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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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OSHA Publishes Second Controversial Recordkeeping Regulation in 2016
On Dec. 19, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a final rule to revise existing language in the recordkeeping regulation to emphasize an employer’s responsibility to make and maintain accurate OSHA 300 Logs and all related incident reports.  The new rule… Read More
December 22, 2016
Visit Your Congressmen Next Week and Urge Them to Fix the Highway Trust Fund
Talking Points Can be Found at www.HardhatsforHighways.org While Members of Congress are back home for the remainder of the year, the AGC co-chaired Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) is urging our members to contact their Members of Congress – either in person or via email – and… Read More
December 22, 2016
"Civilian BRAC" Becomes Law
$8 Billion in Federal Real Property Up for Consideration  Last week, the President signed into law the AGC-supported Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act. This bipartisan law will shrink the federal footprint and streamline the disposal of excess or underutilized federal buildings. AGC… Read More
December 22, 2016
New FAR Rule on Prime Contractor Payments to Small Business Subcontractors
FAR Council Addresses Many of AGC’s Concerns On Dec. 20, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a final rule requiring a prime contractor to notify federal contracting officers if (1) the prime contractor makes a reduced payment to a small business subcontractor or (2) if the… Read More
December 22, 2016
Federal Property Reform Bill To Become Law; $8 Billion Federal Real Property Up for Consideration
President signed into law the AGC supported Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act (H.R. 4465). This bipartisan bill will shrink the federal footprint and streamline the disposal of excess or underutilized federal buildings. AGC has long been involved in pushing for federal real property reform as it… Read More
December 21, 2016
Water Resources and Infrastructure Bill Becomes Law
Congress overwhelmingly passed and the President signed into law the AGC’s supported Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act. AGC successfully urged Congress to include in the WIIN Act the best provisions from the House and Senate Water Resource Development Act (WRDA) bills,… Read More
December 21, 2016
Fewer Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs During Past Year as Group Urges President-Elect to Pair Workforce with Infrastructure Measures
Construction employment increased in 211 metro areas between November 2015 and November 2016, the lowest number of metro areas to add jobs in four years, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials… Read More
December 21, 2016
Thirty-Four States Add Construction Jobs Between November 2015 and 2016 Amid Growing Demand for Residential and Publica Projects
Thirty-four states added construction jobs between November 2015 and November 2016 while construction employment increased in 29 states and the District of Columbia during the past month, according to an analysis of Labor Department data released today by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More
December 19, 2016
New Federal Contractor Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
Effective December 19, 2016; Ripe for Repeal in 2017 The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council recently issued a final rule that will require direct-federal contractors make an annual representation within the System for Award Management (SAM) indicating if and where they publicly disclose… Read More
December 15, 2016
AGC, IECA Sign Agreement to Deliver Savings for Online Stormwater Training
AGC members can now receive a discount off the non-member pricing for a selection of stormwater-related training courses that International Erosion Control Association Region One (IECA) provides online.  AGC and IECA have a long history of working together including a partnering charter in the… Read More
December 15, 2016

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