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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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Administration Announces New Infrastructure Initiative
Today, President Obama announced a new executive action to create the Build America Investment Initiative, a government-wide initiative to increase infrastructure investment and economic growth. As part of the initiative, the administration is launching the Build America Transportation Investment… Read More
July 19, 2014
House Passes Highway Funding Patch – Action Shifts to Senate
This week, the House, by a vote of 367-55, approved H.R. 5021, a $10.8 billion Highway Trust Fund patch which provides sufficient revenue to maintain current funding levels through May 2015. The bill also extends MAP-21 authorization for the highway and transit programs for eight more months. It… Read More
July 19, 2014
Several Bills Addressing Industry Concerns about Clean Water Act Permits and EPA Regulatory Practices Clear Committee Hurdle
On July 16, following a hearing on EPA’s expanded Clean Water Act Permit veto authority, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a markup to move several bills to the full House. Among them were three AGC-supported pieces of legislation designed to improve the process for Clean Water… Read More
July 19, 2014
AGC Testifies at Hearing on EPA’s Expanded Clean Water Act Permit Veto Authority
On July 15, the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing to explore the expanded view of authority that the courts have affirmed for EPA under section 404 (c) of the Clean Water Act. AGC’s Senior Environmental Advisor, Leah Pilconis was on hand to testify. AGC testified that… Read More
July 19, 2014
Construction Employment Increased in 38 States and D.C. from a Year Ago, Recovery Remains 'Choppy'
Construction firms added jobs in 38 states and the District of Columbia over the past 12 months, but they reduced headcount in 27 states between May and June, according to an analysis today of Labor Department data by AGC of America.  Association officials said the employment gains help, but that… Read More
July 18, 2014
Tuesday’s Run-off Results
Following their respective second place finishes in primary elections, Baptist pastor Mark Walker and Alabama think tank founder Gary Palmer won major upset victories in their respective North Carolina and Alabama Republican congressional run-off elections. Alabama Mr. Palmer defeated state Rep.… Read More
July 18, 2014
House Passes GSA Funding Bill
AGC Opposes Automatic Debarment Amendment On July 16, the House passed the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2015, which funds the General Services Administration (GSA), by a 228-195 vote. The bill includes slight decreases in funding for GSA in FY 2015, as compared… Read More
July 18, 2014
House Passes Corps Civil Works Funding Bill
Includes $1 Billion More Than President’s Request Only July 10, the House passed the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2015 on a 253-170 vote. Within that bill, the House approved over $5.1 billion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works… Read More
July 18, 2014
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Extension Passes Senate
Today, the Senate passed legislation to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) by a vote of 93 – 4. TRIA was initially created after the 9/11 attacks when terrorism insurance was either no longer available or offered, but prohibitively expensive. The program creates a government backstop,… Read More
July 18, 2014
Space Still Available in September’s Project Manager Course in Potomac, MD
There are a limited number of seats still available at ACG’s Construction Program Manager Course (PMC) to be held Sept. 28 – Oct. 3 in the Washington, D.C. area. The Construction Project Manager Course provides you and your project managers the chance to hone the skills necessary to work more… Read More
July 17, 2014

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