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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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ҵ Continues to host Regular PIAC Meetings to Enable Members to be Responsive to Owner's Needs
Thursday, August 18, 2016, AGC hosted a virtual PIAC (Public/Private Industry Advisory Council) meeting featuring Ken Simonson, AGC’s Chief Economist. During the meeting Ken provided a construction spending, labor, and materials outlook followed by facilitated discussion led by the PIAC Chair, Rick… Read More
October 3, 2016
AGC's 2016 BuildCon Updates Attendees on the Latest Industry Reports - Session will Include Owner Dialogue
BuildCon 2016 brings together high-level leaders in the building construction industry to keep them up to speed on the latest market developments affecting the industry. BuildCon’s Wednesday, October 19, 2016 programming features Ken Simonson, ҵ Chief Economist as he reviews the latest… Read More
October 3, 2016
Creating an Unfair Advantage
Mike Clancy, Cynthia Paul, FMI Corporation Contractors’ get work departments can be like a car with a bad alignment. While everyone is working hard to get where they want to go, some of the effort is being pulled toward the “ditch” of low hit rates, missed opportunities and undeveloped client… Read More
October 1, 2016
Labor Department Publishes Final Rule on Paid Leave for Federal Contractors
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released its final rule to implement Executive Order 13706, which requires federal contractors to provide paid leave to employees for sickness and other covered purposes.  AGC submitted extensive comments regarding the DOL proposed rule and testified… Read More
September 30, 2016
New EEO-1 Report Finalized, First Report Due March 2018
On September 29, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that starting March 2018, it will collect summary employee wage and hours-worked data from some employers.  Employers are required to continue use of the existing form until March 2018, when 2017 data will be… Read More
September 29, 2016
OFCCP Expands Focus on Construction Mega Projects
On September 23, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) announced a significant expansion of its Mega Construction Project (MCP) Program.  The expanded program will use new, standardized processes, expanded resources, experienced new staff, and… Read More
September 29, 2016
Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors Increases to $10.20
On September 20, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published a notice in the Federal Register announcing a minimum wage increase of $0.05 to $10.20 per hour for direct federal contracts and subcontracts covered by Executive Order 13658.  Federally assisted… Read More
September 29, 2016
Construction Employment Increases in Three-Fifths of Nation's Metro Areas Between August 2015 & 2016 as Industry Job openings Hit 10-Year High
Construction employment increased in three-fifths of metro areas between August 2015 and August 2016—the smallest share in nearly three and a half years—as contractors in many areas report difficulty in finding qualified workers, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today… Read More
September 29, 2016
Construction Employment Rises in 36 States From August 2015 to 2016; Only 24 States Add Jobs Last Month as Firms Struggle to Find Workers
Thirty-six states added construction jobs between August 2015 and August 2016 while construction employment increased in only 24 states between July and August, according to analysis of Labor Department data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials… Read More
September 20, 2016
AGC/FMI Risk Management Survey Reveals Changing Environment
In conjunction with FMI, AGC's Surety Bonding and Risk Management Forum recently completed a survey of the risks that today’s construction contractors have high on their radar screens -- and the various ways that contractors are dealing with those risks.  The 83 responses that AGC and FMI… Read More
September 12, 2016

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