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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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AGC’s Director of Green Construction is inviting green building professionals who work at member firms to participate on a “brainstorming” conference call on October 20 from 1:30 to 2:30 PM Eastern Time about AGC’s green… Read More
September 26, 2014
Workers who use paint strippers containing methylene chloride, also known as dichloromethane (DCM), are at risk for cancer and other health problems, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said in an assessment released on Aug. 28. EPA estimates that over 230,000 workers nationwide are… Read More
September 26, 2014
AGC will provide free highway work zone safety training classes next year thanks to a federal safety grant the association earned. AGC was awarded a Susan Harwood Training Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to offer the safety training classes designed to prevent injuries among highway, street… Read More
September 26, 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified areas in six states as not meeting the new, more stringent National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5), set back in 2012. But the rest of the country is not in the clear because EPA is expected to… Read More
September 26, 2014
AGC of America will provide highway work zone safety training classes next year thanks to a federal safety grant the association earned. The association will use the $135,000 Susan Harwood Training Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to offer the safety training classes designed to prevent… Read More
September 24, 2014
Only four seats left for AGC’s Advanced Management Program (AMP) being held Nov. 9– 14, 2014, in Dallas, Texas. For leaders in the construction industry, no program provides a more comprehensive, uniquely focused program for construction executives than AGC's Advanced Management Program. The AMP… Read More
September 23, 2014
Registration is now open for AGC's Construction Project Manager Course (PMC) being held Jan. 25– 30, 2015, at the Cooper Center Lodge in Dallas, Texas.
PMC participants experience an interactive program that explores the critical areas of project management that seasoned project managers tackle on… Read More
September 23, 2014
A decade after the term “public-private partnerships” became a hot topic of discussion, P3s are still relatively uncommon and difficult to bring to fruition. Yet they still appear to provide a fertile opportunity for some contractors willing to puzzle through their complexities.
Although some forms… Read More
September 23, 2014
Construction firms added jobs in 36 states between August 2013 and August 2014 while construction employment increased in 28 states between July and August, according to an analysis today of Labor Department data by AGC of America. Association officials noted that construction activity continues to… Read More
September 19, 2014
Each October, construction industry professionals in HR, training and workforce development gear up for the industry’s premier learning and networking event, AGC’s Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference, and this year is no different. The 2014 event will be held Oct. 15-17 at the… Read More
September 16, 2014