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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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The Trump Administration reinforced its commitment to ensure that the Federal environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure projects is coordinated, predictable, and transparent.. President Trump, through Executive Order (EO) 13807, Establishing Discipline and Accountability鈥 Read More
October 6, 2017
Construction employment increased by 8,000 jobs in September to the highest level since October 2008, amid a tight labor market that may be keeping contractors from hiring as many workers as they need, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America鈥 Read More
October 6, 2017
On Tuesday, 蜜桃导航 Chief Executive Officer Stephen E. Sandherr and Tom Couling (Zachry Constr), the chair of AGC鈥檚 environmental forum, joined senior officials at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the launch of the agency鈥檚 Smart Sectors program. EPA invited AGC to partner on an鈥 Read More
October 5, 2017
Most major construction spending categories increased from July to August but activity was mixed compared to spending levels a year earlier, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that big drops in public鈥 Read More
October 5, 2017
Construction employment increased in 274 out of 358 metro areas between August 2016 and August 2017, declined in 52 and stagnated in 32, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that the鈥 Read More
October 4, 2017
Ida Cheinman, Substance151
It鈥檚 time that professional services firms faced a couple of hard truths: First, no one wants to subscribe to an e-newsletter, and second, a single email is not going to make the phones ring.
Companies spend significant resources on online marketing only to be left鈥 Read More
October 2, 2017
AGC filed comments this week on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer鈥檚 joint proposed rule to repeal the 2015 definition of 鈥淲aters of the United States鈥 (WOTUS). AGC offered strong support for the agencies鈥 plan to re-codify regulatory text that existed鈥 Read More
September 29, 2017
The National Labor Relations Board (鈥淣LRB鈥 or 鈥淏oard鈥) now has a full complement of five members with a Republican majority for the first time in roughly a decade. This follows from the September 27 swearing in of Republican William J. Emanuel as a Board member for a term ending on August 27鈥 Read More
September 28, 2017
On September 25, AGC submitted comments to the U. S. Department of Labor鈥檚 (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) in response to a Request for Information (RFI) on the 2016 changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime regulations. In line with AGC鈥檚 regulatory recommendations, this RFI is鈥 Read More
September 26, 2017
Join Us Again Next Year on September 12-13, 2018, in Crystal City, Virginia!
In today鈥檚 uncertain regulatory climate, AGC鈥檚 2017 Construction Environmental Conference (CEC) went back to the basics to help the nearly 100 people who attended this year鈥檚 program ensure that their jobsites are ready鈥 Read More
September 21, 2017