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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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AGC Legislative Priority Passes Congress
President to Sign Law Allowing Prime Contractors to Count Lower-Tier Small Businesses On December 19, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014 (NDAA), which includes a critical AGC-supported small business reform.  The AGC-supported reform will allow prime contractors to… Read More
December 20, 2013
Byrne Wins Special Election
As expected, former state Senator and gubernatorial candidate Bradley Byrne (R) easily won the special election to replace resigned Rep. Jo Bonner (R), scoring a 2:1 victory over Democrat Burton LeFlore in the strongly Republican southwestern Alabama congressional district. Mr. Byrne will take the… Read More
December 20, 2013
Three Major House Retirements
Three House members surprisingly announced retirements yesterday, potentially altering the outlook for 2014.  Veteran Congressmen Frank Wolf (R-VA-10), Tom Latham (R-IA-3), and Jim Matheson (D-UT-4) each will not seek re-election, representing an aggregate total of 68 years of congressional… Read More
December 20, 2013
AGC Works to Preserve National Diesel Grant Funding
AGC, along with a broad-based diesel coalition, sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget encouraging them to include funding in the fiscal year 2015 budget for grants, loans, and rebates made possible by the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA).  AGC chapters – working with AGC of… Read More
December 20, 2013
Construction Employment Increased in 39 States from a Year Ago and in 30 States from October to November
Construction firms added jobs in 39 states over the past 12 months, while employment nearly stabilized in the remainder, according to an analysis released today by AGC of America of Labor Department data. Association officials cautioned that the industry’s recovery was still relatively fragile,… Read More
December 20, 2013
AGC Legislative Priority Passes Congress
President to Sign Law Allowing Prime Contractors to Count Lower-Tier Small Businesses On December 19, the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014 (NDAA), which includes a critical AGC-supported small business reform.  The AGC-supported reform will allow prime contractors to… Read More
December 19, 2013
Open Shop Craft Compensation to be Addressed in Jan. 29 Open Shop Web Meeting
AGC of America’s next Open Shop Committee Web Meeting will take place on Jan. 29, 2014, at 2:00 p.m. EASTERN Standard Time.  Jeff Robinson, president of PAS, Inc., will provide a “Quick Learn” presentation about the latest information on open shop craft worker compensation and labor demand.  The… Read More
December 17, 2013
Next Union Contractors Conference Call to Take Place Jan. 22
The next quarterly conference call of AGC of America’s Union Contractors Committee is scheduled for Jan. 22, 2014, at 3:00 p.m. EASTERN Standard Time.   It will include AGC updates on topics relevant to union contractors and a roundtable discussion of interest to participants.  The call is open to… Read More
December 17, 2013
What Large and Small Businesses Should Know About the Updated SBA Mentor-Protégé Program
Complementary Webinar: Dec. 19, 2013 l 2:00 - 3:30 p.m., EST Register now for this complimentary webinar that could help you expand your federal construction market opportunities. Congress recently expanded the federal Small Business Administration Mentor-Protégé program to all federal agencies… Read More
December 14, 2013
House Approves Two-Year Budget Deal, Senate Expected to Concur
This week, the House approved - by a vote of of 332-94 - a two-year budget agreement that was negotiated by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R.-Wis.) and Senate Budget Chairman Patty Murray (D-Wash.). The agreement sets overall levels for discretionary spending for fiscal years 2014 and… Read More
December 13, 2013

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