June 2021
Association News
Last call for the 2021 Florida Asphalt Convention! If you have not registered and would like to attend it is still possible here. For those who have registered the schedule of events is here. You can see the attendee list here.
The Association is happy to announce we have partnered with the Women of Asphalt to form a Florida Branch. This group will hold their first meeting on June 10th in Naples, FL. Anyone who meets the criteria to join can register for the meeting here. If you would like to consider joining the Women of Asphalt-Florida Branch, please feel free to reach out to Association for more information.

The first meeting will be held tomorrow in Naples and on Zoom. You can attend the meeting virtually here.
The FDOT let 220,000 tons of asphalt this June. The detailed list is here. This is less than last month, but a significant improvement over last June.
The FDOT has sent out the proposed changes to the Standard Specifications for Road and Bridge Construction for industry review. ACAF has compiled a list of the ones affecting asphalt production and construction which is available here. If you have any concerns, please contact the Association and we can with discuss those with you and the Department.
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The budget includes the Florida Leads budget, which recognizes that Florida’s economic recovery is well underway, and makes key investments in transportation and infrastructure, as well as using resources to ensure continued job growth, work force training, affordable housing and rural economic development.
Source: WPLG Local 10 News
Difficulties in hiring could affect long-term pushes to fix our roads. Like many businesses in the U.S., the construction industry is struggling to fill open positions in certain areas across the country.
Source: WTVC-TV NewsChannel 9 News
With infrastructure proposals expected to increase demand for pump systems, mechanical engineers have developed innovative heat transfer technologies to ensure the systems operate reliably in extreme environments.
Source: ForConstructionPros
President Biden and Senate Republicans have agreed to continue negotiations on an infrastructure spending plan despite an ongoing split over the scope of the proposal and how to pay for it.
Source: NPR
As more and more countries extend their vaccination campaigns, with the US authorities saying that 99.992% of fully inoculated people can resist Covid, the de-escalation process, the supposed return to normality after an 18-month hiatus, is underway.
Source: Forbes
The U.S. economic recovery is unlike any in recent history, powered by consumers with trillions in extra savings, businesses eager to hire and enormous policy support. Businesses and workers are poised to emerge from the downturn with far less permanent damage than occurred after recent recessions, particularly the 2007-09 downturn.
Source: The Wall Street Journal
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