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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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ACA Regulatory Updates Prompt New AGC Webinar
There’s no question that compliance with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be multifaceted and cumbersome, and U.S. Department of Labor continues to issue regulations that will govern the complex law.  These regulations will likely impact the bottom line of every covered construction company.  AGC… Read More
June 4, 2014
AGC Welcomes New Members to AGC’s Environmental Forum Steering Committee
AGC is pleased to announce the appointment of five new members and three associate members to serve on its Environmental Forum Steering Committee through the AGC Convention in 2017.  Members of the Steering Committee have direct access to federal regulatory officials, influence over AGC’s… Read More
June 4, 2014
Construction Spending Rises Modestly in April for Third Straight Month
Total construction spending rose modestly for the third straight month in April as a mix of increases and declines in public and private categories showed the sector’s recovery remains fragile and fragmented, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data by AGC of America. Association… Read More
June 2, 2014
New Report Finds EPA Economic Analysis of ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Rule Deeply Flawed
A new report released this week is sharply critical of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) estimates of probable costs and benefits associated with the proposed rule on “Waters of the United States,” and finds that EPA significantly underestimates the economic impacts the rule will… Read More
June 2, 2014
Will You Join Us for AGC’s Contractors Environmental Conference? It Is Just Two Weeks Away!
The 2014 CEC Provides Resources for Sustainability and Compliance Managers As AGC members, you are a diverse group and the agenda for the 2014 AGC Contractors Environmental Conference reflects this fact.  Whether you are a compliance manager for a highway construction firm or the sustainability… Read More
June 2, 2014
Construction Company to Pay DOL $600,000 for Misclassified Workers Provided By Labor Contractor
On May 19, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) filed a consent judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona to collect $556,000 in overtime back wages and liquidated damages for at least 445 current and former employees of Paul Johnson Drywall (PJD). PJD… Read More
June 2, 2014
EPA Calls for Comment on New Framework to Identify Lead-Based Paint Hazards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking for input on its newly released “Framework for Identifying and Evaluating Lead-Based Paint Hazards from Renovation, Repair, and Painting Activities in Public and Commercial Buildings.” The purpose of this Framework document is to allow EPA to… Read More
June 2, 2014
EPA Selects 171 Communities for New Brownfield Investment Grants, Announces Job Training Grants Recipients
In May, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced opportunities for brownfields investment grants and for the recipients of environmental training grants.  Altogether, 171 communities will receive 264 grants totaling $67 million in brownfields funding to clean and redevelop… Read More
June 2, 2014
GSA Updates P100: Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service
Last month, the US General Services Administration (GSA) published its updated P-100: Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service.  The 2014 PBS-P100 establishes design standards for new buildings, major and minor alterations, and work in historic structures for the GSA Public Buildings… Read More
May 30, 2014
Administration Proposes Changes to Endangered Species Act Critical Habitat Designations and 'Adverse Modification' Definition
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“FWS”) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (“NMFS”) (together, the “Services”) recently announced a significant set of proposed regulatory changes and policies relating to critical habitat under the… Read More
May 30, 2014

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