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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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2013 National Work Zone Week – Participate in AGC’s Work Zone Survey
AGC annually participates in National Work Zone Awareness Week which is used as an opportunity to get media coverage to raise public awareness about the dangers for highway construction workers and motorists when road improvements are under way. This year’s National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW… Read More
March 4, 2013
Sequestration Impacts on Transportation Funding Limited
The Highway Trust Fund (HTF) and Airport Improvement Program are not included in the sequestration process that was implemented by President Obama on March 1, 2013. While the Highway Trust Fund is not included in sequestration, general fund transfers into the trust fund resulting from the recently… Read More
March 4, 2013
Transportation Funding Reduced in Continuing Resolution – Action Requested
Because congress was unable to pass the appropriations bills necessary to fund government programs in FY 2013, a six month Continuing Resolution (CR) was enacted at the end of last year. The current CR funded most federal government operations for the first six months of FY 2013 at similar levels… Read More
March 3, 2013
Construction Spending Level Tumbled in January from Upwardly Revised December Total
Construction spending snapped a nine-month string of monthly gains with a sharp decline in January but still rose from year-ago levels, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned that “across-the-board”… Read More
March 1, 2013
U.S. Congress Extends Alternative Fuel and Infrastructure Tax Credits
At the beginning of 2013, President Obama signed into law The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 that provides one-year extensions for several tax credits, including those for compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), and propane (liquefied petroleum gas or LPG).  If you use… Read More
February 28, 2013
Public Comment Period Opens for GSA Report on Green Building Certification Systems
On Feb. 5, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced the opening of a sixty-day public comment period on the federal government’s use of third-party green building certification systems.  The 2012 Green Building Certification System Review is available for public comment (ending on April… Read More
February 28, 2013
EPA Releases New Fact Sheets to Assuage Concerns About Low-Impact Development
Low-impact development (LID) strategies are central to many sustainable infrastructure initiatives, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been promoting the benefits of these practices for years.  In addition, EPA is expected to incorporate LID strategies and techniques in its new… Read More
February 28, 2013
Last Public Comment Period on LEED v4 Opens March 1
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced the last public comment period, open March 1 through March 31, 2013, on the fourth version of its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.  USGBC membership will vote on LEED v4 this summer. As… Read More
February 28, 2013
More State 'Buy American' Laws Proposed
AGC is getting additional reports from multiple chapters across the country that state legislatures are considering establishing or strengthening their state government procurement laws regarding domestic sourcing. Many of these efforts would restrict access to well-established global supply chains… Read More
February 28, 2013
FHWA/FTA Rule Reduces Environmental Requirements for Emergency Projects
Earlier this week, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) issued a joint final rule implementing new regulations to speed up the environmental approval process for the repair or reconstruction of any road, highway, or bridge damaged in an emergency… Read More
February 26, 2013

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