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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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AGC's HR Network Changes Name to HR Forum
AGC of America’s HR Network is now known as the HR Forum.  The HR Forum will continue to operate under its existing structure, allowing all AGC members and Chapter staff who have an interest in construction-industry HR issues to connect and interact with each other, keep pace with the latest… Read More
February 22, 2011
SIMONSON SAYS: Counting on the Census for Construction Clues
The Census Bureau has begun to provide detailed locality and other data about population changes between 2000 and 2010. As of February 22, population changes by county and city were available for 13 states, with seven more expected this week and the rest by the end of March. Census posts a map for… Read More
February 22, 2011
Ken Simsonson Appears on Bloomberg Television
AGC's chief economist Ken Simonson appeared on Bloomberg Television to discuss how demand for apartments, and new apartment construction, appears to be rising. Watch the video here.
February 22, 2011
More Construction Firms Plan to Hire in 2011
A recent survey conducted by AGC and Navigant found that more construction firms are planning to hire workers this year than are planning to make layoffs. Read the full survey results here.
February 22, 2011
Register Today! Specialty Contractors Should Not Miss Out On This Opportunity
Join your colleagues March 21-25, 2011 in Las Vegas for AGC of America's 92nd Annual Convention.  AGC’s Annual Convention delivers the working knowledge contractors need to improve operations, expand into new markets and build their business.  In addition to professional development sessions… Read More
February 21, 2011
These Convention Sessions are a Must for Building Contractors
Join us March 21-25, 2011 in Las Vegas for AGC of America's 92nd Annual Convention. AGC’s Annual Convention delivers the working knowledge contractors need to improve operations, expand into new markets and build their business.  In addition to professional development sessions focused on: BIM and… Read More
February 21, 2011
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Continues Efforts to Guide Development of Accounting Standards
Throughout 2010, AGC’s Tax and Fiscal Affairs Committee diligently monitored four major proposed accounting standards updates put forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) that would have a significant impact on the construction industry: loss contingency, revenue recognition,… Read More
February 21, 2011
CM At-Risk State-by-State Maps Updated
Based on the Construction State Law Matrix, AGC has updated maps showing which states, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, permit Construction Management At-Risk (i.e. CMAR, CM At-Risk, CM@R, CM/GC, GC/CM, CMc) under state law for vertical and horizontal construction projects. … Read More
February 21, 2011
FREE ConsensusDOCS Webinar – 2011 New & Updated Documents
March 31, 2011 from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. ET ConsensusDOCS is proud to announce the release of two new and ten revised contracts.  On March 31, ConsensusDOCS will host a free webinar discussing the important changes to the 2011 documents.  To register, please click here. To better reflect today’s… Read More
February 21, 2011
Congress and the Administration Begin the Budget Dance
This week in Washington focused on all things budget.  On Monday, President Obama unveiled his $3.7 trillion fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget, while the House of Representatives continues to debate a continuing resolution (CR) for the remainder of FY 2011 that would cut about $100 billion from last… Read More
February 17, 2011

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