On May 14, AGC launched a new Twitter account -- @AGCEnvironment -- as a resource for environmental compliance and sustainability news and information from a broad range of sources. AGC’s Director of Green Construction will comb the Web and collect information of interest in one easy place for you… Read More May 30, 2014
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced that the annual national percentage of veterans in the civilian labor force for 2014 is 7.2 percent.
On March 24, 2014, OFCCP’s new VEVRAA regulations governing the affirmative action requirements of federal… Read More May 28, 2014
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) has upheld a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) finding that a nonunion trucking company’s confidentiality policy violates the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”).
The company required all of its employees to sign a… Read More May 28, 2014
As Lean Construction becomes a growing trend, AGC of America continues to develop its Lean Construction Education Program (LCEP) to help industry professionals become Lean champions and implement Lean principles within their organization.
Most recently, LCEP Units 3, 4, and 5 have been approved to… Read More May 27, 2014
Due to popular demand, AGC has added an additional program to be held September 28-October 3 in Potomac, MD. AGC's Construction Project Manager Course (PMC) participants experience an interactive program that explores the critical areas of project management that seasoned project managers tackle on… Read More May 27, 2014
AGC of America’s Chief Economist, Ken Simonson, and Phil Washington, general manager of Denver's Regional Transportation District helped to launch a new workforce initiative program in Denver. To view this online news article please click here.
May 27, 2014
Registration is now open for AGC’s 2014 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference. The conference, for HR, training and workforce development professionals in the construction industry, will be held Oct. 15-17 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel in Phoenix, Ariz. For more… Read More May 27, 2014
Construction employment expanded in 220 metro areas, declined in 70 and was stagnant in 49 between April 2013 and April 2014, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by AGC of America. Association officials noted that federal spending cutbacks on government facilities… Read More May 27, 2014
Your Legislators Need to Hear from You
With a transportation bill beginning to move through the Senate, it is critical that you contact your legislators to educate them on the importance of supporting a highway bill and the affect it will have on your company and job if they do not.
Set up… Read More May 24, 2014
Assumes a HTF Fix in Fiscal Year 2015
This week, by a vote of 28-21, the House Appropriations Committee passed the FY 2015 Transportation and Housing & Urban Development (THUD) spending bill. The bill, which is the fourth of 12 spending bills to be approved by the committee, would provide $52… Read More May 24, 2014
