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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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2020 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference Goes Virtual
Pre-Conference Federal Construction HR Workshop Returns The 2020 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference and pre-conference Federal Construction HR Workshop has officially gone virtual.  The workshop is scheduled for September 23 and 24, with the full conference to follow on… Read More
August 24, 2020
Construction Employment Declines from June to July in 26 States and D.C. as Projects Are Canceled; AGC Calls for New Relief Steps
California and New Mexico Have Worst One-Month Job Losses While New York Has Largest Increases; California and Vermont Post Worst Yearly Declines as Utah and South Dakota Have Largest Gains Construction employment decreased from June to July in 26 states and the District of Columbia as earlier… Read More
August 21, 2020
Defense Contractors Get Temporary Reprieve from New Cybersecurity Requirements
Delay until September 30   The Director of National Intelligence issued a memorandum waiving the applicability of new prohibition of certain telecommunications for the Department of Defense (DOD) which will allow it to continue to contract with entities it would otherwise be… Read More
August 20, 2020
AGC Opposes Suspension/Repeal of Highway Trust Fund User Fees
On August 18, AGC, along with 14 other stakeholders in the transportation community, called on President Trump to oppose any temporary suspension or permanent repeal of dedicated federal user fees that generate revenue for the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). This call comes in light of a recent effort… Read More
August 20, 2020
AGC Works to Unite Transportation Stakeholder Community
Calls for One-Year Surface Transportation Extension with Additional Funds With COVID relief legislation talks stalled, only 13 legislative days remaining before the election, and the current federal surface transportation authorization law—the FAST Act—expiring on September 30, AGC is working to… Read More
August 20, 2020
New Cybersecurity Requirements for Federal Contractors; Prohibits Use of Covered Telecommunications
On August 13, a federal prohibition on the use of certain telecommunications components took effect. The new Interim Final Rule (IFR), often referred to as “Section 889 Part B,” prohibits federal agencies from entering into, extending, or renewing a contract with a contractor that uses… Read More
August 13, 2020
Registration Open for Sept. 10 Union Contractors Call
AGC of America’s Union Contractors Committee will hold its next quarterly conference call on September 10, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern time.  The call will feature updates from AGC staff and a roundtable discussion of labor matters around the country.  Participation is open to all AGC… Read More
August 10, 2020
Construction Industry Adds 20,000 Employees In July But Nonresidential Employment Dips; AGC Warns Skid Will Worsen Without New Relief
Gains in July are Limited to Residential Side as State and Local Governments and Private Owners Postpone And Cancel Upcoming Projects; Association Urges Prompt Federal Action to Make up for Revenue Losses Construction employment increased by 20,000 jobs in July but the gains were limited to… Read More
August 7, 2020
Spotlight Your Achievements! AGC Launches Awards Season with the Opening of Build America, AGC in the Community, Diversity and Inclusion Awards and the Innovation Awards
Apply by Wednesday, October 21, 2020! AGC of America is proud to announce the launch of the 2021 AGC Awards competitions! The Construction Risk Partners Build America Awards (including the Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence category) and AGC in the Community … Read More
August 6, 2020
AGC Joins Calls for COBRA Funding Relief
Earlier this week AGC joined nearly 200 companies, unions and organizations in a letter urging Congress to include COBRA funding in the next COVID relief package. COBRA is important for the continuation of job-based health insurance for the Americans that have recently lost their jobs as a result… Read More
August 6, 2020

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