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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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IRS Announces 2015 COLA Increases
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced cost-of-living adjustments impacting qualified retirement plans and health flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for 2015. For retirement plans, increases were made to most of the general plan limitations, including the individual limits on… Read More
December 1, 2014
Best Practices and Compliance Take Center Stage at AGC’s Annual HR & Training Conference
AGC’s 2014 Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference wrapped up Oct. 17 after two days of education, sharing of best practices and networking in Phoenix, AZ.  The conference continues to be a must-attend event for HR and training professionals in the construction industry. The… Read More
December 1, 2014
Fourteen Individuals Earn CM-BIM Credential
AGC of America would like to congratulate the 14 individuals who passed for their exam in September and October that earns them the professional credential, the Certificate of Management-Building Information Modeling (CM-BIM). Since its inception in 2011, 459 individuals have earned the CM-BIM.… Read More
November 25, 2014
Construction Employment Increased in 37 States and District of Columbia During the Past Year
Construction firms added jobs in 37 states and the District of Columbia between October 2013 and October 2014 while construction employment increased in 28 states and the District of Columbia between September and October, according to an analysis today of Labor Department data by AGC.  Association… Read More
November 21, 2014
President's Unilateral Action Will Make Bipartisan Immigration Reform More Difficult to Achieve While Endangering Other Legislative Initiatives, Construction Official Says
For over a decade, when the Bush Administration began its push for immigration reform, through today, AGC has supported comprehensive immigration reform.  That support included an endorsement of the bipartisan immigration package that passed the Senate in 2013.  A central element in both the Bush… Read More
November 21, 2014
EPA Adds Up YOUR Costs To Meet New Lead-Paint Rules for Public, Commercial Buildings
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AGC Needs Your Help Confirming Whether the Cost Estimates Are Correct The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is exploring whether to expand its Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program (LRRP) rule to cover construction work on existing public and private-sector commercial (P&C)… Read More
November 21, 2014
AGC Offers Webinar on Davis-Bacon Act and New Federal Contractor Minimum Wage Law
The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (“DBRA”) -- prevailing wage laws that cover most federal and federally assisted construction projects -- impose a plethora of often-confusing mandates.  Federal contractors and their subcontractors also face new rules (often referred to as the “10.10 Rule”)… Read More
November 19, 2014
Ditches, Stormwater BMPs and Potholes Are Not Waters of the U.S.
AGC Urges Federal Agencies to Withdraw Proposed Rule AGC of America has presented a powerful case for why the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) should withdraw their proposal to redefine “waters of the United States,” concluding that it is… Read More
November 14, 2014
AGC Tells NLRB to Preserve Notice Rule in Common-Situs Picketing Cases
AGC of America has submitted an amicus brief with the National Labor Relations Board in a case involving common-situs picketing.  The case, IBEW Local 357 (Desert Sun Enterprises), presents an opportunity for the Board to reconsider its long-standing requirement that, when a union notifies a… Read More
November 12, 2014
Next Union Contractors Call to Take Place Dec. 4
Collective bargaining chapters and AGC-member union contractors are invited to participate in the next quarterly conference call of AGC of America’s Union Contractors Committee on Thursday, Dec. 4 at 3:00 p.m. EST.  The agenda includes reports on legal and labor relations developments since the… Read More
November 10, 2014

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