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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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Construction Employment Increases in 39 States and D.C. from August 2018 to August 2019, While 29 States Add Construction Jobs Between July and August
Texas and North Dakota Have Biggest Number and Percent Annual Job Gains, While Louisiana and Vermont Lag; Florida and Nevada Experience Largest One-Month Gains as Tennessee and Wyoming Have Worst Declines Thirty-nine states added construction jobs between August 2018 and August 2019, while… Read More
September 20, 2019
AGC Testifies on Water Infrastructure Investment
On Sept. 19, Jamey Sanders, Vice President of Choctaw Transportation and Division Chair of AGC of America’s Federal and Heavy Construction Division, testified before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on the importance of water resource infrastructure to the U.S.… Read More
September 20, 2019
AGC Offering Three-Part Series on Navigating the Complexities of Marijuana, CBD, and Opioid Use in Construction in October
AGC of America is offering a three-part webinar series to help construction employers navigate the complexities of marijuana, CBD, and opioid use in the industry.  Part One of the series will cover Marijuana in the Workplace on October 1 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern.  It will provide a… Read More
September 18, 2019
Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference Gear Up for Industry Conference
Separate Pre-Conference Strategic Management Workshop October 9th Each October, construction industry professionals in HR, training and workforce development gear up for the industry’s premier learning and networking event, AGC’s Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference, and this… Read More
September 18, 2019
Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference Gear Up for Industry Conference
Cutoff for hotel reservations is Tuesday, September 17, 2019! Each October, construction industry professionals in HR, training and workforce development gear up for the industry’s premier learning and networking event, AGC’s Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference, and this year… Read More
September 13, 2019
House Reauthorizes Clean Diesel Funding
On Sept. 9, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to reauthorize the AGC-supported Diesel Emission Reductions Act (DERA), which provides incentive to owners to make a smart investment in their purchase of cleaner and often more fuel-efficient vehicles and equipment. The House bill (H.R. 1768)… Read More
September 12, 2019
Administration Rolls Back Federal Overreach in the 2015 Waters Rule
On Sept. 12, AGC attended the unveiling of a final rule to repeal the 2015 definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rulemaking. AGC has criticized the federal overreach in the 2015 WOTUS rule, which treated many traditionally state waters as federal -- triggering federal approvals and… Read More
September 12, 2019
AGC Joins EEOC EEO-1 Litigation
Opposes Component 2 Pay Data Requirement On Monday August 19, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit seeking to overturn the district court’s decision from March that reinstated the EEOC’s revised EEO-1 Component 2 form.  On Monday,… Read More
September 10, 2019
NLRB Reverses Precedent, Allowing Property Owners to Prohibit Off-Duty Access by Contractor's Employees
On August 23, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board reversed precedent and rebalanced the rights of property owners versus the Section 7 rights of employees in a labor dispute. In Bexar County Performing Arts Center Foundation d/b/a Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, the Board held that a… Read More
September 6, 2019
Administration Finalizes AGC Supported Reforms to Implement the Endangered Species Act
The Trump administration has finalized the first steps in AGC supported changes to streamline and modernize the implementation of the Endangered Species Act, which can be unpredictable and add delay and cost to the permitting and construction of infrastructure projects.  The three newly… Read More
September 5, 2019

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