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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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New Business Development Resources Available
The Business Development Forum Steering Committee continues to bring more BD resources and best practices to the AGC membership. A new section has been added to the Business Development Forum webpage titled Business Development Best Practices. The goal is to continue to develop this section of the… Read More
January 4, 2016
"Right-size” Your Company’s Employee Benefits Budget
Health insurance costs continue to increase.  Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance efforts are heating up. As you begin planning for your company’s 2016 health insurance renewal and want to explore ways to save money and give employees more flexibility, control and value, now is the time to… Read More
January 4, 2016
Webinar: Common Mistakes with Lean and Last Planner System, and How to Correct Them
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (ET) | Tues., February 23, 2016 Are you struggling to implement Lean on your projects? Have you had planning sessions that were not as productive as they could be? Do your teams just not "get it"? Join this webinar to learn from the experience Lean Construction coach, Dave… Read More
January 4, 2016
Architecture Billings Index Hits another Bump
As has been the case a few times already this year, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) dipped in November. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and construction spending. The… Read More
January 4, 2016
Construction Employment Increases in 190 out of 358 Metro Areas Between November 2014 and 2015 as Firms Appear More Able to Find Workers to Hire
Construction employment increased in 190 out of 358 metro areas, was unchanged in 64 and declined in 104 between November 2014 and November 2015, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that… Read More
December 29, 2015
One Week Left to Meet with Your Congressman – Don’t Wait!
Tell Him/Her to Finish Work on Highway & Transit Bill The Senate completed action on a six-year transportation reauthorization bill before the August recess. The House has indicated that it will work on its version of a long-term highway & transit bill when members return to Washington… Read More
December 23, 2015
Highway Trust Fund Challenges Illustrated
This week, the Congressional Budget Office released its semiannual update of budgetary and economic projections. The report further highlights the challenges facing Congress as they try to fill the revenue gap in the Highway Trust Fund to provide a six-year highway & transit bill.  The… Read More
December 23, 2015
Affordable Care Act Cadillac Tax Delayed
On December 18, 2015, President Obama signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Act) delaying the effective date of the “Cadillac Tax” until 2020 and making the tax deductible.  Leading opponents of the tax have said they would continue to press for it to be rescinded altogether. The… Read More
December 22, 2015
AGC Submits Comments Opposing Blacklisting Executive Order
On Aug. 26, AGC submitted its comments to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council and the U.S. Department of Labor on their proposed rule and guidance, respectively. The rule and guidance implement the president’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order 13673, commonly called the… Read More
December 22, 2015
AGC Leads Partnering Training Sessions for VA Resident Engineers
At the request of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, AGC recently led several workshops with Department resident engineers from around the country on the value of project-level partnering. Over the course of two days, AGC discussed the need for contractors and owner representatives to not… Read More
December 22, 2015

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