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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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House Passes Six-Year Highway & Transit Bill
Following nearly three days of debate and the consideration of 147 amendments, the House of Representatives passed the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act (STRRA) of 2015 by a vote of 363-64.  The six-year bill is the first long-term bill to be passed in the House in a… Read More
November 12, 2015
OSHA Civil Penalties Increase under Budget Act
The Bipartisan Budget Act removes a statutory exemption from penalties under certain statutes, including the Occupational Safety & Health Act, from inflation for civil penalties. Unlike other similar civil penalties in federal law, the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)… Read More
November 12, 2015
Construction Employer Impact of NLRB’s New Joint Employer Standard Covered in AGC Webinar
AGC of America hosted a free, members-only webinar on “What the NLRB's New Joint Employer Standard Means for Construction Contractors” as part of its quarterly Open Shop Web Meeting on Nov. 3.  Attorney Larry Marquess of Littler Mendelson delivered a presentation on the implications of the… Read More
November 10, 2015
AGC Helps Deliver Needed Affordable Care Act Reform
New Measure Ends Requirement for Firms to Automatically Enroll Employees This week, President Obama signed into law a bipartisan budget package that included AGC of America-backed legislation to eliminate the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) mandatory automatic enrollment provision.  The mandatory… Read More
November 9, 2015
Construction Firms Add 31,000 Workers in October Amid Growing Demand as Sector's Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.2 Percent
Construction firms added 31,000 workers in October as the industry’s unemployment rate declined to 6.2 percent amid robust demand for construction, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that construction employment is now at the… Read More
November 6, 2015
House Passage of Highway & Transit Bill Will Cut Traffic, Make the Economy More Efficient, Yet Incomplete Law Leaves Key Problems Unfixed
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in response to the passage today of a new multi-year surface transportation law in the U.S. House of Representatives: “It is encouraging to see overwhelming House… Read More
November 5, 2015
Construction Spending Continues Strong Year-Over-Year Gains in September but Dip in Monthly Nonresidential Total Points to Workforce Tightness
Construction Spending at Highest Level since March 2008 and Growing at Fastest Rate since January 2006, Demand for Multifamily, Lodging, Manufacturing Office and Education Facilities Experience Sharp Increases Construction spending in September reached a new seven-year high and climbed at the… Read More
November 5, 2015
Is Your Asbestos Exposure Assessment Program up to OSHA Standards?
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration says a contractor and subcontractor working on a commercial roof in Chicago should have carried out an asbestos exposure assessment and provided training and a respiratory protection program for their workers, among other things. The two have been… Read More
November 4, 2015
Trends Dictate Adjustments in Role of Consultant-Salesperson
Trends in the construction industry toward team decision-making, risk avoidance, tailored work and use of third-party experts are changing the demands on firms' consultant-salespeople. This article explains how to respond and adjust, beginning with a solid understanding of the customer's business… Read More
November 4, 2015
Digital Site Brings Together Trainers, Trainees
Those in the market for industrial and commercial construction safety-related business services can now easily find providers through an online resource. The Safety Training Exchange from Atlanta's All Trained offers a website and mobile application that allows users to find the training they need… Read More
November 4, 2015

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