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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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Two Influential Republican Committee Chairmen Announce Retirements
MI-8 House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers' surprise retirement announcement is igniting a political scramble in south-central Michigan. The open 8th District should remain in Republican hands, but if Democrats can create a political wave in either the Governor or Senate race that… Read More
April 3, 2014
Final Word on Construction Stormwater Management: EPA Eliminates Numeric Turbidity Limits, Monitoring Requirements from Federal Law
After a Decade of Back-and-Forth, Non-numeric BMPs Reign On March 6, 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published long-awaited final amendments to its highly contested stormwater management rule, promulgated in late 2009.  The amendments withdraw the nationwide numeric limit on… Read More
April 1, 2014
Construction Spending Inches Higher in February as Private Nonresidential Categories Accelerate
Total construction spending in February edged up from January despite adverse weather in much of the nation, as private residential and nonresidential components posted solid growth compared with early 2013, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data by AGC of America. Association officials… Read More
April 1, 2014
EPA Releases Guidance on ‘Buy American’ Provisions for SRF projects
EPA has released its guidance document for contractors and owners related to projects funded with Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) dollars to use American iron and steel products. You can read the guidance here. The Consolidated… Read More
March 29, 2014
AGC-Supported Private Activity Bonds Legislation Re-Introduced
After a great deal of effort this Congress, legislation removing the volume cap on private activity bonds for water and sewer infrastructure was re-introduced in the House. Sponsoring the legislation this time around, in the wake of the retirement of our previous Republican champion Rep. Geoff… Read More
March 29, 2014
U.S. House to Vote on “ObamaCare” Employer Mandate Change
Contact Your Elected Officials Today Next week, the House could vote on an important modification to the Affordable Care Act’s (also known as “ObamaCare”) definition of a full-time employee. The law defines full-time employees as those with 30 hours of service per week, which is below the 40-hour… Read More
March 29, 2014
Legislation Introduced on Affordable Care Act’s Large Employer Definition
Today, a group of Democrat Senators, led by Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) introduced legislation that would ease the transition for small businesses complying with the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This legislation, the Small Business Stability Act, would modify the large employer definition under… Read More
March 29, 2014
Did You Meet with Your Reps Last Week? Hardhats for Highways Wants to Know!
Report Meetings and Share Pictures at www.HardhatsforHighways.org With your Senators and Representatives working in their home states last week, it was the perfect opportunity to get involved in the Hardhats for Highways campaign and meet with your members of Congress.  Did you met with your local… Read More
March 29, 2014
AGC and TCC Launch Survey of Highway Contractors
This week, AGC and the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) are seeking input on how the looming Highway Trust Fund shortfall is impacting business decisions and state transportation programs.   This survey, along with the recently launched Highways for Hardhats campaign, is part of AGC’s… Read More
March 28, 2014
Legislation Introduced in Response to NLRB Ambush Election Rule
Today, the Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act was introduced, which would roll back the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) controversial ambush election rule. The rule would undermine long-standing rights of workers, employers, and unions. This rule mirrors a rule that was first proposed in… Read More
March 28, 2014

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