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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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Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force
The White House Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force has issued draft recommendations on how federal, state and local authorities can better work together for ocean and coastal planning.    Among the recommendation are:  fostering better communication, coordination and cooperation among agencies; … Read More
February 2, 2010
Obama Budget Calls for Flat Highway and Transit Investment-Livable Community Funding
President Obama released his Administration's Fiscal year 2011 budget proposal today. For the Federal-aid highway program the budget requests $41.363 billion just slightly more (.6 percent) than the current $41.07billion level. The Administration notes that the highway program expired on September… Read More
February 1, 2010
Metropolitan Area Construction Employment - December
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ONLY 4 OUT OF 337 CITIES ADDED CONSTRUCTION JOBS IN 2009 AS CONSTRUCTION SPENDING DROPS TO LOWEST LEVEL IN 6 YEARS New Data Shows Construction Employment Down 38 Percent in Leominster-Fitchburg, Mass., Up 13 Percent in Harrisburg, PA., As Administration Offers New Infrastructure Spending and Cuts… Read More
February 1, 2010
Jobs Bill Update
The endgame for the Senate "jobs bill" is still uncertain.  AGC has learned that the Senate is considering breaking up a jobs package into two or more separate bills.  The first piece likely to be considered will extend SAFETEA-LU through December 31, 2010 and provide a $20 billion infusion for… Read More
January 29, 2010
Congressional Budget Office Reports Highway Trust Fund Again Faces Shortfall
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its January 2010 economic forecast this week, which includes estimates on Highway Trust Fund revenue and balances for the coming year, as well as projections for the next ten years.  CBO estimates that the Highway Account of the Trust Fund will have an… Read More
January 29, 2010
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Participates in Start Us Up Rally
Highway and Transportation Division Vice Chair Dean Word participated in a rally organized by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) to bring attention to the need for enactment of long term highway authorization legislation with increased… Read More
January 29, 2010
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Participates in FHWA Every Day Counts Initiative
Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez has started an initiative called "Every Day Counts" within the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to identify ways to shorten the amount of time it typically takes to deliver highway construction projects from conception to completion, which now takes… Read More
January 29, 2010
Guidelines for a Successful Construction Project - New Flyer and Updated Guidelines
AGC, the American Subcontractors Association (ASA), and the Associated Specialty Contractors (ASC) created this resource that explores the keys to a successful construction project and the specifics on how contractors can reach their mutual objective to "successfully deliver to the owner the… Read More
January 29, 2010
AGC Member Explains Hiring Prospects for 2010
AGC member Art Daniel (AR Daniel Construction Services, Inc., Cedar Hill, Texas) explained the uncertainty many small businesses face in a Reuters article on Thursday. Read the article here. For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-5310 or turmailb@agc.org.
January 29, 2010
Senators Work to Stop EPA Climate Change Actions
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R- Alaska) on January 21 introduced a bipartisan disapproval resolution to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Clean Air Act.  Cosponsored by 35 Republicans and three Democrats, the resolution would… Read More
January 29, 2010

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