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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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Materials, Bid Prices Flatten-For Now
Have contractors stopped buying high and selling low? Maybe for the moment, but the pattern over the past year is still unfavorable. The latest producer price indexes (PPIs) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that most materials costs were flat or slightly lower in July. The PPI for inputs… Read More
August 17, 2010
AGC Union Contractors Exchange Views with Carpenters and Operating Engineers General Presidents at New England Regional Meeting
AGC held a regional meeting with the National Construction Alliance II (NCA II) - a partnership of the Carpenters and Operating Engineers unions - on August 4 in Boston, Mass..  Meeting participants discussed such issues as the multiemployer pension plan crisis, restrictive work rules and… Read More
August 16, 2010
U.S. EPA Throws Out Numeric Stormwater Limit for Construction, Heads Back to Drawing Board
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has abruptly decided to abandon the first nationwide numeric limit on the amount of sediment that can cloud the water running off of construction sites.  Citing evidence that both AGC and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) included in… Read More
August 16, 2010
AGC Releases Update to Popular Building to LEED for New Construction Curriculum; Holds Train-the-Trainer Webinar
The newly designed Building to LEED® for New Construction will help contractors and other building professionals navigate the green building certification process, understand the newest version of the rating system and maintain their LEED credential. "Green building is rapidly changing from a… Read More
August 16, 2010
Pay Trends in Construction - June
A new analysis by AGC of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data on average hourly earnings (payroll divided by employee hours) in construction (www.bls.gov/ces) shows a dramatic slowdown for most subsectors since 2008. Average pay for all employees in the industry increased 4.0% in 2007, 4.8% in… Read More
August 13, 2010
Construction starts were mixed in July, Reed says; pay gains shrink; costs vary
The value of nonresidential construction starts in July dropped 9% compared with July 2009, Reed Construction Data reported on Thursday. Year-to-date starts for the first seven months of 2010 combined rose 8% from January-July 2009. Nonresidential building construction declined 14% July-to-July but… Read More
August 13, 2010
DOL Updates FLSA Child Labor Rules Elaws Advisor
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division has released an updated version of the Child Labor Rules Advisor, an interactive, online compliance assistance tool.  The revised Advisor incorporates regulatory changes that became effective on July 19, 2010.  On May 20, 2010, DOL issued… Read More
August 13, 2010
AGC Makes it Easier to Build Green
AGC unveiled a new green construction education program designed to make it easier to build and renovate green, LEED-certified buildings. Building to LEED® for New Construction, Second Edition is designed to help contractors, designers and developers successfully navigate the green building… Read More
August 12, 2010
AGC HR and Training Conference to Highlight Link between Coaching, Workplace Performance and Corporate Results
At AGC's 2010 HR Professionals Conference and Training & Development Conference, participants will learn the importance of coaching to transform employee potential into workplace performance, and ultimately, corporate results.  Kelly S. Riggs of Vmax Performance Group in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma… Read More
August 12, 2010
Homeland Security Department Revises Rule on Electronic Processing and Storage of I-9 Forms
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a final rule to revise the regulations regarding completion and retention of I-9 forms. The revision gives employers the discretion to sign and retain I-9 forms electronically.  In June 2006, DHS issued an interim final rule that permitted… Read More
August 12, 2010

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