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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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Training in Collaboration Should Start in College
Contributed by Thompson E. Penney, FAIA, LS3P and Ryan Abbott, Sundt Construction, Co-Chairs of the National AIA-AGC Joint Committee In an industry that is evolving at an exponential rate and growing increasingly complex and interrelated, the lines between architecture and construction are rapidly… Read More
July 19, 2016
Court Puts Temporary Hold on AGC-Opposed Persuader Rule and Signals High Potential for Permanent Block
A federal court on June 26 issued a nationwide preliminary injunction preventing the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) final "persuader" rule from taking effect as scheduled on July 1.  Although the injunction is only temporary, the ruling is a significant victory for employers and for the… Read More
July 11, 2016
Construction Employment Stalls in June but Tops Overall Rate of Job Gains Since June 2015; Data on Pay, Hours, Unemployment Point to Worker Scarcity
Construction employment was unchanged from May to June, but an increase in hourly pay and longer workweeks, along with shrinking numbers of unemployed construction workers, suggest contractors would hire more workers if they were available, according to an analysis by the Associated General… Read More
July 8, 2016
AGC Sends Additional 385 Comment Letter to Treasury
Today, AGC sent a comprehensive comment letter to the IRS in advance of the July 14 public hearing. The letter offered recommendations that would curtail the proposed regulation’s effects on domestic construction companies. The letter is in addition to the comments sent last week asking for a… Read More
July 8, 2016
Learn about the WELL Building Standard on this New AGC WebEd
Register now and tune in on July 19, 2016, from 2p.m. to 3p.m. Eastern Time. Join AGC of America and the sustainability director for Clark Construction, Fulya Kocak Gin, on this new WebEd to introduce general contractors to the WELL Building Standard® on July 19th from 2p.m. to 3p.m. ET.  In… Read More
July 5, 2016
EPA Releases a Methodology for Evaluating Beneficial Use and a Related Compendium
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery recently released two documents to support the beneficial use of industrial non-hazardous secondary materials-a methodology for evaluating beneficial use and a compendium of resources.  These documents are… Read More
July 5, 2016
Obama Administration Signs Bipartisan TSCA Reform Act
On June 22, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, providing significant new authority for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to govern both new and existing chemicals.  This bipartisan effort amends the 40-year old… Read More
July 5, 2016
Federal Government Initiatives Drive Push toward Resilient Infrastructure - (Resilience Part 1)
***See also, AGC’s Resilience Series Part 2: Preparing Buildings for the Next Natural Disaster*** Resilient infrastructure initiatives have been brought to the forefront by superstorms such as Hurricane Sandy in 2012 and the Obama Administration’s Climate Action Plan the following year.… Read More
July 5, 2016
Construction Spending Slips in May but Rises for First Five Months of 2016, with Robust Year-To-Date Increases in Most Private and Public Categories
Construction spending dipped in May but posted strong, broad-based gains for the first five months of 2016 compared to the same period in 2015, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the construction spending gains come amid signs that… Read More
July 1, 2016
AGC Urges Senate to Move Water Infrastructure Bill
This week, AGC sent a letter to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) asking for the Senate to take up and pass the Water Resources and Development Act (WRDA) of 2016 before the Senate adjourns in July for their summer recess. Additionally, the AGC co-chaired Water Infrastructure Network (WIN)… Read More
June 30, 2016

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