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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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Study Quantifies Commerical Office Construction's Economic Impact
According to a Building Owners and Managers Asoociation International study, the commercial real estate market has a profound impact on the nation's economy.  The study, titled The Contribution of Office Building Operating Outlays on the U.S. and States' Economies in 2009, focused on office… Read More
August 5, 2010
GAO Releases Report on Water Infrastructure Bank to T&I Committee
The enormous investment gap in water infrastructure has caused many in the private sector and Congress to re-evaluate traditional funding and seek out infrastructure financing alternatives. A recent EPA Clean Water Infrastructure surveyverified EPA estimates exceeding $600 billion over twenty years… Read More
August 4, 2010
Building Contractors Conference Presentations Available
PowerPoint presentations from the June 2010 AGC Building Contractors Conference in Midway, Utah are now available by clicking here. Presentation topics include: lean construction case studies, EPA Effluent Limitations Guidelines rule, OSHA's agenda, material prices outlook, sustainable design… Read More
August 4, 2010
Construction Spending in June a Mix
The Census Bureau's report on construction spending in June showed how uneven the industry's condition is. Total spending edged up 0.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $836 billion. (Seasonal adjustment takes into account variation due to normal weather or holidays. Annual rate… Read More
August 3, 2010
House Passes Legislation Reauthorizing Drinking Water Programs
On Thursday, July 29, the House passed H.R. 5320, the Assistance, Quality, and Affordability (AQUA) Act of 2010 by a voice vote.  This legislation amends the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize and increase funding for the drinking water state revolving fund (SRF) for FY2011-FY2013. H.R, 5320… Read More
August 3, 2010
Construction Spending - June
STIMULUS HELPS CONSTRUCTION SPENDING POST SMALL GAIN IN JUNE BUT PAIN CONTINUES FOR OTHER CONTRACTORS, ASSOCIATION SAYS Total construction spending eked out a small rise in June as gains in stimulus-aided public categories offset decreases in homebuilding and private nonresidential spending, the… Read More
August 2, 2010
Stimulus Helps Construction Spending But Pain Continues for Others
Total construction spending eked out a small rise in June as gains in stimulus-aided public categories offset decreases in homebuilding and private nonresidential spending, AGC said Monday in an analysis of new Census Bureau data.  AGC called on Congress and the White House to quickly enact… Read More
August 2, 2010
EPA Delays Enforcement of Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced it will delay enforcement of the new Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program (RRP) regulations.  The Agency issued a memorandum providing renovation firms and workers additional time to obtain necessary training and… Read More
August 2, 2010
Nonresidential construction remains weak, Beige Book finds; more metros add jobs
"Economic activity has continued to increase, on balance," since late May, the Federal Reserve reported on Wednesday in the "Beige Book," a compilation of informal soundings of business conditions by the 12 regional Fed banks. Regions are referred to by the banks' headquarters cities. "Commercial… Read More
July 30, 2010
New OSHA Enforcement Effort Began June 18
OSHA is now enforcing the Severe Violators Enforcement Program that it announced in April. The program focuses enforcement efforts on employers who willfully and repeatedly endanger workers by exposing them to serious hazards. The directive establishes procedures and enforcement actions for the… Read More
July 30, 2010

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