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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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AGC Joins Work Zone Awareness Week Kick-Off Event
The 10th annual Work Zone Awareness Week began this week, and includes events around the country to raise awareness of the importance of highway work zone safety.  An event outside Washington, D.C., featured a tour of an AGC member project site led by Michael Hart, Cianbro Construction Corp.… Read More
April 7, 2009
EPA Grants Partial Waiver of Buy American Provision
  AGC of America has expressed substantial concerns with EPA about the impact of the Recovery Act's Buy American requirements on "shovel ready" water infrastructure projects eligible for EPA funding through the Clean Water and Drinking Water SRF programs.  After numerous discussions with AGC the… Read More
April 7, 2009
New CM At-Risk State-by-State Resource Available
AGC of America and the National Association of State Facilities Administrators (NASFA) have collaborated on research regarding state-by-state information on Construction Management At-Risk (CM At-Risk, CM@R, CM/GC, GC/CM, CMc).  This ongoing project seeks to compile data from every state on CM At-… Read More
April 7, 2009
AGC Releases First-of-its-Kind BIM Education Program
The first Building Information Modeling (BIM) curriculum course will be Tuesday, April 7.  Nearly fifty construction professionals will take advantage of the first offering from the BIM Education Program, the latest from AGC and a first-of-its-kind in the industry. The new national curriculum will… Read More
April 6, 2009
Register Today for the AGC Building Contractors Conference
June 10-13, 2009 Registration is now open for the AGC Building Contractors Conference, June 10-13, 2009 at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va.  Join top building construction professionals, owners, specialty contractors, and service & supply companies as they discuss the current market, the… Read More
April 6, 2009
Administration Releases Education Stimulus Funding and Guidance
Last week the U.S. Department of Education announced that $44 billion for states and schools is now available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).  This funding includes $32.6 billion under the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, which is two-thirds of the total dollars in the fund… Read More
April 6, 2009
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Contractors Association of West Virginia Hosts Governor "We've got a lot of work to do and we're getting ready to do it," Governor Joe Manchin told CAWV members and legislators.  The governor was the keynote speaker at a March 12 legislative reception sponsored by the Contractors Association of… Read More
April 6, 2009
EPA Releases Updated Drinking Water Needs Assessment to Congress
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publicly released its fourth Drinking Water needs assessment on March 26. The survey identified $334.8 billion in needs for the 20-year period from January 2007 through December 2026.  With $200.8 billion in need over the next 20 years, transmission… Read More
April 6, 2009
Transportation Construction Coalition Fly-In
May 19-20, Washington, D.C. The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) will hold a Fly-In May 19-20 in Washington, D.C.  Under the theme "Transportation Builds Our Economy," the coalition will meet with members of Congress to discuss the importance of transportation infrastructure investment… Read More
April 6, 2009
Registration Open and Sponsorship Opportunities Available for the AGC Building Contractors Conference
June 10-13, 2009, Hot Springs, Va. Register today for the AGC Building Contractors Conference, June 10-13 at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va.  Join top building construction professionals, owners, specialty contractors and service & supply companies as they discuss the current market, the… Read More
April 6, 2009

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