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New Survey Shows How Nation鈥檚 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鈥檚 failure to invest in construction鈥 Read More

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U.S. Green Building Sector to Create 7.9 Million Jobs by 2013
According to a Booz Allen Hamilton study, U.S. green building projects will support or create almost 8 million jobs by 2013, after already having created 2.4 million between 2000 and 2008. This study is released amidst concerns that Republican gains in the November elections will lead to a鈥 Read More
January 7, 2011
New & Updated ConsensusDOCS 鈥 Available January 19, 2011
On January 19, 2011, ConsensusDOCS will release new and updated documents.聽 All ConsensusDOCS users receive free access to the new documents within their subscription package. SUBSCRIBE TODAY to receive your email notice with a link to the new and updated documents.聽 AGC Members receive a 20%鈥 Read More
January 7, 2011
GOP Votes to Change House Rules to Allow Cuts to Highway Funding
The House Republican Conference met Tuesday to consider a rules package that will govern how issues can be addressed in the 112th Congress. Among the proposed rules is a repeal of the guaranteed funding requirement for annual federal highway investment and the House point of order that enforces鈥 Read More
January 5, 2011
蜜桃导航 Provides Davis-Bacon Training
On December 9, 2010, AGC completed its two-day webinar on the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts: The Ins and Outs of Federal Prevailing Wage Law.聽 With nearly 300 registered participants, the series helped many current and future federal construction contractors by providing information necessary to鈥 Read More
January 5, 2011
Data Digest: Construction spending climbs for third straight month; more metros report job gains
Construction spending in November totaled $810 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, up 0.4% from October and the third straight monthly gain, the Census Bureau reported on Monday. The total was down 6.0% from a year ago, the smallest year-over-year drop since April 2008. Private鈥 Read More
January 4, 2011
Vote Scheduled for Today on Highway Trust Fund, Contact with Republican House Members Urgent
The House Republican Conference will meet today at 4:00 p.m. to consider a rules package that will govern how issues can be addressed in the 112th Congress. Among the proposed rules is a repeal of the guaranteed funding requirement for annual federal highway investment and the House point of order鈥 Read More
January 4, 2011
Call for Presentations: Upcoming Webinar Series for Project Managers
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AGC of America is seeking proposals derived from AGC鈥檚 Project Manager Development Program (PMDP) to be delivered in 90 minute webinars. The webinars should be targeted toward early career construction project managers and provide a snapshot of a particular PMDP Module. One webinar for each Module鈥 Read More
January 4, 2011
Guest Article on Integrated Project Delivery
By Phillip G. Bernstein, FAIA LEED漏 AP, Vice President at Autodesk Times remain challenging for the U.S. building industry.聽 The economy weighs heavily on each of us, the supply chain is rapidly getting globalized (even if it feels like most of the work is in China) and every day brings some sort鈥 Read More
January 4, 2011
Industry Remains Fragile Even as Construction Spending Rises in November
Construction spending increased by 0.4 percent in November, the third straight rise in the total, AGC noted Monday in an analysis of new Census Bureau data. 鈥淚t is heartening to see three increases in a row for the total,鈥 said Ken Simonson, the association鈥檚 chief economist. 鈥淏ut most categories鈥 Read More
January 3, 2011
House Rules Change Will Undermine Highway Trust Fund Spending 鈥 Urgent Action Necessary
One of the first actions of the incoming House Republican majority will be to adopt revised rules for operating the chamber in 2011 and 2012. In releasing the proposed rules the House Republican leadership indicated that the changes are intended to increase transparency and make it easier to cut鈥 Read More
December 30, 2010

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