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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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Administration Releases New Waters of the U.S. Rule, Will Provide Clarity on Protections for Federal Waters
On Jan. 23, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers finalized an AGC-supported rule to define “waters of the United States” – providing clarity when a federal permit is needed for work in or near federal waters. The new Navigable Waters Protection Rule better… Read More
January 23, 2020
Call for AGC-Member Volunteer Subject Matter Experts for Business Development Check-Ups at AGC’s Annual Convention
AGC of America’s Business Development Forum, with support from The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), will offer free one-on-one Business Development (BD) “Check-Ups” to AGC Convention attendees to review and offer guidance on their BD and marketing related efforts. Subject… Read More
January 17, 2020
Senate Confirms New SBA Administrator
On Jan. 7, the Senate confirmed AGC-backed nominee Jovita Carranza to lead the Small Business Administration (SBA). Administrator Carranza previously served as Treasurer of the United States at the Department of the Treasury under President Trump and served as Deputy Administrator for SBA under… Read More
January 16, 2020
U.S., China sign ‘Phase One’ Trade Deal, Partial Tariff Rollback Included in Terms
On Jan. 15, the United States and China signed a modest ‘phase one’ trade agreement, signaling a major first step towards defusing tension in the trade war between the two nations. Under this initial agreement, the Trump administration will reduce the existing tariff rate on $120 billion worth of… Read More
January 16, 2020
Senate Passes AGC-Supported USMCA Implementation Legislation, Deal Nears Final Ratification
On Jan. 16, the Senate overwhelmingly passed (89-10) H.R. 5430, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (USMCA). Senate passage of this legislation clears the way for U.S. ratification of the newly negotiated trade pact between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. Once President Trump… Read More
January 16, 2020
NLRB Issues Slate of Empoyer-Friendly Rulings in December
As the year 2019 and Member Lauren McFerran’s term were both about to expire, the National Labor Relations Board (the Board or NRLB) reversed several noteworthy actions taken by the agency during the Obama Administration.  In addition to its Dec. 13 issuance of a regulation curtailing the… Read More
January 16, 2020
New Proposal Will Make The Federal Environmental Review Process More Efficient Without Sacrificing Protections
Trump Administration Proposal to Reform the Federal Environmental Review Process Will Fix Problems with Current Process While Maintaining Environmental Rigor, Construction Officials Say The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the… Read More
January 13, 2020
DOL Finalizes Revisions to Joint Employer Status under FLSA
Changes Effective March 16, 2020 The U. S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) released a final rule updating the regulations interpreting joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the FLSA, an employee may have, in addition to his or her employer… Read More
January 13, 2020
Construction Employment Increases by 20,000 in December and 151,000 in 2019; Contractors Expect to Hire in 2020 but Anticipate Difficulty Filling Slots
Survey Finds Optimism about 2020 along with Even Tighter Labor Supply as Construction Unemployment Sets Record December Low; Association Calls for Government to Boost Career Opportunities, Immigration Construction employment increased by 20,000 jobs in December and by 151,000, or 2.0 percent, in… Read More
January 10, 2020
Department of Transportation Seeks Input on Freight Movement and Rural Road Investment
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is seeking information to help it develop a National Freight Strategic Plan (NFSP) to address the needs of multimodal freight transportation. According to the Department, freight tonnage will increase by 44 percent between 2015 and 2045, placing… Read More
January 9, 2020

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