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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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Low bid prices squeeze contractors but spur Indiana work; highway paint woes loom
The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods rose 0.2% in April, not seasonally adjusted (but fell 0.1%, seasonally adjusted) and 5.5% over the past 12 months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Tuesday. Contractors were again squeezed by rising input costs and falling bid prices. The… Read More
May 21, 2010
Climate Bill Must Direct New Revenue to Transportation System
AGC on Tuesday announced that the Senate climate change bill neglects efforts to cut traffic congestion and breaks a decades-long promise that transportation user fees will be dedicated to financing highway and transit improvements. On Tuesday, AGC and transportation partners sent a letter to… Read More
May 20, 2010
AGC Action Requested: Senate to Vote Next Week on Resolution to Block EPA from Using Clean Air Act to Stop Construction Projects
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a resolution next week that would block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.  AGC is concerned that Clean Air Act regulation of greenhouse gases would delay or stop construction projects… Read More
May 20, 2010
IRS Issues Form to Claim Payroll Tax Exemption for Hiring New Workers
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has posted on its website the newly-revised payroll tax form that most eligible employers can use to claim the special payroll tax exemption that applies to many new workers hired during 2010.  The payroll tax exemption and the related new hire retention credit… Read More
May 20, 2010
Congress Postpones Jobs Measure
The House postponed a vote this week on a bill that would extend various expired tax provisions, unemployment and health care programs, and infrastructure initiatives as part of the Democratic Congress' jobs agenda.  The American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, H.R. 4213, would include a… Read More
May 20, 2010
Administration Contemplating Posting Government Contracts Online
An Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) was issued May 13 seeking input on how the government can best implement a policy of posting government contracts online. FAR Case 2009-004, Enhancing Contract Transparency, notes that while no policy mandating the online posting of contracts exists… Read More
May 20, 2010
T&I Committee Reviews Pipes Act Progress
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on Implementation of the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006 and Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Program. Witnesses included Cynthia… Read More
May 20, 2010
Register Today for the AGC Building Contractors Conference and Lean Construction Forum
Join key players in the building construction industry at the AGC Building Contractors Conference in Midway, Utah, June 9-12, 2010. This Conference consistently offers a worthwhile and constructive experience to industry leaders who gather to network, exchange ideas, and hear presentations offering… Read More
May 20, 2010
Tuesday's Primary Results - A November Forecast?
This past Tuesday, some of the most competitive primaries took place in Arkansas, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. The outcomes of those races forecast competitive elections in November. In Arkansas, the heated Democratic primary race between sitting Senator Blanche Lincoln and Lt. Governor Bill Halter… Read More
May 20, 2010
AGC Releases "Building a Green Future" Report
On April 22, AGC of America released a plan calling for market-based solutions, incentives and needed investments to deliver environmental improvements in our nation's infrastructure-buildings, transportation, water and land resources and power generation. The plan-Building a Green Future-outlines… Read More
May 20, 2010

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