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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’s failure to invest in construction… Read More
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Today, the Senate failed to move forward on the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act. This bill would provide health benefits for 9/11 workers and would limit the liability of the contractors that worked at the site of the terrorist attack in New York City.
These contractors responded… Read More
December 9, 2010
On Wednesday, the Democratic leadership in the House made an attempt to push forward a mine safety bill. Under the procedure they chose to pursue, supporters would have needed two-thirds of the House to approve the bill and were unable to meet that threshold.
The Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety… Read More
December 9, 2010
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 39,000, seasonally adjusted, in November, and private-sector payrolls grew by 50,000, the 11th straight monthly increase, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday. Construction employment, in contrast, remained in near-recession condition. It… Read More
December 8, 2010
Following two failed votes in the U.S. Senate Saturday to extend the Bush-era tax cuts only for the middle-class or those making less than $1 million a year, the White House and GOP Congressional leadership Monday agreed to a tentative “framework” agreement to extend current tax rates for all… Read More
December 7, 2010
This month’s edition of the Common Ground Alliance Monthly Update features an overview of a new partnership with United Rentals that includes adding 811 decals to more than 12,000 pieces of equipment as well as information about the upcoming CGA Annual Conference and Meeting.
The November CGA… Read More
December 6, 2010
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus introduced his bill to deal with the Bush era tax cuts, and it included the provision to remove the private activity bond volume cap for water and wastewater projects. Private activity bonds are a form of tax-exempt financing for a governmental entity… Read More
December 6, 2010
The Washington Post quotes AGC's chief economist, Ken Simonson, as he warns that construction jobs are at risk once stimulus funding runs its course.
According to the Post, "the bulk of highway-related work will be done within a year and more than half of the funds for it have been paid out, said… Read More
December 6, 2010
The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (otherwise known as the deficit reduction commission) failed to garner the necessary 14 votes today to approve its proposed recommendations and forward them on for Congressional consideration.
While 11 of the 18 commission members who… Read More
December 3, 2010
The construction unemployment rate jumped to 18.8 percent in November as the sector lost another 5,000 jobs since October, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released Friday by AGC.
The data indicates that the construction sector has suffered more than any other industry… Read More
December 3, 2010
On December 1, the co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (otherwise known as the deficit reduction commission) released the commission’s final report. While the Commission met the deadline for a final report as spelled out in President Obama’s Executive Order that… Read More
December 2, 2010