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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Supporters of the (so-called) Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) remain short of their goal of original cosponsors thanks to AGC members voicing their concerns. AGC opposes the Employee Free Choice Act and urges AGC members to discourage cosponsorship.
EFCA would take away a worker's right to a… Read More
February 19, 2009
On Tuesday February 17, the Government Accountability Office publicly released a report on diminishing contractor participation in the State Department's Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) embassy construction program. The report was jointly requested by the Senate and House Foreign… Read More
February 19, 2009
AGC's updated stimulus Web page details the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which includes $308 billion in appropriated spending, $269 million in direct spending and $211 billion in tax cuts. AGC worked hard to ensure significant infrastructure investment was included in the plan, and… Read More
February 19, 2009
Following passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, AGC's CEO Stephen Sandherr released a statement and was interviewed in several media outlets, including ENR.
February 19, 2009
IPD: Lessons from the Trenches - AGC Webinar - February 26, 2009 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM (ET). Don't miss this important webinar as industry experts John Tocci, Sr. and Jim Frey provide an in-depth look at how Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is changing the construction industry, lessons learned… Read More
February 19, 2009
The AGC BIMForum's Dallas Meeting on May 28-29, 2009 is themed BIM NOW MORE THAN EVER...the embedded value of BIM and the Bottom line, from the 30-day and 30-year perspectives. In order to maximize the value of this forum, we are putting out a call for implementation practices. The BIMForum… Read More
February 19, 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (ETA), has extended until March 31, 2009, the deadline for applying for grants to align the registered apprenticeship, according to an announcement in the Federal Register.
The original deadline was March 16.
A Webinar for… Read More
February 18, 2009
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Join us in San Diego for AGC's 90th Annual Convention and Constructor Expo - an experience you can't afford to miss! Our efforts to build a better construction industry will take center stage when we tackle work force issues, share the latest innovations in green construction,… Read More
February 18, 2009
On February 17, 2009, a change in personnel was made at OSHA. Mr. Noah Connell, Deputy Director, Directorate of Construction (DOC) within the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has been the Acting Director for the DOC since April 2008. This was the second time in three years… Read More
February 17, 2009
AGC of America and the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) have discussed offering a specialized certification called the Certified Professional Services Marketer/Construction (CPSM/C).  SMPS currently offers a certification called the Certified Professional Services Marketer (CPSM… Read More
February 17, 2009
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