By Linda Scronce-Johnson
Marketing/Membership Director
AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter
With a serious workforce shortage looming and growing frustration with the inability to reach young people with strong messages about the positive career potential of construction, AGC’s Oregon-Columbia Chapter has… Read More April 19, 2009
In light of current economic conditions, AGC of America has decided to offer the Training & Development Conference and the HR Professionals Conference concurrently, offering one track for each conference plus some joint sessions. The conference dates are October 28-29, 2009, with a pre-… Read More April 19, 2009
National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) has partnered with constructNet International to offer online instructional language resources for the construction industry. This program is designed to improve job site communication between Spanish-speaking and English-speaking… Read More April 18, 2009
Join top building construction professionals, owners, specialty contractors, and service & supply companies at the AGC Building Contractors Conference to be held June 10-13, 2009 at The Homestead in Hot Springs, VA. These industry leaders will discuss the current market, the challenges-and… Read More April 17, 2009
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will conduct four days of hearings beginning Tuesday to receive testimony on a 648-page draft global warming and energy bill introduced last month by Representatives Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.). The draft bill would establish a cap and… Read More April 17, 2009
In a letter sent to Rep. Lynn Woolsey, Chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, and Rep. Tom Price, the Subcommittee' Ranking Member, ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ CEO Steve Sandherr made the point that construction jobs meet all the criteria of the loosely defined "green job."
This criteria includes… Read More April 17, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has provided $750 million for a program of competitive grants for worker training and placement in high-growth and emerging industry sectors, including construction.
Of that amount, $500 million is targeted for research, labor exchange, and job… Read More April 17, 2009
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ CEO Steve Sandherr discussed the effect of the stimulus on the industry on NPR's All Things Considered. NPR's David Schaper reported that construction unemployment is more than 20%, while the national unemployment rate is 8.5%. Listen to the NPR segment here.
April 17, 2009
AGC member company Pike Industries Inc., will begin work on Route 101 in New Hampshire next month, reported WMUR.  Company president Christian Zimmermann was prevented from laying off workers thanks to the project, which will be the first state highway project funded by the stimulus. Read the… Read More April 16, 2009
The federal government has agreed to even further delay implementation of the E-Verify rule for federal contractors. Contracts and solicitations issued prior to June 30, 2009, will not contain the mandate. An official announcement is expected to be published in this Friday’s Federal Register.… Read More April 16, 2009
