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The next AGC Workforce Development Committee will be held via WebEx from 1 to 4 PM EDT (or noon to 3 PM Central time; 11 AM to 2 PM Mountain, 10 AM to 1 PM, Pacific; 9 AM to noon, Alaskan) on Wednesday, April 29, 2009.
Committee Chairman Ed Proefke Jr. decided to hold a virtual meeting in the… Read More
April 21, 2009
John Tocci, Sr., CEO of Woburn, MA-based Tocci Construction has been named AGC of America Committee Chair of the Year. Tocci was recognized for his accomplishments as the chair of the AGC BIMForum, a coalition of contractors, designers, engineers and owners dedicated to using building information… Read More
April 21, 2009
ҵ of America – along with more than two dozen other associations, interest groups, and businesses – recently signed a letter to President Obama seeking an increase in funds for the program that supports career technical education (CTE).
CTE, formerly known as… Read More
April 21, 2009
Attendees of AGC’s Construction Project Manager Course receive more than valuable insights from industry professionals who serve as instructors for the 15 modules of the course.
Regardless of geographic location or project focus (highway and transportation, building, municipal, federal work,… Read More
April 21, 2009
AGC of New Hampshire member Pike Construction got a high profile visit to one of its construction sites last week when U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and the state's governor came to see the stimulus-funded project and meet with new hires. AGC of America was able to coordinate with… Read More
April 20, 2009
In conjunction with the release and promotion of the documentary: “Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water Infrastructure,” Penn State Public Broadcasting Educational Services has produced free correlating educational materials for students in grades 6-12.
Liquid Assets focuses on how our nation’s… Read More
April 20, 2009
On April 6, 2009, AGC of America launched its newest educational resource, BIM 101: An Introduction to Building Information Modeling, the first part of AGC's BIM Education Program. BIM 101 is a full-day course designed specifically for construction professionals eager to learn the essential… Read More
April 20, 2009
GSA has unveiled a $5.5 billion project list that highlights the unprecedented role the agency will play in assisting in the nation's economic recovery and putting American citizens back to work. Projects are funded across the country, providing benefit for local and state economies, and every… Read More
April 20, 2009
AGC has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.
April 20, 2009
"New construction starts increased 5% in March," seasonally adjusted, McGraw-Hill Construction reported today, based on its own data compilation. However, for the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same months of 2008, total starts tumbled 40%. "The improved level of contracting relative to… Read More
April 20, 2009