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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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Complimentary Webinar Addressing Contractor Military Base Access
Thursday, July 29 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET    When your company works on a military base, ensuring that your employees can access the project site is essential. Many military bases throughout the nation utilize the RAPIDGate program, which conducts security background checks on… Read More
July 27, 2015
New NAVFAC Chief Announced
Commander of NAVFAC Pacific Rear Admiral Bret J. Muilenburg will become the next Navy chief of civil engineers following RADM Katherine L. Gregory. Prior to reporting to his current position, RADM Muilenburg was the commodore of the 30th Naval Construction Regiment and… Read More
July 27, 2015
AGC Meets with Federal Construction Agencies in Effort to Increase Project Productivity
AGC met with the top two federal construction agencies, at their request, to give the contractors’ perspective on key issues facing the industry. USACE HQ: Early Contractor Involvement The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Headquarters recently invited AGC to participate in a discussion on… Read More
July 27, 2015
How Would the Blacklisting Executive Order Impact Your Company?
Please Complete the Survey Below to Help You & AGC    The Obama administration recently issued a proposed rule and guidance to implement its “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” (Blacklisting) Executive Order. Please complete this survey to help AGC… Read More
July 27, 2015
OSHA Issues Temporary Enforcement Policy for their New Confined Spaces Standard
On July 8, 2015, during the Summer AGC Safety and Health Conference, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) director of construction services announced a temporary enforcement policy for the confined spaces in construction standard.  This policy does not delay the… Read More
July 27, 2015
PHMSA Releases Final Rule on Federal Enforcement of State Damage Prevention Programs
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), which regulates damage prevention for certain hazardous materials, has released its long-awaited rule governing when and how PHMSA could step in to federally enforce inadequate state damage prevention programs. This rule… Read More
July 27, 2015
Proposed Changes to Overtime Regulations Announced; AGC Prepares to Comment
On June 30, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) announcing proposed changes to the overtime regulations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.  The proposal is the result of a 2014 directive from President Obama requiring the… Read More
July 27, 2015
House Approves Transportation Extension While Senate Looks Long Term
On Wednesday, the House approved H.R. 3038, the “Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II” by a 312-119 vote. The bill extends highway and transit program authorization until December 18, 2015 and transfers $8.07 billion from the general fund into the Highway Trust Fund. The transfer… Read More
July 27, 2015
ACTION NEEDED: Tell Your Senators to Support a Long-Term Transportation Reauthorization Bill
Action Needed Now on Hardhats for Highways    As detailed below, the Senate is preparing to start consideration of a long-term transportation reauthorization bill.  Now is the time to contact your Senators! A message has been placed on the Hardhats for Highways website … Read More
July 27, 2015
Following in Dad’s Footsteps
Illinois state Sen. Darin LaHood (R) cruised to an easy special election primary victory on Tuesday in the vacant Peoria-anchored congressional district.  Rep. Aaron Schock’s (R) March resignation created the vacancy, which is the only unrepresented seat in the entire U.S. House.  LaHood… Read More
July 27, 2015

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