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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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CADILLAC TAX Q&A
The Cadillac tax of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) begins in 2018.  While many employers recently have adjusted health benefit coverage levels to satisfy the legal minimums of the Employer Mandate, the Cadillac tax may require these same employers to once again adjust coverage levels but this… Read More
March 24, 2015
Construction Firms Add 29,000 in February, Industry Employment at Highest Level Since 2009
Construction employers added 29,000 jobs in February and 321,000 over the past year, reaching the highest employment total in six years, as the sector's unemployment rate fell to an eight-year low of 10.6 percent, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.… Read More
March 6, 2015
Construction Employment Increased in 37 States and District of Columbia During the Past Year; 28 States and DC Add Jobs Between September and October
Florida and North Dakota Have Largest 12-Month Gains, New Jersey and Mississippi Have Biggest Annual Percent and Total Declines; Texas and Idaho Top Monthly Rankings, New York and New Jersey Shed Most Jobs in October Construction firms added jobs in 37 states and the District of Columbia between… Read More
March 6, 2015
Construction Spending in January Rises From Year Earlier, but Slips from December; Most Private Segments Post Strong Year-Over-Year Gains
Construction spending rose modestly in January from year-earlier levels despite retreating from a six-year high in December, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.  Association officials cautioned, however, that those spending gains could be at risk if… Read More
March 6, 2015
National Construction Group and Local Volunteer Contractors are Rebuilding Looted Home of Decorated Army Combat Veteran
Volunteer Contractors, Under the Leadership of Desarrollos Metropolitanos, to Rebuild San Juan Home of Wheelchair Bound Veteran Jose Quinonez as Part of ҵ Charities’ Operation Opening Doors Program   Construction charity organization ҵ Charities, Inc. is partnering with San Juan-based… Read More
March 6, 2015
Construction Spending in January Rises from Year Earlier but Slips from December
Construction spending rose modestly in January from year-earlier levels despite retreating from a six-year high in December, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America.  Association officials cautioned, however, that those spending gains could be at risk if… Read More
March 2, 2015
National Construction Group and Local Volunteer Contractors are Rebuilding Looted Home of Decorated Army Combat Veteran
Construction charity organization ҵ Charities, Inc. is partnering with San Juan-based Desarrollos Metropolitanos and other local firms to rebuild the home of a partially wheelchair-bound army veteran whose house was looted, forcing him to live in a backyard shack.  As part of the charitable… Read More
March 2, 2015
AGC Responds to NAVFAC Fatalities and Safety Concerns
In January, NAVFAC Rear Admiral Kate Gregory sent AGC and all NAVFAC contractors a letter about her concerns for corporate construction safety given seven recent fatalities. Admiral Gregory requested AGC’s thoughts on means to improve safety on the jobsite. AGC responded to her letter,… Read More
February 27, 2015
Senate Transportation Hearing Focuses on Need for Long-Term Bill
Yesterday, the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee held their second hearing as they look to complete a highway bill prior to the expiration of the current extension on May 31. Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Ranking Member Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) heard from a panel that included… Read More
February 27, 2015
Federal Contractors Must Plan for Flood Risks from Climate Change, Per New Executive Order
On Jan. 30, President Obama released new Executive Order 13690, “The Federal Flood Risk Management Standard (FFRMS),” as directed by the President’s Climate Action Plan.  Notably, the order expands the definition of “floodplain” (higher flood elevation and expanded flood hazard areas) by creating a… Read More
February 27, 2015

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