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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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Clarity on OSHA Heat Hazard Enforcement?
On June 8, AGC sought clarification from OSHA on its enforcement of heat-related hazards under its National Emphasis Program (NEP). Due to the absence of specific guidance clarifying how compliance safety and health officers (CSHOs) will evaluate a contractor’s implementation of protocols to… Read More
June 9, 2022
Will EPA Regulate PVC as Hazardous Waste?
Environmentalists are pushing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to undertake a rulemaking to classify discarded polyvinyl chloride (PVC or vinyl) as hazardous waste under federal law and to revise the solid waste management guidelines on disposal of PVC. AGC filed comments on June… Read More
June 9, 2022
Region’s Fast-growing $8.3 Billion Construction Sector Contributes An Extra $10 Billion To Local Economy, Supports 83,000 Non-Construction Jobs
  KANSAS CITY, MO. – The bi-state region’s fast-growing construction sector, which last year started $8.3 billion worth of projects, contributes an extra $10.7 billion to the local economy and supports 83,000 non-construction jobs, according to a new economic impact analysis released by the… Read More
June 8, 2022
What I Love and Hate ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Updating My Contracts from an Owners' Perspective
The Construction Owners Association of America (COAA) is the largest association of construction owners in the United States. COAA just held its Spring Connect conference in downtown Baltimore on the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) campus. One session featured “What I Love and Hate ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½â€¦ Read More
June 6, 2022
NEW! ConstructorCast Episode: Winning the War on Talent
AGCofAmerica · ConstructorCast - Winning the War on Talent   Struggling to find enough workers? On this episode, three young construction professionals share their insights about how they made a decision on a full-time position and why their selected firms stood out.  Guests include… Read More
June 6, 2022
Construction Employment Climbs By 36,000 In May, While Hourly Earnings Rise At Fastest Yearly Rate In 40 Years As Firms Scramble To Fill Positions
  Rapidly rising hourly earnings enabled the construction industry to add 36,000 employees in May, but a record number of job openings going into the month suggests contractors want to hire even more workers, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new… Read More
June 3, 2022
Government-Mandated Project Labor Agreements Would Keep Three-Quarters of Firms from Bidding on New Federal Projects, Survey Finds
  Nearly three-quarters of federal contractors report they will stop bidding on federal projects if the Biden administration were to follow through on its plans to impose government-mandated project labor agreements according to the results of a survey of firms released today by the… Read More
June 2, 2022
AGC Releases New Member-Only Resource on ConsensusDocs Standard Contracts that Helps AGC Members Understand and Negotiate All Types of Construction Contracts
Consensus doesn’t mean unanimity. ConsensusDocs is the first and only broad-based coalition in the United States that publishes standard construction contract documents. ConsensusDocs has existed for over 14 years and has grown to over 40 construction organizations, including the three largest… Read More
June 1, 2022
Nonresidential Construction Spending Declines In April As Contractors Struggle To Find Workers Amid Record Job Openings, Low Unemployment
  Spending on nonresidential construction projects declined for the second month in a row in April as contractors coped with an all-time high for job openings, according to an analysis the Associated General Contractors of America released today of federal spending data. Association officials… Read More
June 1, 2022
Two-Thirds Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs Between April 2021 And April 2022 But Low Unemployment Rate Leaves Many Positions Open
  Construction employment increased in two-thirds of U.S. metro areas between April 2021 and April 2022, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Association officials noted that a lack of qualified workers kept employment… Read More
May 31, 2022

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