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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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“The value of new construction starts retreated 6% in January” at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to McGraw-Hill Construction (MHC), based on data it collected. “The decline came as the result of a pullback for nonresidential building after a strong December, combined with a loss of… Read More
February 24, 2011
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson announced new plans for the agency to regulate chemicals in the nation’s water systems. Among the regulated substances were chemicals such as perchlorate, volatile organic compounds, and hexavalent chromium.
The agency will be… Read More
February 24, 2011
Next week, Congress is expected to take action on several bills important to the construction industry.
First, the House is expected to consider legislation to extend the highway and transit authorization through the end of the current federal fiscal year, which ends on September 30, 2011. The… Read More
February 24, 2011
After nearly three and a half years and seventeen extensions Congress is finally moving legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration programs. On February 18 the Senate approved a two year measure that would, among other things, fund the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) at 4.0… Read More
February 23, 2011
AGC of America sponsored a forum on the conservative case for transportation. Hosted by the Weekly Standard, it was the magazine's first-ever policy event.
The event, which was moderated by conservative commentator Fred Barnes, included a panel conversation featuring Virginia Secretary of… Read More
February 23, 2011
Amendment to Restrict Imposition of PLAs on FY 2011 Work Narrowly Defeated
On February 16, Representative John Sullivan (R-Okla.) introduced legislation that seeks to ensure that federal contracts are awarded through open competition.
The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act would prohibit… Read More
February 23, 2011
AGC’s 92nd Annual Convention—Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 21-25—provides members with an opportunity to learn more about recent developments associated with construction equipment, lead-based paint, stormwater controls, reuse of industrial materials and green construction.
On Monday, Glen Chrusciel… Read More
February 23, 2011
On March 24, AGC will co-host a full-day Green Roads Summit at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas. Transportation and industry leaders will show the path of the green highways movement across the nation, an extension of the green building movement that now so dominates the construction industry.… Read More
February 23, 2011
The current extension of highway and transit program authorization expires on March 4, 2011. Failure to pass an extension by that date will result in a shutdown of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This inaction could further result in:
Stopping Federal reimbursements to states for… Read More
February 22, 2011
Guide to LEED 2009 Estimating and Preconstruction Strategies walks the reader step by step through the LEED 2009 for New Construction process, offering advanced techniques for estimating the actual costs, in time and money, for building green. It serves as an essential primer to price-assessment… Read More
February 22, 2011