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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 Executive Pay Expected to Rise by 4% This Year
Company revenue size is the most relevant demographic factor in determining how a construction company pays its executives as compared to other construction companies, reports PAS, Inc. in its latest Contractor Compensation Quarterly (CCQ).  When it comes to open-shop craft compensation in… Read More
March 20, 2017
Resolution to Kill "Blacklisting" Rule Passes Congress, Moves to President
AGC and its members are on the verge of a major legislative victory: nullification of the regulations implementing President Obama’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order, often referred to as the “blacklisting” rule.  Following a concerted AGC advocacy effort, the House of Representatives… Read More
March 17, 2017
AGC Members Tour Expanded Carpenters Training Center
AGC of America’s Union Contractors Committee and the United Brotherhood of Carpenters (UBC) hosted a special event at the Carpenters International Training Center (CITC) in Las Vegas, NV, during AGC’s Annual Convention on March 8.  Convention attendees enjoyed small-group tours of the… Read More
March 16, 2017
Collective Bargaining in 2016 Yields Average First-Year Increase of 2.6%
Construction-industry collective bargaining negotiations completed during 2016 resulted in an average first-year increase in wages and benefits of $1.18 per hour or 2.6 percent, according to the annual year-end Settlements Report issued by the AGC-supported Construction Labor Research Council.… Read More
March 15, 2017
Trump Orders Unwinding of WOTUS Rule
Follows AGC Recommend Path Following AGC’s recommendation to the Presidential Transition Team, President Trump issued on Feb. 28 Executive Order that begins the process of unwinding the “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule.  In addition, the Order—also in line with AGC’s recommendation—… Read More
March 2, 2017
Pruitt Confirmed as New EPA Administrator
On Feb. 17, the U.S. Senate confirmed President Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, after contentious debate and on a 52-46 vote that fell largely along party lines.  In the days that followed, Pruitt has given more… Read More
March 2, 2017
AGC Builds on Its Regulatory Plan for the Trump Administration Transition Team
With President Trump in office and a Republican Congress, it would appear that opportunity exists to improve the regulatory system, as well as the compliance and enforcement process. As previously reported, AGC shared a comprehensive federal agency regulatory, compliance and enforcement plan with… Read More
March 2, 2017
Construction Spending Slips in January as Public Investments in Infrastructure "Tumbled" While Private Construction Demand Continues to Grow Solidly
Construction spending slipped from December to January but increased modestly from a year ago, as private construction grew solidly but public infrastructure outlays tumbled, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the January data… Read More
March 1, 2017
7 Questions to Consider When Entering a New Market
Christie DeLuca, AECOM Grow, increase, expand. These concepts form the foundation of a company’s strategic goals. Although not all strategies require entering new markets, at some point, firms must expand beyond existing clients or geographies to achieve significant growth. Whether you’re on the… Read More
March 1, 2017
Check-out the Free Online Environmental Resources and Tools on the Construction Industry Compliance Assistance Center
AGC Welcomes StormwaterONE as CICA's 2017 Platinum Level Supporter Have you explored the Construction Industry Compliance Assistance (CICA) Center yet?  The AGC-supported CICA Center is a unique, free resource on environmental compliance and sustainability that is open to the entire U.S.… Read More
February 22, 2017

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