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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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FHWA Includes Climate Change Calculations in New Performance Rules
DOT Proposes Updates on Environmental Review Procedures Including Climate   In an effort to impose new environmental constraints on transportation infrastructure development prior to the start of the new Administration on January 20, the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a… Read More
January 18, 2017
EEOC Publishes Guidance on Rights of Job Applicants and Employees with Mental Health Conditions
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released a new “resource document” about the rights of employees and applicants with mental health conditions.  The document, Depression, PTSD, & Other Mental Health Conditions in the Workplace: Your Legal Rights, is written in… Read More
January 18, 2017
ҵ Convention to Feature Special Event at Renowned Carpenters International Training Center
If you have not yet registered for AGC of America’s 98th Annual Convention, do so today and be sure to sign up for the special event at the Carpenters International Training Center (CITC)!  The convention will take place March 7-9, 2017, at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas, NV, coordinated… Read More
January 17, 2017
Construction Partnering Conference - Reignite Your State DOT's Commitment
Plan on participating in a National conference April 4-6, 2017 in Sparks, Nevada on, "Advancing Best Practices in the ART of Partnering." AGC of America, AGC of Nevada, and Las Vegas Chapter AGC are working with the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (… Read More
January 13, 2017
Confirmation Hearing Held for Trump Pick for Transportation Secretary
The Senate Commerce Committee held a confirmation hearing this week for President-elect Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Transportation, Elaine Chao.  Ms. Chao – who previously served as the Secretary of Labor under President George W. Bush and the Deputy Secretary of… Read More
January 13, 2017
FHWA Includes Climate Calculations in Performance Measures - DOT Issues Environmental Procedures
In an effort to impose new environmental constraints on transportation infrastructure development prior to the start of the new Administration on January 20, the federal highway Administration (FHWA) issued final rules on performance measures for congestion and freight movement that include… Read More
January 13, 2017
AGC Fights Against Government Mandated Projected Labor Agreements
Urges Trump Administration to Repeal and Replace  This week AGC and others sent a letter urging President-Elect Trump’s administration to repeal President Obama’s executive order that encourages federal agencies to require project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects… Read More
January 13, 2017
ҵ Contributes to Timely Reissuance of Workable CWA Nationwide Permits
Corps Refrains from Adding More Restrictions, Limits on Use of General Permits Last week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published its final nationwide permit (NWP) rule, with some modifications, that reissues the 50 existing Clean Water Act (CWA) permits that expire on March 18, 2017,… Read More
January 12, 2017
EPA Scales Back Near-Road Emissions Monitoring Requirements
AGC members, particularly its highway contractors, may breathe a sigh of relief when learning that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a rule to relax a mandate for smaller cities to install near-road nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions monitoring stations.  Indeed, it… Read More
January 12, 2017
AGC To Host Roundtable Discussions for In-House Environmental Managers
Join Us at the Bellagio Hotel on March 9, 2017 Co-located with its 98th Annual Convention, on March 9, 2017, AGC will host a series of roundtable discussions exclusively for in-house environmental managers at construction firms.   The AGC In-House Environmental Managers Meeting is a day… Read More
January 10, 2017

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