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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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Stormwater, Process Water, WOTUS and More at AGC's 2016 Contractors Environmental Conference
Join us Oct. 5-6 in Washington, D.C. Early bird rates apply through July! Water issues are at the forefront of the 2016 ҵ Contractors Environmental Conference.  The draft federal stormwater permit and updates to the nationwide permits that authorize a variety of construction operations in “… Read More
June 30, 2016
Construction Employment Declines or Stagnates in Over One-Third of U.S. Metro Areas Between May 2015 and 2016 as infrastructure Outlays Shrivel
Construction employment declined or was stagnant in 131, or 37 percent, of 358 metro areas between May 2015 and May 2016, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said.  The data comes as years… Read More
June 30, 2016
Construction Employers Call on Congress to Enact Multiemployer Pension Reform
This week, AGC joined a group of construction employer associations in a letter to Congressional leaders calling for multiemployer pension reform. The letter highlighted how imperative it is for Congress to authorize composite plans for multiemployer plans as soon as possible. Composite Plans enjoy… Read More
June 28, 2016
Puerto Rico Financial Crisis Legislation Passes in House
AGC Supports Sensible Fiscal Reform for Path Forward Today, the House passed legislation to address the financial crisis in Puerto Rico. The AGC-backed bill would create a debt-restructuring process, empower a federal oversight board to supervise the territory’s fiscal affairs and create a… Read More
June 28, 2016
Final Rule Standardizes Small Business Self-Performance Requirements
Makes Several AGC-Recommended Revisions to Proposed Rule A new rule by the Small Business Administration makes several changes to small business contracting regulations. These changes, set to go into effect June 30, are aimed at increasing small-business competition and enabling small businesses… Read More
June 28, 2016
AGC Wins Big in Unanimous Supreme Court Decision on Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Determinations
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that will allow landowners to challenge a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determination that a jurisdictional “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) is present on property where they want to build.  A “jurisdictional determination” significantly impacts how land may… Read More
June 28, 2016
House Committee Moves FY 2017 Transportation Funding Bill
AGC-Backed Provision Restricting Transportation Department Pilot Program Remains With Senate action already finished, the House Appropriations Committee this week approved the FY 2017 transportation appropriations bill. Both versions of the legislation maintain the funding levels set in the 2015… Read More
June 28, 2016
Bipartisan Support in House for Highway Trust Fund Fix
This week, 132 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-Texas) and Ranking Democrat Sander Levin (Mich.) in support of fixing the Highway Trust Fund as part of comprehensive tax reform.  Thanks to the AGC members who met… Read More
June 28, 2016
House Holds Hearing on OSHA's New Recordkeeping Rule
AGC Outlines Concerns of Construction Industry in Letter This week, AGC delivered a letter to the House Education and the Workforce Committee for a hearing that examined the Occupational Safety & Health Administration’s (OSHA) rule on Improved Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses. AGC… Read More
June 28, 2016
Puerto Rico Financial Crisis Legislation Advances
AGC Supports Sensible Fiscal Reform for Path Forward On May 25, the House Natural Resources Committee passed legislation that with sensible fiscal reforms—and no taxpayer dollars for a bailout—to address the financial crisis in Puerto Rico. The AGC-backed bill would create a debt-restructuring… Read More
June 28, 2016

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