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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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Trump, Clinton Knocking on Door
Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump delivered strong performances in their respective Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses, but neither could land the knockout punch for which they hoped.  At least for Republicans, one mathematically viable scenario remains to fall into a contested… Read More
March 4, 2016
Construction Firms Add 19,000 Workers in February as Number of Unemployed Workers Hits Lowest Recorded February Total
Construction firms added 19,000 workers in February, as the number of unemployed construction workers was at the lowest February total since the series started in 2000, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said,… Read More
March 4, 2016
Congress Begins Annual Funding Process, Outcome Remains Uncertain
Congressional hearings and negotiations on how to fund the federal government for the FY 2017 are underway, and GOP Congressional Leaders have voiced their interest in passing individual appropriations bills prior to the end of the fiscal year in September. However, the upcoming November elections… Read More
March 2, 2016
FAA Bill Stalls in the House
Talks of Extension Begin Talk about passing a short-term extension of the Aviation Innovation Reform and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act swirled around Capitol Hill this week.  Although the Act passed out of committee in early February, the House has not made plans to consider the bill on the… Read More
March 2, 2016
AGC Participates in Transportation Events
This week, AGC of America President and CEO, Steve Sandherr joined other transportation leaders in a panel discussion at the Association of American State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Washington Briefing to discuss the passage of the surface transportation reauthorization, the FAST… Read More
March 2, 2016
AGC Asks FHWA to Clarify Buy America Requirements
AGC joined with nine other construction industry groups in a letter to Federal Highway Administrator Greg Nadeau asking the agency to complete action on a proposed rule clarifying the applicability of Buy America requirements for manufactured products that may contain steel elements and for… Read More
March 2, 2016
Army Corps Releases $13 Billion Project List for Congress
Water Resources Development Act Consideration Underway As part of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently submitted an annual report to Congress that identifies about $13 billion worth of potential Civil Works Program projects for study,… Read More
March 2, 2016
Questions for Army Corps HQ? Submit them for FedCon
AGC Federal Contractors Conference; May 9-11 in Washington, D.C. The difference between AGC’s Federal Contractors Conference (FedCon) and other federal construction meetings is that, at FedCon, construction contractor attendees drive the agenda. As such, for this year’s conference—held May 9-11 at… Read More
March 2, 2016
AGC PAC Kicked Off Election 2016 Call Series
Have you been wondering….What are the odds of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump securing their party's nomination? Could Republicans have a contested convention? How would a third party candidate like Mike Bloomberg affect the race? What party will control the Senate in 2017? Listen to political… Read More
March 2, 2016
Nevada Voters Bet Big on Trump
As expected, Donald Trump placed first in the Nevada Caucuses scoring just under 46 percent of the attender preference; his strongest performance to date.  Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was second with 24 percent, followed by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz at 21 percent.  Dr. Ben Carson and Gov. John… Read More
March 2, 2016

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