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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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EPA Delays Ozone Standard Reconsideration Until Summer 2011
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced for the third time that it needs more time to issue a set of rules that decide how aggressively the United States will need to fight ground-level ozone (smog).  EPA plans to ask its scientific advisers for “additional advice,” a process… Read More
January 25, 2011
USCIS Issues New I-9 Handbook Following AGC-Attended Meeting on I-9 Usability
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of the Department of Homeland Security recently released a revised version of its “Handbook for Employers: Instructions for Completing Form I-9.”  Release of the January 5th edition of the handbook comes just two months after an AGC-attended… Read More
January 25, 2011
Help Choose the AGC Foundation Scholarship Winners
The AGC Education and Research Foundation Board is in the process of choosing the winners for its scholarship program benefiting students studying engineering or construction management. The Board identified 101 finalists, and the final step for these students is an interview with a contractor in… Read More
January 25, 2011
Diesel Retrofit Grants Authorized for Five More Years; ҵ Plays Key Role in Bringing Assistance to Construction Firms
AGC is playing a lead role in securing federal funding to help member companies retrofit their equipment on a voluntary basis and earn positive national recognition.  We worked to attain reauthorization of federal Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grants through 2016 and to amend certain… Read More
January 24, 2011
Extraordinary Leadership: Moving Managers from Good to Great
Attend this session during AGC’s 92nd Annual Convention to learn the steps and process to develop technically brilliant engineers and contractors to savvy and strategic thinking business and team leaders. Lead by AGC member company representatives and Eric Kaufmann of Insights4Results, LLC, on… Read More
January 24, 2011
Survey Finds More Construction Firms Plan to Hire than Lay Off in 2011
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More construction firms are planning to hire workers this year than are planning to make layoffs, according to the results of an industry-wide survey released Monday by the Associated General Contractors of America and Navigant. The survey, conducted as part of the Construction Industry Hiring and… Read More
January 24, 2011
Davis Bacon Compliance Manual - Third Edition
This new Davis-Bacon Compliance Manual - Third Edition is a must-have for any contractor with existing or prospective federal or federally assisted construction contracts. This tool provides concise, practical information about the prevailing wage requirements and compliance principles of the Davis… Read More
January 24, 2011
Data Digest: AGC reports limited optimism for 2011; MHC, NABE find construction upturns
AGC members polled about the outlook for 10 categories of construction in 2011 remained cautious but were more upbeat about hiring than in 2010, AGC and survey cosponsor Navigant reported today (www.agc.org). Only 16% of the responding general and specialty contractors said they expect the… Read More
January 24, 2011
OSHA Withdraws Proposed Interpretation on Occupational Noise
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that it is withdrawing its proposed interpretation titled “Interpretation of OSHA’s Provisions for Feasible Administrative or Engineering Controls of Occupational Noise.”  The interpretation would have clarified the term “feasible… Read More
January 21, 2011
Second Annual List of Green Building Trends Released for 2011
Despite hard economic times, the green building industry has been expanding rapidly in past years and is predicted to continue to do so over the next few. Green Building Pro recently released its predictions for green building trends in 2011, most of which have already become popular industry… Read More
January 21, 2011

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