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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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Construction Employment Increases in 244 out of 358 Metro Areas Between March 2015 and 2016 as Many Areas Benefit from Growing Project Demand
Construction employment increased in 244 out of 358 metro areas, was unchanged in 44 and declined in 70 between March 2015 and March 2016, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the new… Read More
April 27, 2016
Register Today for AGC's 2016 Contractors Environmental Conference
This election year, join your peers on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, for environmental education, peer-driven discussions, and networking AGC’s annual Contractors Environmental Conference (CEC) is coming to the nation’s capital.  The outcome of the elections this fall may be uncertain; but… Read More
April 27, 2016
AGC Welcomes New Members to AGC's Environmental Forum Steering Committee
AGC is pleased to announce the appointment of nine new members to serve on its Environmental Forum Steering Committee through the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Convention in 2019.  Members of the steering committee have direct access to federal regulatory officials, influence over AGC’s environmental agenda, and a… Read More
April 26, 2016
Earth Day Exclusive: AGC Members Share an Impressive List of Ways They Incorporate Environmental Stewardship into All their Construction Operations
Earlier this week, AGC hosted a day of roundtable discussions in Denver, Colo. that brought together environmental professionals who work for some of the nation’s leading construction firms.  The group shared their best practices and strategies for incorporating environmental stewardship into… Read More
April 22, 2016
Senate Committee Approves FY 17 Transportation Funding, Includes AGC Language
The Senate Transportation Appropriations Committee unanimously approved the fiscal year 2017 budget for the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) which includes FAST Act investment levels for federal-aid highways ($43.266 billion) and transit ($9.734 billion). Additionally, the bill provides $… Read More
April 22, 2016
FHWA Proposes Performance Measures - Suggests Addressing Global Warming
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking this week detailing performance measurements for congestion, freight and on-road mobile source emissions for the national highway System which it was required to do in the 2013 “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st… Read More
April 22, 2016
AGC-backed Suit to Block Fed's New Silica Rule to be Heard in D.C. Circuit Court
Court officials announced late last week that the AGC of America backed lawsuit to block the Obama administration’s misguided new silica rule will be heard in the D.C. Circuit Court.  AGC, via the Louisiana AGC, filed suit in the 5th Circuit earlier this month to block the measure arguing that… Read More
April 18, 2016
Contractor Input Needed for Draft 2017 Construction General Permit
U.S. EPA Proposes Draft, Gives Short 45-Day Comment Period The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking for public input on its proposed 2017 Construction General Permit, which authorizes stormwater discharge from construction sites. Although the Agency’s general permit directly applies in… Read More
April 16, 2016
Construction Employment Rises in 44 States and the District of Columbia Over Latest 12 Months
Forty-four states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between March 2015 and March 2016 while construction employment increased in 28 states between February and March, according to analysis of Labor Department data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.… Read More
April 15, 2016
AGC Advocates for Construction Contractors in Rulemaking on Federal Contractor Paid Leave Mandate
AGC of America submitted extensive comments on the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division’s proposed rule implementing Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, on April 12. As previously reported, the Executive Order and proposed rule require… Read More
April 14, 2016

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