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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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SBA Increases Small Business Size Standards for Construction
On June 12, the U.S. Small Business Administration issued an interim final rule that increases a number of construction industry small business size standards to account for inflation since 2008. The size standard for Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (NAICS Code 236220), as well… Read More
June 20, 2014
AGC Hosts Third, Most Successful Contractors Environmental Conference
AGC's third Contractors Environmental Conference (CEC), held last week on June 12-13, had resources and tools for construction professionals, whether they are managing compliance or sustainability projects.  A dozen federal regulators from different program offices were in attendance to give the… Read More
June 20, 2014
New Senate Highway Funding Proposal Provides the Kind of Long-term Funding Solutions Needed to Maintain Country's Aging Roads and Bridges
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in response to the release of a highway funding and tax reduction proposal released today by Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.): “This proposal… Read More
June 18, 2014
National Construction Association Joins Hiring Our Heroes Program as Part of Effort to Add 100,000 Veterans to Workforce in Five Years
The Associated General Contractors of America announced today that it is joining the national Hiring Our Heroes program as part of the construction industry’s effort to add 100,000 veterans over the next five years.  The new partnership will make it easier for construction contractors to find,… Read More
June 10, 2014
Multiemployer Pension Plan Reform Webinar
AGC has scheduled a webinar for Monday, June 30th from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM for the latest updates on Multiemployer Pension Plan reform. For nearly two years the National Coordinating Committee of Multiemployer Plans, Retirement Review Security Commission developed draft recommendations for… Read More
June 9, 2014
Construction Industry Adds 6,000 jobs in May as Sector's Unemployment Rate Declines to 8.6 Percent, Lowest May Level in Six Years
Construction employers added 6,000 workers to payrolls in May as the industry’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent, its lowest May level in six years, according to an analysis of new government data by AGC. However, association officials cautioned that gains remain spotty and that thousands… Read More
June 6, 2014
Senate Committee Approves Transportation Funding Bill
By a vote of 29-1, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a fiscal year 2015 appropriations bill for the Departments of Transportation (DOT) and Housing and Urban Development. Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE) was the only dissenting vote. The bill funds most DOT programs at FY 2014 levels just as the… Read More
June 5, 2014
New COBRA Notices Add Affordable Care Act Info
The Employee Benefits Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has updated its model notices that inform workers of their eligibility to continue healthcare coverage through the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”). The updates, announced May 2, are… Read More
June 5, 2014
Strategies for Recruiting Craft Workers to be Addressed in Free June 16 Web Meeting
If your firm is already experiencing challenges in finding craft workers or is anticipating challenges in the future, join AGC of America’s Open Shop Committee, HR Forum, and Training, Education & Development Forum for a web meeting on June 16 at 2:00 p.m. EDT featuring a presentation on “Best… Read More
June 5, 2014
OSHA to Refer Stale Whistleblower Claims to NLRB
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) have entered into a program together for the referral of untimely whistleblower claims, according to a May 21 memo from NLRB Associate General Counsel Anne Purcell to NLRB regional directors… Read More
June 5, 2014

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