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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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ICE Steps Up Enforcement with Form I-9 Audits
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a division within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has notified approximately 650 companies of the intent to audit their I-9 forms, just half way through 2009.  By comparison, the agency reports that it audited approximately 500 companies in… Read More
July 7, 2009
AGC Advises EPA to Exempt Small Emitters, Delay Requirements in Proposed Rule for Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases
On June 9, AGC submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on a proposed rule that would require thousands of facilities to monitor their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions starting in January 2010 and report those emissions to EPA in 2011.  All facilities that produce Portland… Read More
July 6, 2009
Registration Open for HR Professionals Conference and Training & Development Conference
Attending the Associated General Contractors of America's (AGC) 2009 Training & Development Conference 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… Read More
July 6, 2009
AGC Urges Continued Investment in Infrastructure
In light of recent job loss figures, AGC's chief executive officer Steve Sandherr urged the administration and Congress to stimulate new commercial lending and hasten non-transportation stimulus construction projects that have yet to begin.  In June alone, construction employment declined by 79,… Read More
July 6, 2009
AGC of America and the Houston Chapter Partner to Offer AGC’s Supervisory Training Program Free in Houston!
Attend the pilot course of the newest STP unit—Understanding and Managing Project Costs, fifth edition. In today’s competitive climate and uncertain economy, the role of the construction supervisor in project costs is more important than ever. STP Unit 6: Understanding and Managing Project Costs… Read More
July 6, 2009
Job losses worsen; construction spending, wages cool; ABI stays weak
Nonfarm payroll employment shrank by 467,000 jobs in June, seasonally adjusted, bringing the 12-month total loss to 5,664,000 (-4.1%), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Thursday. The unemployment rate rose to 9.7%, not seasonally adjusted (9.5%, seasonally adjusted). Construction… Read More
July 6, 2009
AGC's State Law Matrix™ Update Released
AGC's State Law Matrix has been updated and is now available!  The update includes new information on immigration and statute of repose issues.  AGC's State Law Matrix is the most comprehensive, definitive and concise publication available regarding a wide range of state law issues that can affect… Read More
July 6, 2009
NEW! Federal Government Contractor Ethics and Compliance Programs Toolkit and Guidance
Federal contractors face a multifaceted and complex regulatory environment. The landscape is now more complicated thanks to new rules approved in 2008 requiring contractors to have a code of business ethics and compliance in place, an internal control system and new mandatory disclosure… Read More
July 5, 2009
Survey Finds Sponsors Many Benefits to Apprenticeship
A federally funded survey of registered apprenticeship sponsors found that they overwhelmingly “believe they are reaping a wide array of benefits from apprenticeship programs” and would recommend registered apprenticeship to others. The U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training… Read More
July 3, 2009
Airport Project Delivery Discussed in Savannah
AGC of America, Airports Council International-NA and the Airport Consultants Council successfully held the Airport Project Delivery Systems Summit IV on June 3-4, 2009 in Savannah, Ga.  Airport owners, contractors and designers gathered to hear the latest on project delivery and airport… Read More
July 3, 2009

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