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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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Senate and House Approve Highway Trust Fund Fix
By a vote of 79-17 the Senate passed legislation to transfer $7 billion of general fund revenue to the Highway Trust Fund to provide enough revenue to ensure state transportation departments will continue receiving full reimbursements for federal-aid highway projects through September, the end of… Read More
July 31, 2009
AGC Releases Stimulus Survey Results
AGC released results of a survey that measured the impact of stimulus funds on construction companies' ability to expand payrolls.  The survey found that stimulus construction funds have had little impact to date on companies' ability to hire new employees, but has helped companies save existing… Read More
July 31, 2009
ҵ Contacts Federal Agency Heads Regarding Movement of Recovery Funds
This week, ҵ CEO Steve Sandherr contacted 27 federal agency heads concerning the pace that Recovery Act dollars are flowing through the agencies and in the form of contracts available for bid. With more than one million construction workers having lost their jobs over the past year, AGC expressed… Read More
July 31, 2009
Senate Action Imminent on S. 1005 - AGC Urges Members to Contact Senators
Key senate staff has indicated that S. 1005, the Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2009, could be up for a vote for the full Senate's consideration as early as next week. On Monday, July 27, AGC sent a letter to Senators indicating its support for S. 1005.  Click here to view the letter. S.… Read More
July 31, 2009
AGC Hosts Real Estate and Construction Group to Discuss Climate Change Impacts on Industry
AGC Wednesday hosted a meeting of real estate and construction stakeholders to discuss the impacts of legislative and regulatory efforts to regulate U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from stationary and mobile sources on the industry.  The meeting is the second AGC has convened with this group in… Read More
July 31, 2009
Administration Nominates David Michaels for Assistant Secretary of Labor at OSHA
The Administration announced Tuesday that David Michaels has been selected as the nominee for the Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.  This position requires a Senate confirmation, which has not yet been set. Michaels is an epidemiologist, research… Read More
July 31, 2009
Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Passes Senate, Moves to Conference
On July 29, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 passed the full Senate by a vote of 85-9 with six senators not voting. This bill contains the FY2010 funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as well as the Bureau of Reclamation. The next step is for the… Read More
July 31, 2009
Fall BIMFORUM Call for Presentations
The theme for Fall BIMForum meeting, to be held on October 8-9, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pa., will be “BIM AS THE EVOLVING STANDARD OF CARE: Driving process transformation for designers, contractors and owners.” The BIMForum Leadership is submitting this call for proposals to solicit ideas for… Read More
July 31, 2009
Registration Now Open for HR Professionals Conference and Training & Development Conference
Attending the AGC's 2009 Training & Development Conference (T&D) and HR Professionals Conference provides a unique opportunity for contractor and Chapter staff to participate in industry-focused sessions to learn innovative approaches to managing training and human capital.  For 2009, both… Read More
July 31, 2009
AGC Submits Recovery Act Comments to OMB - Agency Releases New ARRA Guidance
On June 22, AGC submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) written comments for consideration in the interim final regulation on federally-assisted projects. These projects would include building, highway and municipal and utility projects funded by the stimulus.  In addition, OMB that… Read More
July 31, 2009

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