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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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The Cost of Trucks to Increase under New Federal Standards
Agencies Finalize New Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks The cost of new medium- and heavy-duty vehicles are expected to rise as a result of the latest federal standards for manufacturers. On August 16, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S.… Read More
August 31, 2016
Alliant Build America Competition Now Open - Includes Environmental Enhancement Category
Interested AGC members should apply by Wednesday, October 26, 2016! AGC of America is proud to announce the launch of our 2017 project award competitions! The Alliant Build America Awards (including an Environmental Enhancement category) and AGC in the Community competitions are now accepting… Read More
August 31, 2016
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Institutes New Endangered Species Act Process
On July 26, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced its final process for improving the way it identifies and prioritizes pending Endangered Species Act status reviews, a process the agency uses to determine whether a species warrants federal protection. The agency is legally bound to… Read More
August 31, 2016
Pressure Mounts on SEC to Enforce Climate Risk Disclosure Requirements
Public Companies Will Likely Experience Renewed Focus In 2010 when carbon cap-and-trade legislation and wide-sweeping greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation seemed inevitable, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released interpretive guidance for public companies to disclose their “climate risks… Read More
August 30, 2016
AGC and House Transportation Committee Tell FHWA That Greenhouse Gas Proposal Is Unauthorized
In comments filed on Aug. 19, AGC questioned the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) authority to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as part of its proposal for performance measurements as directed by Congress in the MAP-21 and FAST Act legislation. House Transportation Committee Chairman… Read More
August 30, 2016
Two-Thirds of Contractors Have a Hard Time Finding Qualified Craft Workers to Hire Amid Growing Construction Demand, National Survey Finds
Two-thirds of construction firms report they are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the construction workforce, according to the results of an industry-wide survey released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said… Read More
August 30, 2016
Proposed Updates Would Expand Floodplains and Introduce Green Infrastructure Approaches for FEMA Federally Funded Projects
On Aug. 22, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposed updates to its Floodplain Management and Protection of Wetlands regulations to align with the 2015 Federal Flood Risk Management Standard, which AGC commented on last year.  These requirements would expand the floodplain and… Read More
August 30, 2016
NLRB Rules Temps & Other Supplied Workers may be Organized in Same Unit as Regular Workers
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) has changed the standard – yet again – for determining the appropriateness of bargaining units in the context of labor staffing firms.  In Miller & Anderson, the Board held that a union may seek to represent a unit of workers that combines… Read More
August 30, 2016
EPA's Authority to 'Veto' 404 Permits Stands
Court OKs EPA’s Revoking Permit Years after Issuance The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled on July 19 that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had properly used its “broad veto authority” under the Clean Water Act (CWA) when it revoked a Section 404 dredge… Read More
August 25, 2016
Construction Employment Rises in 39 States and the District of Columbia Over Latest 12 Months; Yet Only 23 States and D.C. Add Jobs from June to July
Thirty-nine state added construction jobs between July 2015 and July 2016 while construction employment only increased in 23 states and the District of Columbia between June and July, according to analysis of Labor Department data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.… Read More
August 19, 2016

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