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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鈥檚 failure to invest in construction鈥 Read More
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Former national treasurer of AGC of America, and Common Ground Alliance (CGA) board member Vic Weston (Tri-State Road Boring Inc., Baton Rouge, La.) and Bob Kipp, director of CGA, gave a presentation today at the Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration鈥檚 (PHMSA) Joint Technical Pipeline鈥 Read More
December 11, 2008
AGC鈥檚 Legislative Action Committee convened December 10 to evaluate the association鈥檚 legislative and regulatory priorities for the 111th Congress (2009-2010). The committee made recommendations based on priorities that impact the industry, are achievable, and will be considered in the next鈥 Read More
December 11, 2008
The U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday passed by unanimous consent H.R. 7327 and the Senate followed today, the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008, to provide immediate, short-term relief for single- and multi-employer pension plans whose assets have lost value as a result of鈥 Read More
December 11, 2008
On December 9-10, ten members of AGC鈥檚 Environmental Network Steering Committee and national AGC environmental staff met with officials and staff from several U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program offices.聽 Those offices include Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Policy, Economics and鈥 Read More
December 11, 2008
The Occupational safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an information collection (paperwork reduction) requirement (ICR) for Blasting and the Use of Explosives on December 8, 2008. OSHA is soliciting public comments concerning its proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget (鈥 Read More
December 11, 2008
Today AGC launched a new national effort to ensure that Congress and the President-elect understand the vital need for investing in infrastructure as part of the pending stimulus package. The centerpiece of this effort is, frankly, you. As you will see from the advertisement below, AGC is鈥 Read More
December 11, 2008
Are You Ready? AGC's new stimulus ad.
AGC today launched a new national effort designed to show broad support for needed new infrastructure investments.The effort is designed to make sure that new infrastructure investments help create and preserve construction jobs and serve as a foundation for鈥 Read More
December 11, 2008
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration published on Thursday, December 4, 2008, an extension of the Office of Management and Budget鈥檚 (OMB) approval of information collection (Paperwork) requirements (ICR).聽 OSHA is soliciting comments concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of鈥 Read More
December 11, 2008
The Boys & Girls Club of Lansing sent along a thank you note with photos of the members using the Build Up! kit sponsored by AGC of Michigan." width="300" height="227" />The Boys & Girls Club of Lansing sent along a thank you note with photos of the members using the Build Up! kit鈥 Read More
December 10, 2008
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule November 19 to regulate stormwater runoff from construction and development sites by establishing effluent limitations guidelines (ELG).聽 The proposal would require contractors to meet EPA鈥檚 technology-based 鈥渇loor鈥 on most sites by鈥 Read More
December 9, 2008