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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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Agenda Now Live for 2021 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference
The agenda is coming together and registration is open for the 2021 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference to be held October 14-15, 2021, in St. Louis, Missouri. AGC's “HR/TED Conference” provides two days of education and networking for HR, training, and workforce development… Read More
August 20, 2021
WebEd: Strategies to Improve Workplace Vaccination Rates and Preparing for Various Mandates
Free to AGC Members With the Delta-variant-fueled surge of COVID-19 cases leading to new CDC masking guidance, statewide mandates, uncertain federal contractor requirements, potential private owner mandates, and the specter of further restrictions, you may have a renewed interest in seeing the… Read More
August 20, 2021
AGC Joins in Comments to PBGC on Special Financial Assistance Program for Multiemployer Pensions
AGC of America recently provided comments on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s (PBGC) interim final rule implementing the American Rescue Plan Act’s (ARPA) special financial assistance program.  The special financial assistance program is designed to help financially troubled… Read More
August 20, 2021
NLRB Decided to Let Union Bannering and Use of Scabby the Rat Continue
In a July 21 decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) in Lippert Components, Inc.,  found that a union did not violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) by displaying a 12-foot inflatable rat (known as Scabby the Rat) and two large banners, one targeting a… Read More
August 20, 2021
AGC Meets with Commanders of U.S. Army Corps
On Aug. 4, AGC of America’s Federal & Heavy Construction Division participated at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Executive Governance Meeting, which gathers Army Corps commanders from across the agency. AGC and the Army Corps discussed solutions to the challenges facing our nation’s… Read More
August 12, 2021
Senate Passes AGC-endorsed $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Package
On Aug. 10, the Senate passed, 69-30, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, a historic, $1.2 trillion infrastructure package investing in all components of the nation’s physical infrastructure. AGC endorsed this legislation because it reauthorizes the nation’s federal-aid highway and transit… Read More
August 12, 2021
Steep Rise In Producer Prices For Construction Materials And Services Continues In July As Contractors Struggle With Supply Challenges
Extreme price increases continued in July for a wide range of goods and services used in construction, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. Association officials urged President Biden to immediately end tariffs and… Read More
August 12, 2021
House Officials Should Quickly Pass Bipartisan Infrastructure Measure Approved Today By The Senate, Construction Official Urges
Construction Official Warns that Holding the Much-Needed Infrastructure Measure Hostage to Unrelated Partisan Priorities will Hurt the Economy and Deny Workers Good Career Opportunities The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the… Read More
August 10, 2021
Construction Industry Adds 11,000 Jobs In July But Nonresidential Sector Trails Overall Recovery Amid Materials Cost And Supply Challenges
The construction industry added 11,000 jobs between June and July but nonresidential construction employment remains far below pre-pandemic levels, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. Association officials said nonresidential… Read More
August 6, 2021
Biden Signs Executive Order Setting New Goal for Electric Vehicle Sales
On August 5, President Biden signed an Executive Order setting a new target to make half of all new vehicles sold in 2030 zero-emissions vehicles, including battery electric, plug-in hybrid electric, or fuel cell electric vehicles. The Executive Order also initiates development of long-term fuel… Read More
August 5, 2021

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