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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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ConsensusDOCS Federal Subcontract for Government Construction Projects
The ConsensusDOCS 752 – Subcontract for Federal Government Construction Projects was created specifically to assist contractors and subcontractors comply with new and complex federal laws and regulations.  The ConsensusDOCS Federal Subcontract is the only standard agreement that addresses the terms… Read More
January 13, 2011
Third Party Excavator Enforcement Proposed Rule Declared a "Significant Rulemaking" by OMB
AGC has been meeting regularly with the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) and other industry stakeholders concerning an upcoming rulemaking on federal enforcement for 3rd party excavation damage where state damage prevention programs are deemed inadequate. On December 14… Read More
January 12, 2011
The 111th Congress: Significant Progress But Much Water Infrastructure Work Remains
The 111th Congress saw Democratic control of both chambers by significant margins and the White House. The Senate Democrats had a 60 vote supermajority for a time and the House Democrats held an overwhelming majority of the seats. Several key bills advanced through significant legislative hurdles,… Read More
January 12, 2011
ENR Names AGC’s Mike Kennedy a 2010 Newsmaker
Engineering News-Record announced AGC's general counsel Mike Kennedy was selected as one of its top 25 Newsmakers for 2010.  ENR chooses its Newsmakers each year to honor individuals for significant achievements benefiting the construction industry. Kennedy was selected for his successful two-… Read More
January 12, 2011
SIMONSON SAYS: Materials Prices Bubble Up to Start New Year
The new year has begun with price increases and announcements of more to come for steel, copper, aluminum and diesel fuel. As one construction executive told the Institute for Supply Management in its January survey of nonmanufacturing purchasing managers, “Pricing pressures are starting to heat up… Read More
January 11, 2011
Proposed Changes to Hours of Service Rules for Truck Drivers - Construction Provision Remains
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that seeks to overhaul hours of service rules for truck drivers, but retains an exemption AGC successfully advocated for in 1995. The proposal was released on Wednesday December 29, 2010, with the… Read More
January 10, 2011
International Conference on Transportation Construction Management
AGC has joined with the Federal Highway Administration, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), academia and other industry groups in sponsoring the 2nd International Conference on Transportation Construction Management. The conference is scheduled for February… Read More
January 8, 2011
ACCA Joins the ConsensusDOCS Coalition
The Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA) became the 31st member to join the ConsensusDOCS Coalition. For nearly a century, ACCA is the only nationwide organization of, by and for the small businesses that design, install and maintain indoor environmental systems.  ACCA is comprised of… Read More
January 8, 2011
New House Rules Allow for Cuts to Highway Funding
The House rules package adopted this week for the 112th Congress includes a provision that has the potential to dramatically alter the process Congress uses to provide funding for highway and transit programs. The new rule repeals the guaranteed funding requirement for annual federal highway… Read More
January 7, 2011
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Calls for Passage of Long-stalled Infrastructure Bills as Construction Loses Another 16,000 Jobs
Employment in construction declined by 16,000 during the month of December 2010 as the industry’s unemployment rate hit 20.7 percent, according to analysis of federal employment figures released Friday by AGC. Even as the industry continues to suffer from weak private sector demand the benefits of… Read More
January 7, 2011

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