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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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Construction employment declined in 32 states and the District of Columbia in April even as 29 states added jobs between April 2012 and April 2013, according to an analysis by AGC of America of Labor Department data. Association officials noted that construction demand in a number of states appears… Read More
May 17, 2013
In the May/June 2013 issue of AGC’s Constructor Magazine, there is an article, Strategies for Success – Paving Your Way to Better Fortunes, that highlights the findings from the AGC-FMI 2012 Business Development survey. In this article, the author of the AGC-FMI survey and current AGC Construction… Read More
May 17, 2013
The Architecture Billings Index is a leading indicator of the U.S. construction activity nine to 12 months into the future. In the month of November, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported a 0.4 increase in the ABI from 52.8 in October to 53.2. Any reading above 50 is said to… Read More
May 17, 2013
On May 16, AGC sent a letter opposing the possible use of a project labor agreement (PLA) mandate posted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District for large scale dredging projects—over $25 million— within Alabama, Mississippi and Florida.
AGC has sent over 60 letters to federal agencies… Read More
May 17, 2013
Join AGC Member Company CFOs, CEOs and other senior accounting professionals June 13-14, 2013 in San Diego, California for the AGC Financial Issues Forum (formerly the Tax and Fiscal Affairs Committee Meeting). Be sure to make your hotel arrangements by Monday, May 20 to take advantage of group… Read More
May 17, 2013
You are urged to join your industry allies in Washington, D.C., on June 4-5, 2013, at the Hyatt Regency Washington for the Transportation Construction Coalition’s 2013 Legislative Fly-In and deliver the message to Congress that timely reauthorization of MAP-21 must be a priority. Remember that… Read More
May 17, 2013
Desert Hot Springs-based Angel View, Inc. opened a new, wheel-chair accessible outdoor therapy area today after volunteer contractors completed the three-month-long project. Construction charity organization AGC Charities, Inc., with the leadership of Hensel Phelps Construction Co., rebuilt Angel… Read More
May 16, 2013
Public and Commercial Buildings are Target for Future Rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the details for an upcoming public meeting - set for June 26, 2013 - on the subject of EPA’s ongoing evaluation into whether to and how to regulate renovation, repair and painting (… Read More
May 15, 2013
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The AGC Education and Research Foundation has announced 130 scholarship recipients for the 2013-14 academic year. A full list by state is on the foundation’s web site. Undergraduate students will receive $2,500 scholarships, renewable for up to three years. The scholarship application for the 2014… Read More
May 14, 2013
As AGC predicted and reported last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2013 diesel retrofit grant competition is now open. To view the Request for Proposals (RFP), application, instructions and all supporting information go here - http://epa.gov/cleandiesel/prgnational.htm. … Read More
May 13, 2013