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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 283 Of 358 Metro Areas From February 2022 To 2023 As Job Openings Show Need For Even More Workers
  Construction employment increased in 283, or 79 percent, of 358 metro areas between February 2022 and February 2023, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Meanwhile, new government data shows there were more job openings… Read More
April 5, 2023
Construction Spending Slips in February Despite Private Nonresidential Increases as Homebuilding and Public Construction Outlays Retreat
Construction Officials Urge Biden Administration to Focus on Progress When It Comes to New Federal Investments in Infrastructure, Semiconductor Plant and Green Energy Construction Projects Total construction spending decreased by 0.1 percent in February, as declines in single-family homebuilding… Read More
April 3, 2023
Senate Approves WOTUS Repeal
With bipartisan support, the Senate passes AGC-backed legislation to repeal a new Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule expanding federal permitting jurisdiction over wetlands and more construction projects, bolstering AGC litigation—which has expanded to 26 states—against the rule.  On March 29,… Read More
March 31, 2023
AGC Blocks WOTUS Rule in Two States
MAY 31 UPDATE: AGC-backed lawsuits have now halted the Biden administration’s WOTUS rule in 27 states. The Supreme Court has also weighed in and delegitimized the “significant nexus” test that the agencies used in the Biden administration’s WOTUS rule. Check out the updated AGC articles on… Read More
March 31, 2023
Experts Share Critical Risk Management Maxims to Avoid Costly Construction Disputes
The most significant construction cases include claims related to scope gaps, design changes, delay damages, lost productivity, cumulative impacts, and bad administration, according to John Sebastian of the law firm Watt Tieder who was one of three presenters on ConsensusDocs’ recently held a… Read More
March 31, 2023
NEW! ConstructorCast: Construction Safety Week 2023
  AGCofAmerica · ConstructorCast - Construction Safety Week 2023   On this episode of ConstructorCast, Mike Burke of Alberici Constructors and Dan Johnson of Mortenson, both serving as chairs on the Safety Week committee, share some history of the tradition, what this annual campaign… Read More
March 31, 2023
AGC Welcomes New Members to AGC's Environmental Committee
AGC is pleased to announce the appointment of new members to serve on its Environmental Committee.  Members of the committee have direct access to federal regulatory officials, influence over AGC’s environmental agenda, and a means to exchange valuable information with one another and industry… Read More
March 31, 2023
Spire Consulting Group, LLC Of Austin, Texas Named Diverse Business Of The Year By National Construction Association
  Austin’s Spire Consulting Group was named as the 2023 Diverse Business of the Year award winner by the Associated General Contractors of America, association officials announced today. The association also awarded Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Awards, sponsored by WTW, to Hensel Phelps… Read More
March 31, 2023
Innocent Contractors Are Exposed to Superfund Cleanup Liability from PFAS
AGC Tells EPA Why Contractors Need Protection from Superfund’s Liability Framework AGC provided input to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at its March 23 “listening session” focused on the likely creation of a federal enforcement discretion policy to help address some of the… Read More
March 31, 2023
AGC Responds to EPA's Premature Tightening of Air Standards for Particulate Matter
On March 28, AGC responded (via individual and coalition comments) to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) premature revision to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM). AGC supports the establishment of reasonable air quality rules that are… Read More
March 31, 2023

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