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
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AGC submitted comments yesterday to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in response to the agency's December 5, 2008 notice of proposed rulemaking to implement the 3 percent withholding law enacted in 2006. Effective January 1, 2012, federal, state and local governments with annual expenditures of $… Read More
March 6, 2009
The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure yesterday approved $88.7 billion in new investment to t he nation's aviation and clean water infrastructure. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 will provide $70 billion to the Federal Aviation Administration and federal aviation… Read More
March 6, 2009
The San Diego Union-Tribune today covered AGC's 90th Annual Convention, which will close in San Diego on Saturday. In the article, AGC's chief economist Ken Simonson commented on the state of the construction industry and predicted a three to nine percent drop in nonresidential construction… Read More
March 5, 2009
The Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering Award winners, sponsored by Liberty Mutual Surety, were announced this morning as part of AGC's 90th Annual Convention in San Diego, California. The award winners were cited for successfully maintaining support and cooperation among the many groups… Read More
March 5, 2009
As of Fall 2008, the AGC of America Specialty Contractors Council (SCC) is staffed by Mike Stark, Senior Director, Building Division, and Cassia Griffin, Program Coordinator, Building Division. You may contact Mike at starkm@agc.org or (703) 837-5365 and Cassia at griffinc@agc.org or (703) 837-… Read More
March 5, 2009
AGC's 90th Annual Convention officially began today in San Diego, Calif., attracting thousands of construction professionals from across the country. Visit the ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Convention Web site for regular updates.
March 4, 2009
AGC recently launched a new Web site, www.agc.org/stimulusatwork, to capture the industry's success stories that result from the recently passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, otherwise known as the stimulus package.
AGC has begun collecting information via a simple form on the Web site,… Read More
March 4, 2009
At the AGC-ASA-ASC Joint Meeting in Rancho Mirage, CA, the three groups formally approved three new documents as part of the "Guidelines for a Successful Construction Project," found at (www.constructionguidelines.org). They are guidelines on Surety Bonding, Volatile Price Adjustment Clauses, and… Read More
March 3, 2009
On Wednesday, March 4, 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) will host a Webinar for anyone interesting in applying for a grant under its Advancing Registered Apprenticeship into the 21st Century program.
The Webinar will focus on providing prospective applicants with guidance on the… Read More
March 2, 2009
"Today's dismal report on construction spending highlights the urgency of putting stimulus funds to work and unlocking the credit markets," said Ken Simonson, chief economist of the Associated General Contractors of America. "The new Census figures show that spending on nearly every type of… Read More
March 2, 2009
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