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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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On February 10, First Lady Michele Obama announced at a U.S. Department of Labor event that “the construction industry has pledged to hire 100,000 veterans” during the next five years. During the event, she noted that 100 construction companies have pledged to increase their hiring and cited the… Read More
March 25, 2014
The fifth course in AGC’s Lean Construction Education Program (LCEP) titled Unit 5: Lean Supply Chain and Assembly is now available! This is an eight-hour, facilitator-led course that introduces the lean strategies and tools used to deliver materials, equipment and prefabricated assemblies to the… Read More
March 25, 2014
Two AGC of America leaders were named the 2013 Chair of the Year at the AGC Annual Convention earlier this month in Las Vegas, Nev.
Todd Hess (Todd Hess Building Company, Portland, OR) received the award for his work as chair of the AGC Industry Recruiting Task Force. Under Hess’ leadership, the… Read More
March 25, 2014
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (DE, NJ, PA, VI) recently upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s conclusion that Sheet Metal Local Union No. 27 violated Section 8(b)(4)(ii)(D) of the National Labor Relations Act when it pursued a federal lawsuit against a general contractor… Read More
March 21, 2014
Construction employment expanded in 195 metro areas, declined in 90 and was stagnant in 54 between January 2013 and January 2014, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by AGC of America. Association officials noted, however, that despite the gains construction… Read More
March 20, 2014
On March 13, President Obama signed a presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of Labor to propose changes to regulations governing which employees are entitled to overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
While the memorandum did not detail exactly which parts of the… Read More
March 20, 2014
The fifth course in AGC’s Lean Construction Education Program (LCEP) titled Unit 5: Lean Supply Chain and Assembly is now available! This is an eight-hour, facilitator-led course that introduces the lean strategies and tools used to deliver materials, equipment and prefabricated assemblies to the… Read More
March 20, 2014
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March 20, 2014
The ConsensusDocs Coalition has published a new Construction Management Agency standard agreement. The ConsensusDocs 831 Agreement Between Owner and Construction Manager (CM Does Not Provide General Conditions) provides an alternative to the recently released ConsensusDocs 830 Agreement, in which… Read More
March 20, 2014
After consecutive months of contracting demand for design services, there was a modest uptick in the Architecture Billings Index (ABI). As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture billings and… Read More
March 20, 2014