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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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Guide to LEED 2009 Estimating and Preconstruction Strategies walks the reader through the LEED 2009 for New Construction process, offering advanced techniques for estimating the actual costs for building green. It serves as an essential primer to price-assessment strategies for high-performance… Read More
February 2, 2011
Construction spending tumbled 2.5 percent in December to a $788 billion seasonally adjusted annual rate, the lowest level in a decade, AGC noted Tuesday in an analysis of new Census Bureau data.
All three major components – private residential, private nonresidential and public construction –… Read More
February 1, 2011
The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) became the 32nd member to join the ConsensusDOCS Coalition.
In NAWIC’s 55 years of service to its membership, it has advanced the causes of all women in construction, from tradeswomen to business owners. NAWIC has a membership of more than… Read More
February 1, 2011
Only 13.7 percent of the 6.103 million workers employed in the construction industry in 2010 were represented by a union, according to data recently issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This reveals a drop from the 15 percent of 6.613 million construction employees represented by a… Read More
February 1, 2011
Planning is under way for two of AGC’s most sought-after annual conferences, the HR Professionals Conference and the Training, Education and Development (TED) Conference. For 2011, the conferences will be co-located in Kansas City, Missouri, October 3-5, with separate tracks for each conference.… Read More
February 1, 2011
These sessions are a must for AGC members who value the important role training, education and development have in creating a successful company. Join us March 21-25, 2011, in Las Vegas for AGC of America’s 92nd Annual Convention. AGC’s Annual Convention delivers the working knowledge contractors… Read More
February 1, 2011
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) announced the chairmen for each of the subcommittees under him for the 112th Congress.
Last Congress’s GOP Ranking Member, John Boozman (R-Ark.) would have moved over to the chairmanship, but was instead elected… Read More
February 1, 2011
Seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment decreased in 35 states and the District of Columbia and increased in 15 states from November to December, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Tuesday. Compared with December 2009, employment increased in 42 states and D.C. and decreased in… Read More
January 31, 2011
Given these challenging economic times when a job is won by the smallest margin, companies that ensure the effectiveness of their people beyond their technical skills are the ones who not only survive, but thrive. Attend a special session on executive coaching at AGC’s 92nd Annual Convention.
On… Read More
January 31, 2011
Construction employment declined in 232 out of 337 metropolitan areas between December 2009 and December 2010, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by AGC.Â
Association officials said that construction employment was likely affected by severe winter weather in many… Read More
January 31, 2011