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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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NLRB Provides New Guidance on Personal Use of Email
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently issued a controversial decision that employees may use their employer’s email system(s), during non-working time, to communicate with each other about workplace issues, such as wages, union organizing efforts, and other terms and conditions of… Read More
February 2, 2015
Save the Date for the 2015 AGC Contractors Environmental Conference
AGC of America has just announced the date and location for the 2015 Contractors Environmental Conference. The 2015 CEC will be held on Sept. 2-3, 2015, in Arlington, Va., at The Westin Crystal City—right across the river from our nation’s capital. Stay tuned for more information and special… Read More
January 29, 2015
New Infrastructure Finance Proposal by Congressman John Delaney Should Spur Vigorous Debate Over How to Use Tax Reform to Fix Infrastructure
The chief executive officer of AGC of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in response to the release of the Infrastructure 2.0 Act by Maryland Congressman John Delaney: "The Congressman's proposal puts a lot of good ideas on the table that we hope spur vigorous discussion… Read More
January 28, 2015
Construction Project Manager Course: March 29th – April 3rd, 2015, Los Angeles, CA
Registration is now open for AGC's Construction Project Manager Course (PMC) being held March 29th – April 3rd, 2015 at Pacific Palms Resort, which is set against the majestic San Gabriel Valley Mountains and only half an hour from downtown Los Angeles. PMC participants experience an interactive… Read More
January 28, 2015
EPA Release Final Version of Science Report on Connectivity of Waters
Final WOTUS Rule Expected Spring 2015 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Research and Development released the final version of the much-anticipated report providing the main scientific underpinning for its “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) proposed rule.  As AGC expected, the… Read More
January 28, 2015
AGC’s 96th Annual Convention Offering 24 Hours of Professional Development
There are only 50 days left until AGC’s 96th Annual Convention to be held March 18-20 in San Juan, Puerto Rico!  Among the many reasons to attend Convention is the opportunity to earn Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for the 16 professional development sessions. These sessions will offer a total… Read More
January 27, 2015
Did You Know That AGC Offers Seven Different Types of Continuing Education Credit?
AGC of America (AGC) is currently an approved provider for several accrediting bodies to offer continuing education. For select educational programs that qualify under the corresponding standards, AGC is able to offer the following types of credit: International Association for Continuing Education… Read More
January 27, 2015
OFCCP Clarifies VEVRAA Self-Identification Requirements
Recently, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) posted information on its website alerting contractors that they are no longer required to invite applicants to self-identify with a particular category of protected veterans post-offer.  The posting came in the… Read More
January 27, 2015
EPA Proposes Cost-Saving Revisions to Current Lead Paint Rules
Refresher Training for Renovators May Move to Entirely Online Format On Jan. 14, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed revisions to the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule that would eliminate the requirement that the renovator refresher training have a hands-on… Read More
January 27, 2015
Ballast Water Discharges from Small Vessels Now Require Federal Permit Coverage
As of Dec. 19, 2014, if you own or operate a non-recreational vessel less than 79 feet in length (such as a ferry, tug/tow boat, barge, cargo freighter, etc.) in any “waters of the Unites States,” you need to secure coverage under an National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit… Read More
January 27, 2015

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