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New Survey Shows How Nation鈥檚 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鈥檚 failure to invest in construction鈥 Read More

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U.S. EPA Proposes Draft 2017 Construction General Permit; Short 45-Day Comment Period
Possible Revisions Go Well Beyond Current Requirements The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing for public comment the draft 2017 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Construction General Permit (CGP). Although EPA鈥檚 CGP directly applies in only a handful鈥 Read More
April 14, 2016
Details Emerge for AGC's 2016 Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference
Each October, construction industry professionals in HR, training and workforce development gear up for the industry鈥檚 premier learning and networking event, AGC鈥檚 Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference, and this year is no different.  The 2016 event will be held Oct. 5-7 at鈥 Read More
April 12, 2016
Department of Labor Schedules Prevailing Wage Seminars
The U.S. Department of Labor鈥檚 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has scheduled six upcoming seminars throughout the country to educate federal and federally assisted contractors on the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and other federal contracting wage laws the agency enforces.  Each two-and-a-half day鈥 Read More
April 12, 2016
Senate Begins Consideration of FAA Bill
After overcoming some procedural blocks, the Senate began consideration on Thursday of legislation reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Some 100 amendments have been introduced and more are expected, however, it is anticipated that action on the measure could be completed as鈥 Read More
April 8, 2016
Events Highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week
Please Complete Brief Survey for  Work Zone Awareness Week AGC of South Dakota held a press conference in Rapid City and held other state wide awareness events in conjunction with officials from South Dakota DOT, SD Highway Patrol, Department of Public Safety and Federal Highway鈥 Read More
April 8, 2016
蜜桃导航 Comments on Entry Level CDL Driver Training Requirements
In comments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), AGC pointed out the difficulty the construction industry is having finding qualified truck drivers with Commercial Driver鈥檚 Licenses (CDL) and urged that new rules not make the shortage worse. The comments were directed at a鈥 Read More
April 8, 2016
AGC Opposes Revised EEO-1 Report with Compensation and Hours-worked Data
On April 1, AGC submitted comments to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission opposing its proposal to revise the Employer Information Report (EEO-1).  The proposal intends to collect compensation and hours-worked data, in addition to already collected race and gender data, from all鈥 Read More
April 7, 2016
AGC Advocates for Water/Wastewater Infrastructure
The Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works will hold a hearing concerning 鈥渢he Federal Role in Keeping Water/Wastewater Infrastructure Affordable.鈥 AGC submitted testimony for the record emphasizing support for several financing tools that would help contractors and their local鈥 Read More
April 6, 2016
Cruz & Sanders Win in Wisconsin
Both Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Bernie Sanders (I/D-Vt.) handily exceeded expectations in Wisconsin last night.  Cruz, in particular, had an impressive night, hovering around the 50 percent mark throughout the counting and finished two points under the majority threshold.  Donald Trump鈥 Read More
April 6, 2016
President, 蜜桃导航 Call on Congress to Move Tax Reform
President Obama pushed for tax reform today, urging Congress to close corporate loopholes that allow firms to legally avoid paying taxes.  The president鈥檚 plan, however, would not lower the individual tax rate, which a majority of AGC members use to file their taxes as pass-through entities.鈥 Read More
April 5, 2016

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