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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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AGC Calls for MS4 Systems to be Excluded from “Waters of the United States”
Joins Real Estate and Development Groups in Submitting Comments AGC and 11 other groups active in the real estate development, construction, and management fields called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to categorically exclude municipal… Read More
August 14, 2014
Journalism and Science Groups Outraged at EPA Attempts to Muzzle Scientists
U.S. EPA is blocking its science advisers from speaking freely to the public and the press, according to a letter sent to EPA chief Gina McCarthy by journalism and scientific advocacy groups. At a recent closed-door meeting of the EPA’s Science Advisory Board, the entity that EPA convenes to… Read More
August 14, 2014
Primary Results from Saturday’s and Tuesday’s Elections
Connecticut Not much competitive action in the Connecticut primary, as none of the five House incumbents faced a challenger.  In the Governor's race, former U.S. Ambassador Tom Foley (R), scored a 56-44 percent Republican primary victory over state Senate Minority Leader John McKinney.  The latter… Read More
August 14, 2014
TAKE ACTION: Tell Federal Regulators How Their Water Rule Affects Your Business
Comment on Massive Expansion of Federal Jurisdiction in ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Proposed Rule UPDATE: The agencies have extended once again the public comment period on the WOTUS proposal to Nov. 14, 2014. AGC encourages members to use our template letter in the Regulatory Action Center to help craft… Read More
August 13, 2014
OFCCP Proposes Rule for New Equal Pay Report
On August 8, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that, if implemented, will require covered federal contractors and subcontractors to submit an annual Equal Pay Report on employee compensation.  The proposal… Read More
August 12, 2014
Texas Innovators to Headline Keynote Address at Building Contractors Conference
For decades, the building construction industry provided good paying jobs and trained craft workers.  Recently, that trend has started to change - with an uptick in building permits and work, there are signs that a skilled labor shortage in the country may threaten projected growth and the ongoing… Read More
August 11, 2014
Three Point Jump for Architecture Billings Index
On the heels of consecutive months of decreasing demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has returned to positive territory. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture… Read More
August 11, 2014
New Executive Order Requires Federal Contractors to Disclose Labor Law Violations, Give Workers Pay Information and Limit Arbitration
On July 31, President Obama issued the latest, and most far-reaching, executive order in a series of presidential directives imposing new mandates on federal contractors.  The Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (“EO”) purports to help federal agencies “identify and work with contractors… Read More
August 11, 2014
Affordable Care Act Affordability Percentage Increases for 2015, Draft Employer Reporting Forms Released
On July 24, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2014‐37 to index the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) affordability percentages for 2015.  As a result, large employers (according to the ACA’s definition) will need to ensure that an employee’s contribution for self-only… Read More
August 11, 2014
Meet with Your Members of Congress While They’re Home
Tell Them to Fix the Highway Trust Fund When They Return to Capitol Hill in September Congress is in recess and working in their home states for the month of August.  While they are home, they need to hear from you.  Please contact your Representative and Senator and urge them to fix the Highway… Read More
August 8, 2014

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