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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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Chairman Brady Calls Tax Reform a Priority
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) addressed AGC’s Highway and Transportation Division today during AGC’s 97th Annual Convention in San Antonio, Texas. Chairman Brady’s committee is responsible for tax issues in the House including Highway Trust Fund motor fuel tax revenue.… Read More
March 18, 2016
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) 2016 Diesel Retrofit Grant Competition Is Now Underway
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced the availability of $26 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation's existing fleet of diesel engines.  These grants are funded through the Diesel Emissions Reduction… Read More
March 17, 2016
Learn Best Practices for Employee Preparedness in Active Shooter Situations at AGC’s Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference
From Columbine High School to the rock concert in Paris, active shooter scenarios have become all too common.  And while we remember most the students and concert attendees who tragically lost their lives, we must also remember that before these establishments were schools or concert venues,… Read More
March 15, 2016
Construction Employment Rises in 44 States and the District of Comubia Over Latest 12 Months; 39 States and D.C. Add Jobs from December to January
Forty-four states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between January 2015 and January 2016 while construction employment increased in 30 states and D.C. between December and January, according to analysis of Labor Department data released today by the Associated General… Read More
March 14, 2016
Sitka's Blue Lake Expansion Project Wins Grand Award for Best Construction Project of 2015, 22 Others Win Alliant Build America Awards
Sitka’s Blue Lake Expansion Project was the most impressive construction project of 2015, the Associated General Contractors of America announced today. As a result, the project’s contractor, Barnard Construction Company was the Alliant Build America Grand Award winner and best Federal and Heavy… Read More
March 10, 2016
Civilian "BRAC" Bills Advance in House
Encourage Redevelopment of $8 Billion of Federal Real Property This week, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee unanimously approved two AGC-supported bills that would encourage federal agencies to dispose of, consolidate, or redevelop at least $8 billion of excess or underutilized… Read More
March 4, 2016
Military Construction & Veterans Affairs Leaders Press for FY 2017 Funds
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Calls for Change Order Oversight & Funding to Implement VA Reforms This week, AGC called on the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Military Construction and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct oversight into DOD construction agencies’ delay in executing and paying change… Read More
March 4, 2016
Questions for NAVFAC HQ? Submit them for FEDCON
AGC Federal Contractors Conference; May 9-11 in DC The difference between AGC’s Federal Contractors Conference (FEDCON) and other federal construction meetings is that, at FEDCON, construction contractor attendees drive the agenda. As such, for this year’s conference—held May 9-11 in at the… Read More
March 4, 2016
Short-Term Extension Likely for FAA Bill
This week, Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (R-S.D.) indicated that he and House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA.) are close to agreement on a three-month extension of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs.  This extension will be… Read More
March 4, 2016
Participate in TCC Fly-In - Make Your Voice Heard
Register at www.agc.org/tcc_fly-in  Although Congress’ recently-passed highway and transit bill, the FAST Act, temporarily stabilizes highway and transportation programs, legislators have so far failed to address the root cause of the funding shortfalls that have plagued the Highway Trust… Read More
March 4, 2016

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