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  1. OHSA wants feedback on preventing accidents from reinforcing concrete activities & vehicle/equipment backovers: ow.ly/b7CWy
  2. Want to squeeze more into your tweets? Check out this glossary of twitter abbreviations: ow.ly/b7CAG
  3. MIT study>>Using stiffer pavements on U.S. roads could reduce vehicle fuel consumption up to 3% & save $15.6B in oil: ow.ly/b6dCe
  4. Equipment leasing/finance index shows new biz volume down 10% from March 2012 but up 20% from April 2011: ow.ly/b646M @ELFAOnline
  5. RT @landarchitects: Green Infrastructure Could Save Cities Billions: bit.ly/KNEgNZ Join us @ 2p as we discuss the report....
  6. Reznick Group & J.H. Cohn merge, forming nation's 11th largest accounting firm: ow.ly/b4yBr
  7. RT @abcnational: House approves measure that ensures open competition on federal defense projects with bipartisan support...
  8. @shockey_builds Thanks for your insight on P3s! We're excited to cover this topic in our July issue.
  9. Australia's 1st carbon neutral office building earns LEED Platinum certification: ow.ly/aYs09
  10. Tech execs weigh in on justifying the cost of implementing a new software system...and much more: ow.ly/aYmt1
  11. Nonresidential construction is expected to remain soft this summer: ow.ly/aYm7h
  12. Kudos to ABC's Greater Michigan Chapter on doing a week of ABC Cares community service events: ow.ly/aWMlT
  13. @ABCNational's chief economist is scheduled to appear on Fox Business News today 4:30-5 pm (EST). Tune in for info on construction backlog!
  14. Construction backlog declines 5.4% in 1st quarter of 2012 (via @ABCNational): ow.ly/aVoqt
  15. Why it's wise to require bid bonds from subcontractors: ow.ly/aV8mQ
  16. How to perform a comprehensive profitability analysis: ow.ly/aV83h
  17. District court overturns NLRB's "ambush" elections rule: ow.ly/aV5Ii
  18. CURT is accepting applications for its Workforce Development awards; due July 13: ow.ly/aV5zu
  19. 'Taxmaggedon' is a real threat, says former Treasury secretary (via WSJ): ow.ly/aTNJq
  20. RT @artba: Happy Natl’ Transportation Week! We have some fresh new facts just out of our economist’s office: tinyurl.com/7jzbt2x