helps project owners by providing both information about professional construction management practice and a convenient means of identifying qualified professional CMs for current and future projects. Through professional development and certification, diverse publications, online communications and discussion forums, project leads and referrals, awards, student scholarships, and a variety of other activities, CMAA and the CMAA Foundation are working vigorously to fulfill the Association's mission: "To promote professionalism and excellence in the management of the construction process." http://www.cmaanet.org/default.htm
CICPAC - Construction Industry CPAs/Consultants Association	The Construction Industry CPAs/Consultants Association (CICPAC) is a national, not-for-profit association of accomplished CPA firms committed to providing high-quality financial and consulting services to construction firms. The association's principal objective is to enable its member firms to enhance their abilities to serve the construction industry. This goal is achieved via: Continuing Education and Training Resource Sharing Industry and Member Surveys Joint Ventures Marketing Assistance Newsletters and Publications http://www.cicpac.com
Elite	Elite.com leverages the Internet to enable professionals and consultants to account for time-based activities and expenses and send out billing and invoices anytime and anywhere. This translates to convenience, low cost, savings in time and more billable hours.  http://www.elite.com
Occupational Safety & Health Administration	OSHA's home page.  The Web site includes a small business forum; a News Room with press releases, speeches, testimony, and publications, regulations and compliance information, an on-line library, and an outreach center including training and consultation resources. http://www.osha.gov
Information and Links to Contractors, Associations and Material Suppliers	http://www.cmgnews.com
Newswire with constantly updated articles about the Construction Industry and related business industries	http://biz.yahoo.com/news/construction.html
Construction Marketing Network	Serving the Information Needs of Construction Marketers:   http://cmarket.net

 

Market Research

AASHTO	American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials:   http://www.aashto.org
American City Business Journals	Free search engine that retrieves articles enabling you to search for construction or business articles in different U.S. cities. Great research tool:   http://www.amcity.com
Builder Online	From the publishers of Builder Magazine:   http://www.builderonline.com

 

Government

USPS	http://www.usps.com
Department of Transportation	http://www.dot.gov
OSHA	http://www.osha.gov

 

Statistics

Mineral Industry Survey

Provides statistical data on production, distribution, stocks, and consumption of significant mineral commodities:   http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/mis.html

 

 

Construction Trade Associations

The Associated General Contractors of America	http://www.agc.org
Mechanical Contractors Association of America	http://www.mcaa.org
Associated Builders and Contractors	http://www.abc.org