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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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From the Ground Up Setting Up Your Marketing Department
Lindsay Andrews, Kokosing, Inc. For many construction companies, marketing supports the Business Development department in winning new work. This includes responding to project opportunities through the creation of statements of qualifications, proposals and presentations. Depending on company… Read More
July 1, 2017
Use the CICA Center to Meet All of Your Environmental Services Needs
Were you inspired by the environmental management solutions in AGC’s Earth Day Exclusive to develop your own environmental program? The environmental compliance and sustainability resources and management tools on the AGC-supported online Construction Industry Compliance Assistance (… Read More
June 30, 2017
Use the CICA Center as a Starting Point for Your Environmental Program
Are you developing an environmental management program for your company? The resources on the AGC-supported online Construction Industry Compliance Assistance (CICA) Center will support you in your efforts and make CICA a great starting point. CICA provides tools on planning for and managing… Read More
June 30, 2017
Union Sector Anticipating Overall Growth in Contracting Industry but Already Experiencing Growing Labor Shortages
“Contractors, labor representatives and owner-clients in the union construction and maintenance industry are significantly more optimistic about growth opportunities in 2017 and beyond (+20%) compared to last year, but they also report an increasing pervasiveness in union craft labor shortages,”… Read More
June 29, 2017
Trump Signs Executive Order on Apprenticeships
On June 15, 2017, President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing the Labor Department to investigate how it can cut back the federal government’s role in creating and monitoring apprenticeship programs, a move that the White House claims will help fill vacant jobs. The executive… Read More
June 29, 2017
Grow Your Environmental Management Knowledge and Skills
Explore management solutions, tools and technology, and best practices at AGC’s 2017 Construction Environmental Conference.  The 2017 CEC is about being prepared and having a plan in place to address environmental responsibilities during all phases of a project.  We will look at how… Read More
June 29, 2017
Widespread Concern: Something Must Be Done to Curb Citizen Suits
Environmental Groups Organize Trump ‘Resistance’ The Trump Administration remains focused on reducing regulatory burdens, expediting infrastructure projects, and delegating more enforcement authority to the states.  These changes, coupled with the proposed significant budget cuts to the U.S.… Read More
June 29, 2017
EPA Selects 172 Communities for New Brownfield Grants, Announces Job Training Grants Recipients
Is a site near you getting ready for redevelopment? In May, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced recipients for brownfields investment grants and environmental training grants for Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17).  These grants signal areas where communities may see future… Read More
June 29, 2017
U.S. EPA, Army Corps Move to Rescind 2015 WOTUS Rule
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the agencies) announced the pre-publication version of a proposed rule to rescind the Obama-era 2015 “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule that defines what streams, wetlands and other wet areas are… Read More
June 27, 2017
Construction Employment Increases in 245 out of 358 Metro Areas Between May 2016 and 2017 Even As Many Firms Struggle to Find Qualified Workers
Construction employment increased in 245 out of 358 metro areas between May 2016 and May 2017, declined in 59 and stagnated in 54, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that construction… Read More
June 27, 2017

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