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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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Metropolitan Area Construction Employment - January
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ONLY 9 OUT OF 337 METROPOLITAN AREAS ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS BETWEEN JANUARY 2009 AND 2010 AS INDUSTRY PAIN CONTINUES Phoenix Loses Most Jobs While Steubenville-Weirton, Ohio-West Virginia Experience Largest Percentage Decline, Eau Claire, Wisconsin Has Largest Increase in Construction Employment… Read More
March 18, 2010
AGC and AIA Members Discuss Mutual Issues
Members of the AIA-AGC Joint Committee met February 5-6, 2010 in Washington, DC to discuss several important industry issues and explore ways for the organizations and its members to collaborate.  Topics included the current economic climate, Integrated Project Delivery (IPD), Building Information… Read More
March 18, 2010
Final Vote on Health Care Scheduled – Industry Targeted
Today, the House released a draft reconciliation bill that will be used to move the Senate's Health Care Reform package that passed last December through Congress. A vote is expected by Sunday, March 21 in the House. If the bill passes on Sunday, it would be sent to the President for his signature… Read More
March 18, 2010
President Signs Nine-Month Highway Program Extension
President Obama today signed the "jobs" legislation, which the Senate approved yesterday thanks to AGC's continued advocacy and an effective grassroots lobbying effort. The bill, known as the "HIRE Act," includes the following provisions of importance to the highway construction industry: Extends… Read More
March 18, 2010
House Ways and Means Committee Considers its Jobs Bill
In his first hearing as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.) pushed for legislation that would provide tax incentives for small businesses and lending assistance for infrastructure projects. AGC sent a letter to committee members in advance of the markup… Read More
March 18, 2010
Possible Recess Appointment for AGC-Opposed Nominee to the National Labor Relations Board
The Senate was unable to pass the nomination of Craig Becker to become a member of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in February.   However, there is a strong possibility that the president could appoint Becker to the NLRB with a recess appointment during the Senate's Easter break. In… Read More
March 18, 2010
Outline for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill Expected to be Released This Weekend
Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) are expected to release an Op-ed tomorrow to provide an outline of what could be expected in a Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill, on which both senators are working.  They met last week with President Obama on immigration reform… Read More
March 18, 2010
First-Ever ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Charities Event Helps Two Veterans
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Charities' first-ever national Operation Opening Doors event took place in Orlando on March 16.  AGC member and student chapter volunteers, with the help of Turner Construction and several other AGC member companies, renovated the homes of two Orlando-area disabled veterans, installing handicap… Read More
March 17, 2010
AGC Economist Urges Owners to Take Advantage of Low Prices
Public agencies have been reporting for more than a year that they are paying less for school buildings and other facilities than they had been. But few governments seem to have stepped up their construction programs to take advantage of the price breaks. Montgomery County, Maryland, just outside… Read More
March 17, 2010
AGC Federal Contractors Conference
April 26-29, 2010 | The Mayflower Hotel | Washington, DC   The 2010 AGC Federal Contractors Conference will be held April 26-29, 2010, at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. This meeting is the only national event where contractors and federal agency personnel can meet in a collaborative forum… Read More
March 15, 2010

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