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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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New Collaboration Chronicle Available - Interstate 5 Willamette River Bridge CM/GC
The Collaboration Chronicles are an ongoing effort by the ҵ Public/Private Industry Advisory Council (PIAC), the  AIA-AGC Joint Committee and the Construction Owners Association of America (COAA) to capture and share the results from successful project… Read More
December 7, 2016
AGC BuildCon 2016 Helps Contractors Identify Risk and Risk Solutions with Design-Assist
A great crowd participated in AGC BuildCon 2016 held October 18-19, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta in Atlanta, GA.  The event brought together 140 high-level leaders in the building construction industry where they gained first-hand knowledge and insight from industry peers on the risk and… Read More
December 7, 2016
EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on National Origin Discrimination
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued updated enforcement guidance on national origin discrimination.  The new guidance replaces its 2002 compliance manual section on that subject.  The guidance addresses issues related to recruitment, hiring,… Read More
December 6, 2016
New Form I-9 Required Beginning January 22, 2017
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently published a revised version of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Form I-9).  The new form, dated 11/14/2016, will be required for use by all employers beginning on January 22, 2017.  Until then, employers may… Read More
December 5, 2016
Construction Firms Add 19,000 Jobs in November as Sector Hits Eight-Year High in Employment, But Drop in Infrastructure Spending Slows Growth
Construction employers added 19,000 jobs in November, reaching the highest employment level since November 2008, but a drop in public sector investments in construction projects held down employment among heavy and civil engineering firms, according to an analysis by the Associated General… Read More
December 2, 2016
Construction Spending increases in October as Residential and Public Gains Offset Drop in Private Nonresidential Projects in Reversal of Pattern for First 10 Months
Construction spending was mixed in October as a rebound in residential and public categories outweighed a downturn in most private nonresidential segments, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted, however, that public investments in… Read More
December 1, 2016
Choose Your Clients Wisely
Marcia Kellogg There are just some clients that your business cannot afford to have - you know who they are: the ones who are highly commodity-based and have limited experience, whose projects result in little or no profit, and who are a drain on your firm and its resources. Instead of trying to… Read More
December 1, 2016
Construction Employment Falls or Stagnates in One-Third of Nation's Metro Areas Between October 2015 & 2016 as Public Investments Decline
Construction employment declined or was stagnant in one-third of metro areas between October 2015 and October 2016 amid diminishing public-sector investments in infrastructure and other civil works, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General… Read More
November 29, 2016
Federal Court Temporally Halts Overtime Rule
On November 22, a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction against the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) overtime rule, which was scheduled to take effect on December 1, 2016. As a result of this court order, implementation of the rule is effectively halted. However, the injunction is a… Read More
November 28, 2016
Court Issues Permanent Injunction Blocking Labor Department's "Persuader Rule"
A federal district court on November 16 issued a nationwide permanent injunction preventing implementation of the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) “persuader rule.”  The ruling is good news for employers and for the associations, attorneys, and consultants that advise… Read More
November 18, 2016

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