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March 8, 2010
March 17-20, 2010 | Orlando, FL
Join us March 17-20 in Orlando for AGC's 91st Annual Convention and Pavilion. As the construction industry continues to battle tough economic conditions and legislative challenges, AGC's Annual Convention provides the only opportunity for contractors to get all the… Read More March 8, 2010
A recent Reed Construction Data article released data from the RCD/RSMeans Commercial Construction Expansion Index, which indicates that the volume of nonresidential construction is expected to increase in 2010. This data is based on projects in planning or currently under construction, and… Read More March 5, 2010
The House today approved the Senate passed "jobs" bill by a vote 217 to 201, with 211 Democrats and 6 Republicans voting in support.  Before adoption, the bill was amended to address the budgetary concerns of the fiscally conservative "Blue Dog" Democrats who wanted to assure that the bill was… Read More March 5, 2010
This week, Tom Foss, President of Griffith Company, Brea, California presented AGC testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee on the importance of transportation investments to the National economy and jobs. Foss emphasized that the construction industry, like other… Read More March 5, 2010
The construction unemployment rate jumped to 27.1 percent and construction employment dropped to a 14-year low as another 64,000 construction workers lost jobs in February, according to federal employment figures released Friday. AGC found that the economy would have added jobs for the third time… Read More March 5, 2010
The unemployment rate for construction workers jumped to 27.1% in February (industry jobless rates are not seasonally adjusted), from 21.4% a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The rate for all workers was 10.4% (9.7%, seasonally adjusted), up from 8.9% in February… Read More March 5, 2010
CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS 27.1 PERCENT AS ANOTHER 64,000 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS LOST JOBS IN FEBRUARY 2010
With Nearly 2 Million Construction Jobs Lost Since December 2007, Construction Sector Continues to Drag Down Overall Employment FiguresÂ
The construction unemployment rate jumped to… Read More March 5, 2010
April 26–29, 2010 | The Mayflower Hotel | Washington, DC
The AGC Federal Contractors Conference boosts its content in 2010 with a special new conference format. The inclusion of separate concurrent tracks that highlight each of the unique Federal and Federally assisted markets. The first track… Read More March 5, 2010
Tom Foss (Griffith Company, Brea, Calif.) testified on transportation investments before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.
Tom Foss, president of Griffith Company, Brea, Calif., presented AGC testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee on the importance of… Read More March 4, 2010
