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  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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New Employment Numbers Show Steep Losses In Construction Nationwide, ҵ Chief Economist Calls For Increased Investment In Infrastructure To Put People Back To Work
Construction workers continued to bear the pain of steep job losses almost everywhere in June, as construction employment rose only in North Dakota (by 5 percent) and Louisiana (4 percent), compared to June 2008, according to new data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Jobs… Read More
July 17, 2009
AGC Holds Midwest Regional Meeting with Carpenters and Operating Engineers
AGC held a regional meeting with the National Construction Alliance II (NCAII) on July 13 in Chicago, IL.  ҵ 50 members and staff from various collective bargaining chapters in the Mid-America Region of AGC's Executive Leadership Council attended, along with Operating Engineers General… Read More
July 17, 2009
2009 Market Insights Series - Free Webinar July 23
"Turning Points in Construction" - July 23, 2009 - 2:00-3:30pm (EDT) The 2009 Market Insights Series, presented by Reed Construction Data, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA), is a free quarterly webcast series delivering the most up-… Read More
July 17, 2009
AGC Officer Testifies on Water Trust Fund
AGC Vice President Kris Young, President and CEO of Miller the Driller in Des Moines, Iowa, testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water and Natural Resources  regarding the GAO report titled “Opportunities and Challenges in the Creation of a Clean Water Trust… Read More
July 16, 2009
AGC Supported Water Trust Fund Legislation Introduced
On the eastern front of the U.S. Capitol Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to establish a Water Trust Fund. The “Water Protection and Reinvestment Act,” H.R.3202, establishes a $10 billion annual fund for repairing America’s corroded pipes… Read More
July 16, 2009
AGC Webinar: RIFs, Lay-Offs & Furloughs in Construction: Avoiding the Pitfalls
Construction HR professionals have been burdened with the responsibility of properly handling reductions-in-force (RIFs), lay-offs and furloughs; sometimes at a moment's notice.  These situations can be difficult to handle legally, practically, and emotionally. On Thursday, August 13, 2009, from… Read More
July 16, 2009
ҵ Pushes for Water Trust Fund
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (far right) listens as ҵ CEO Steve Sandherr (left) delivers his remarks during a press conference on Capitol Hill. ҵ CEO Steve Sandherr called for the establishment of a water trust fund Wednesday during a press conference on Capitol Hill.  Congressman Earl… Read More
July 16, 2009
AGC Member Testifies Before Small Business Panel on Transportation Reauthorization
Jack Mills, President of Plum Contracting, Inc., located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, testified today before the House Small Business Committee's Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight on the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization bill.  Mills testified on behalf of AGC and called on… Read More
July 16, 2009
AGC-Supported Water Trust Fund Legislation Introduced
On the eastern front of the U.S. Capitol Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to establish a Water Trust Fund. The "Water Protection and Reinvestment Act," H.R.3202, establishes a $10 billion annual fund for repairing America's corroded pipes… Read More
July 16, 2009
AGC Officer Testifies on Water Trust Fund
AGC Vice President Kris Young, President and CEO of Miller the Driller in Des Moines, Iowa, testified before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water and Natural Resources  regarding the GAO report titled "Opportunities and Challenges in the Creation of a Clean Water Trust… Read More
July 16, 2009

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