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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  AGC & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More

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DOL Officially Withdraws FLSA Independent Contractor Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) finalized its recent proposal to officially withdraw a Trump administration final rule clarifying the standard for employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The previous final rule… Read More
May 20, 2021
New ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Podcast Episode on How Advances In Artificial Intelligence Are Benefiting Construction
On this episode, Josh Levy of Document Crunch, Paul James of BOND Brothers and Brian Perlberg of ConsensusDocs dive deep into how AI and Machine Learning are being used to assess contract risk and inform approaches to construction risk management. They discuss finding the right balance using… Read More
May 19, 2021
U.S. Treasury Hints at Labor Requirements on Water, Sewer & Broadband Projects Financed with American Rescue Act Funds
Government- Mandated Project Labor Agreements & Local Hire Requirements Buried within the U.S. Department of Treasury interim final rule (IFR) on how the $350 billion in state, local, and territorial government funding provided through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) can be spent, is… Read More
May 13, 2021
U.S. Treasury Outlines How States Can Spend $350 Billion State & Local Government COVID-Relief
U.S. Treasury Outlines How States Can Spend $350 Billion State & Local Government COVID-Relief On May 13, the U.S. Department of Treasury issued an interim final rule (IFR) detailing how the $350 billion in state, local, and territorial government funding provided through the American Rescue… Read More
May 13, 2021
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Continues to Press for Timely Forgiveness of PPP Loans
On May 10, AGC filed a Freedom of Information Act request in response to SBA’s delayed decision-making process of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans as AGC members report they have already waited many months for SBA to act on forgiveness applications for loans over $2 million. SBA… Read More
May 13, 2021
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Continues to Press for Timely Forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program Loans
Earlier this week, AGC filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), in response to SBA’s delayed decision-making process of the PPP loans as members report they have already waited many months for SBA to act on their applications for the forgiveness of loans over $2M.  SBA continues to hide the… Read More
May 13, 2021
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Continues To Press For Timely Forgiveness Of Paycheck Protection Program Loans
AGC Launches Broad Effort to Increase Transparency of SBA’s Decision-Making Process Going Beyond Lawsuit, AGC Submits Detailed Request for Agency Data On May 10, AGC submitted a detailed request for information to the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Freedom of Information Act (… Read More
May 13, 2021
Proliferating Materials Price Increases And Supply Chain Disruptions Squeeze Contractors And Threaten To Undermine Economic Recovery
The cost of goods and services used in construction accelerated further in April as more items logged double-digit increases over the past year, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. Meanwhile, nonresidential contractors… Read More
May 13, 2021
Construction Employment Stalls In April As Soaring Costs, Supply-Chain Challenges, And Workforce Shortages Undermine Industry’s Recovery
Construction employment was unchanged from March to April as nonresidential contractors and homebuilders alike struggled to obtain materials and find enough workers, according to an analysis by AGC of government data released today. Association officials said the industry’s recovery was being… Read More
May 7, 2021
DOL Officially Withdraws FLSA Independent Contractor Rule
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) finalized its recent proposal to officially withdraw a Trump administration final rule clarifying the standard for employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The withdrawal is effective… Read More
May 6, 2021

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