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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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294 Out of 337 Metro Areas Lose Construction Jobs From May 2009 to 2010
Construction employment continued to suffer significant declines in the majority of metropolitan areas, according to an analysis of federal employment data released Wednesday by AGC. The figures reflect continued weak private, state and local demand as well as a lack of long-term projects caused by… Read More
June 30, 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
June 30, 2010
San Diego Chapter Wins PLA Victory for Members
AGC's San Diego Chapter teamed up with other local groups to help pass initiatives that banned project labor agreements (PLAs) in Chula Vista and Oceanside, Calif. In addition, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors passed a no-PLA ordinance for county work.  Their efforts were counted as one… Read More
June 29, 2010
EPA Takes First Step in Regulating Coal Ash
On May 4, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed the first-ever national rules related to the disposal and management of coal ash from coal-fired power plants.  Coal combustion wastes, including coal ash or fly ash, are widely used in construction applications. The agency will publish a… Read More
June 29, 2010
Senate Rejects Resolution to Block EPA from Using Clean Air Act to Stop Construction Projects
The U.S. Senate rejected 47 to 53 a motion to proceed to a resolution that would block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.  Six Democrats joined their Republican colleagues in support of the motion. S. J. Res. 26 was introduced… Read More
June 28, 2010
Senate, White House Discuss Path Forward on Energy and Climate Legislation
Following the President's primetime Oval Office address in mid-June on the Gulf oil spill, Senate Democratic leaders and the White House are trying to reach a consensus on a path forward for Senate consideration of a comprehensive energy and climate change bill.  While Senate Majority Leader Harry… Read More
June 28, 2010
May Offers Very Slight Improvement in the Overall Economy
According to the Wall Street Journal, the economy showed moderate recovery during the month of May.  The Federal Reserve's beige book report showed the twelve Federal Reserve districts showed improvement, although this growth was only considered "modest." Consumer spending, tourism, manufacturing… Read More
June 28, 2010
Supreme Court Invalidates Decisions of Two-Member NLRB; Senate Confirms Two New NLRB Members
On June 17, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in New Process Steel v. NLRB holding that the National Labor Relations Board lacked authority to issue decisions from the end of 2007 to March 2010, when the five-member Board had only two members.  The decision effectively invalidates nearly 600… Read More
June 25, 2010
AGC Data Supports USA TODAY Construction Spending Study
Friday's USA TODAY includes a look at construction spending trends nationwide, and includes data and comments from AGC. The newspaper's study found that the stimulus helped soften what could be the first year of decline in construction spending since 1993. Read the article here. For more… Read More
June 25, 2010
May MHC starts rise; ABI falls; state construction employment splits; wages cool more
New construction starts in May climbed 3% from the previous month, McGraw-Hill Construction (MHC) reported on Tuesday, based on data it collected. "Nonresidential building showed improvement after weak activity in April, and residential building edged upward. However, nonbuilding construction… Read More
June 24, 2010

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