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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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Construction Employment Increases by 11,000 in May to Eight-Year High but Labor Shortages Likely Limited Number of New Jobs Being Added
Construction employment increased by 11,000 jobs in May to the highest level since October 2008 and average weekly hours set a series high for May as contractors struggled to find enough workers to meet demand for projects, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General… Read More
June 2, 2017
Networking and Why I Hate Selfie Sticks
Danielle Feroleto, Small Giants I’m going to go out on a limb and confess and unpopular view…I hate selfie sticks. I actually will alienate myself from almost every reader and tell you I also hate selfies. Now, before you stop reading and throw this offensive article in the trash, let me tell you… Read More
June 1, 2017
AGC Fights to Keep Diesel Retrofit Grants Flowing to Equipment Owners
EPA Extends and Expands 2017 ‘DERA’ Clean Diesel Funding Competition Now Underway Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an extension and expansion of its competitive grant funding for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) Clean Diesel National Funding Assistance… Read More
June 1, 2017
Sneak Peek: What's on the Schedule for AGC's 2017 Construction Environmental Conference
Join us on September 13-14, in Crystal City, Virginia! Registration is open for the Associated General Contractors of America’s annual Construction Environmental Conference (CEC).  Will you be joining us?  The 2017 CEC is about being prepared for the (un)known and having a plan in place… Read More
May 31, 2017
Construction Employment Increases in 217 out of 358 Metro Areas Between April 2016 and 2017 Amid Strong Private-Sector Demand for Construction
Construction employment increased in 217 out of 358 metro areas between April 2016 and April 2017, declined in 89 and stagnated in 52, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that… Read More
May 31, 2017
Congress Asks AGC for Ideas on Making the Endangered Species Act More Efficient, Cost-Effective
AGC members report struggles with Endangered Species Act (ESA) requirements that delay infrastructure projects and significantly increase costs while not necessarily providing commensurate species and habitat benefits. At the request of Congress, AGC has identified legislative and administrative… Read More
May 30, 2017
President's Budget Proposal Cuts Funding for Enforcement and Job Training, Adds Parental Leave Program, and Changes PBGC Premiums
The fiscal year 2018 budget (FY 2018) proposal shows new priorities for the Trump Administration, with the Federal Education and Training Programs taking the brunt of the proposed budget cuts. The Department of Labor’s budget (DOL) includes a 20% reduction in funding from the FY 2017 enacted level… Read More
May 26, 2017
2017 Highway Work Zone Safety Survey
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May 23, 2017
Thirty-Nine States Add Construction Jobs Between April 2016 & 2017 But 27 States Lost Jobs Between March and April Amid Worker Shortages
Thirty-nine states added construction jobs between April 2016 and April 2017 amid growing demand for construction services, yet more than half the states lost construction jobs between March and April amid tight labor market conditions, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors… Read More
May 19, 2017
AGC, Industry Allies Successful in Effort to Suspend FHWA Greenhouse Gas Measures
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will announce in tomorrow’s Federal Register that it will indefinitely suspend portions of a rule requiring states to develop performance measurements for tracking Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions for federal-aid highway projects.  The… Read More
May 19, 2017

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