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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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VA Reforms Included in the Highway Extension Passed by Congress
The highway & transit extension also includes $3.4 billion to cover a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) funding gap for the remainder of the current fiscal year, ending September 30.  The department needed the additional funds to continue to pay for non-Department medical services… Read More
July 30, 2015
Memo Reveals Flaws with Waters of the U.S. Final Rule
Significant Disagreements among Corps & EPA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, Major General John Peabody, cited significant issues in the Waters of the United States final rule prior to its release in a May 15 memorandum to… Read More
July 30, 2015
Congress Passes 3-Month Extension before August Recess
Senate Approves DRIVE Act, House to Focus on Long-Term Bill in Sept. The Senate today approved H.R. 22, the Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act by a vote of 65-34. Thank you to those who have contacted their Senators over the past week, urging support for this… Read More
July 30, 2015
Only 15 seats left for AGC's December Construction Project Manager Course (PMC)
December 6-11, 2015   Registration is filling up quickly for the Atlanta, GA course to be held December 6-11, 2015. PMC participants experience an interactive program that explores the critical areas of project management that seasoned project managers tackle on a daily basis. The course… Read More
July 30, 2015
Look To AGC for Your Continuing Education Needs
Do you need to earn continuing education credits for a license renewal, employer requirement or other professional development purposes? AGC of America is approved to offer several types of continuing education credit for its qualifying programs, including various courses, conferences, meetings,… Read More
July 30, 2015
Twenty-Nine Individuals Earn CM-BIM Credential
AGC of America would like to congratulate the 29 individuals who passed their exams in May and June, that earns them the professional credential, Certificate of Management-Building Information Modeling (CM-BIM). Since its inception in 2011, 539 individuals have earned the CM-BIM designation. May… Read More
July 30, 2015
Why Pay More? Find Out if Your Solvent-Contaminated Wipes Qualify for a Waste Exclusion
Does your company use towels, rags or absorbents to clean machinery, parts or spills?  If yes, then you will want to know about a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that may exclude your “solvent-contaminated wipes” from the hazardous waste regulations.  The federal rule took… Read More
July 29, 2015
AGC Plans Meetings with Feds on Impacts of ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Rulemaking on Construction
July 30 UPDATE: A Judicial Panel on Multi-District litigation has randomly selected the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in which to consolidate the multiple challenges to the WOTUS rule filed in circuit courts across the country - click here.  EPA and the Army… Read More
July 29, 2015
Construction Unemployment Declines in 127 out of 358 Metro Areas Between June 2014 & 2015
Construction employment declined in 127 metro areas, was stagnant in 51 and increased in 180 between June 2014 and June 2015, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.  Association officials noted that the declines… Read More
July 29, 2015
Another Republican Jumps on the Presidential Bandwagon
On Tuesday, Ohio Governor John Kasich announced his intention to officially enter the Republican presidential primary. He becomes the 16th Republican candidate who will qualify for the ballot. The field is expected to swell to its maximum size when former Virginia Gov. Jim Gilmore joins the contest… Read More
July 27, 2015

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