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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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If you鈥檙e thinking about 2010 year-end charitable contributions, keep the AGC Foundation in mind.聽 Since 1970 the Foundation has awarded thousands of scholarships to students entering the construction field. The tough economy and the high cost of a college education have made these scholarships,鈥 Read More
December 20, 2010
The Senate is expected to complete action tomorrow on a Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund government programs through March 4, 2011, and the House is expected to follow suit and give its approval soon after. Included in the CR is an extension of highway and transit program authorization to March鈥 Read More
December 20, 2010
Construction employment expanded in 20 states between October and November, while the list of states with year-over-year construction job gains grew to 13 states plus the District of Columbia, AGC reported Friday in an analysis of state employment data released by the Labor Department. The new鈥 Read More
December 20, 2010
This unique three-day course provides construction safety and health professionals with the next-level knowledge required to successfully manage a company-wide safety program. AGC's Advanced Safety Management Training Program will give participants a more holistic view of safety's role in project鈥 Read More
December 20, 2010
The next AGC Safety Management Training Course (SMTC) is being offered February 1-3, 2011, in Omaha, Neb. The course provides intensive instruction on the basic skills needed to manage a safety program within a company.聽 Participants will receive instruction and training that will allow them to鈥 Read More
December 20, 2010
Last week, members of the AGC Environmental Network Steering Committee participated in the annual, two-day Washington, DC 鈥渇ly-in鈥 event at the association鈥檚 headquarters to discuss significant environmental rulemakings and initiatives that impact commercial construction. AGC contractors and AGC鈥 Read More
December 17, 2010
AGC of America co-hosted a forum Wednesday in Charleston, S.C., to call for renewed federal infrastructure investment. The forum featured U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, Jr. The policy forum focused on the importance of鈥 Read More
December 16, 2010
AGC Wednesday submitted commentsto the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in response to the Board鈥檚 proposal to change the financial reporting of lease contracts.聽 The project is a joint effort by the FASB, which sets U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and the International鈥 Read More
December 16, 2010
AGC has been working through a broad coalition effort in support of the reauthorization of the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA), which provides grants for retrofitting diesel equipment. DERA is scheduled to be approved by the Senate today and is expected to be approved by the House this week.鈥 Read More
December 16, 2010
AGC of America co-hosted a forum Wednesday in Charleston, S.C., to call for renewed federal infrastructure investment. The forum featured U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and Charleston Mayor Joe Riley, Jr., during which LaHood said it was the鈥 Read More
December 16, 2010