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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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Associated General Contractors Files Suit to Block Administration's Misguided Silica Rule
The Louisiana chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America today filed a challenge to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) final respirable crystalline silica rule in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.  In doing so, the chapter joined a number of… Read More
April 4, 2016
Construction Firms Add 37,000 Jobs in March and Over 300,000 For the Past Year as Spending Increases in February from a Year Ago in All Major Categories
Construction employment rose sharply in March by 37,000 for the month and 301,000 for the year, while construction spending in February logged a solid year-over-year increase despite a dip compared with January, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association… Read More
April 1, 2016
Labor Department's Proposal to Raise Salary Threshold Could Hurt Both Employers and Employees, AGC Cautions
Contact Your Legislators and Urge Them to Oppose the Proposed Rule as Written The Department of Labor has proposed a change to overtime pay requirements that would increase the minimum salary threshold from $23,660 per year to $50,440 per year. Employers that have employees who are currently… Read More
March 30, 2016
Obama Administration Releases Final Silica Rule, Sticking with Proposed Standard's Silica Limit
The Obama Administration released its final silica rule today that retains many of the flawed provisions AGC warned administration officials about earlier this year.  Of primary concern is that the final rule sticks with the same, unattainable silica exposure limit included in the proposed… Read More
March 30, 2016
FAA Authorization Extended through July 15 while AGC Continues to Push for Funding Reforms
Contact Your Member of Congress During Spring Recess and Urge them to Support Increased Airport Infrastructure Funding Before the House of Representatives left on their two-week spring recess, its members passed a bill to extend Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs through mid-July.… Read More
March 30, 2016
U.S. Transportation Department is Making Funds Available for AGC-Backed State Pilot Program to Test Alternatives to the Gas Tax
This week the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced it was making $15 million available for grants to test alternative revenue mechanisms to address the long-term solvency of the Highway Trust Fund.  The program, known as the Surface… Read More
March 30, 2016
AGC Pushes for Improvements to the Prime Contractor Payment Reporting Rule
AGC submitted comments on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council’s proposed rule to require prime contractors to self-report late or reduced payments to contracting officers. Under the proposed rule, unjustifiable delays or reductions in subcontractor payment under the terms and… Read More
March 30, 2016
AGC Seeks Federal Agency Change Order Improvements
Requests Improved Data Reporting to Encourage CO Accountability AGC, along with the American Subcontractors Association, called on the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council to improve the data federal agencies collect regarding the administration of change orders in response to the Council’… Read More
March 30, 2016
Mixed Results in Tuesday's Presidential Contests
To no one’s surprise, Donald Trump easily swept the Arizona primary on Tuesday.  Mr. Trump notched a 47-25-10 percent popular vote victory margin over Sen. Ted Cruz and Gov. John Kasich, respectively.  With this performance, the New York real estate mogul claimed the last major Winner-… Read More
March 30, 2016
AGC Advocates to Stop OSHA Proposed Rule on Crystalline Silica
Help Us Spread the Message – Contact your Congressman AGC is supporting legislative attempts to force the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) to prove that their proposed rule to regulate the hazards of crystalline silica exposure is technologically and economically feasible… Read More
March 30, 2016

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