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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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Projects in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas
On May 6, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) identified nearly $600 million in environmental restoration projects in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas to help address the damage of the 2010 BP… Read More
May 10, 2013
On May 8, the House passed the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 (H.R. 1406), which would allow private-sector employers the option to offer workers the choice of paid-time-off or “comp time”, in lieu of compensation, for overtime hours worked in a workweek. The bill passed 223-204, mostly… Read More
May 10, 2013
On May 9, AGC sent a letter opposing the possible use of a project labor agreement (PLA) mandate posted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District for the construction of a conference center and dormitories for the U.S. Customs & Border Protection's advanced training center in… Read More
May 10, 2013
Seemingly against all odds, former Governor Mark Sanford (R-S.C.) successfully re-claimed his former congressional seat with a stunning 54-45 percent victory over Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch on Tuesday night in South Carolina. The race drew major national attention because of Mr. Sanford's… Read More
May 10, 2013
In another victory for the AGC-supported Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) has invalidated a regulation by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that required most private-sector employers to post designated… Read More
May 9, 2013
May 9 UPDATE: EPA’s 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.
Proposal packages are due by Tuesday, June 25, 2013, at 4:00 pm EDT.… Read More
May 6, 2013
Next week, the Senate will consider passage of S. 601 – the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (WRDA). If passed, WRDA will help provide funding to address our nation’s aging navigational system of inland waterways, coastal harbors and ports, locks and dams, and flood control protections. It… Read More
May 4, 2013
Beginning next Thursday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will be considering the much discussed Senate “Gang of 8” immigration bill – The Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act. The current bill is the work of a small, bipartisan group of senators - Schumer (D-… Read More
May 4, 2013
In a startling industry defeat, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has the authority under the Clean Water Act (CWA) to change, if not revoke, Section 404 “dredge-and-fill” discharge permits that have already been… Read More
May 4, 2013
This week, President Obama nominated Anthony Foxx to serve as the next Secretary of Transportation. Foxx is currently serving as the Mayor of Charlotte, N.C., but announced earlier this year that he would not seek reelection. Foxx is set to replace Ray LaHood, who announced his resignation soon… Read More
May 3, 2013