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August 26, 2024
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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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In last night’s Nebraska Senate primary, Midland University president Ben Sasse easily won the GOP nomination to succeed retiring Sen. Mike Johanns (R). Sasse impressively scored 50 percent of the vote, followed by Sid Dinsdale's distant second place finish with 22 percent, and Shane… Read More
May 16, 2014
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in response to the release of the final version of the joint House-Senate conference committee’s Water Resources Reform & Development Act: "The release of this water… Read More
May 15, 2014
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in response to the passage of a surface transportation measure today by the members of the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee: "The fact that a new highway… Read More
May 15, 2014
Today, AGC celebrates Building Safety Month, along with other leaders of America’s design and construction industry, promoting resilience as the solution to making the nation’s aging infrastructure more safe and secure. AGC and almost two dozen associations, representing 700,000 members, issued a… Read More
May 13, 2014
This afternoon, the Senate Environment & Public Works (EPW) Committee announced that they will mark up their reauthorization of MAP-21 on May 15 and will release the draft text of the bill on May 12.
The “Big Four” bill has been agreed upon by Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), and… Read More
May 10, 2014
On Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing examining the pending insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund. At the hearing, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reaffirmed previous projections that the Highway Trust Fund will face insolvency this summer and will be in need of nearly $100… Read More
May 10, 2014
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 | 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT
Hardhats for Highways invites you to attend a free webinar on Tuesday, May 20, 2014, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT. During this webinar, we will discuss how you can get involved in the campaign, the tools available to help you be successful in your efforts,… Read More
May 10, 2014
Congress is quietly bustling with activity on tax policy, with each chamber working on a separate track. The House is scheduled to vote on the first of six expired tax provisions on May 9, which would permanently extend tax credits for research and development activities.
These six business-… Read More
May 9, 2014
The first in a series of consecutive May primary weeks went solidly for the incumbents on Tuesday, as all U.S. House members facing intra-party challengers, including House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), rode to victory. In only three instances did the incumbents fail to break 60 percent of the… Read More
May 9, 2014
There was more good news than bad in the employment report that the Labor Department issued on May 2. The construction industry added 32,000 workers in April, bringing seasonally adjusted employment to an even 6.0 million—the highest total since June 2009.
Employment increased by 189,000 or 3.3… Read More
May 5, 2014