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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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Local American Legion Post Reopens After AGC Charities' & Volunteers Renovate Facility
Construction charity organization AGC Charities, Inc. completed renovations to an American Legion Post located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to make the facility more handicap accessible. Dozens of local contractors donated their time, expertise and money to make a series of improvements to… Read More
February 4, 2013
Iowa Senator Tom Harkin Announces Retirement
The open Iowa campaign is expected to include competitive party primaries as well as a tough general election race.  It is not out of the realm of possibility that all four of Iowa's sitting U.S. Representatives could jump into the Senate or Governor's race, but the true field of candidates will… Read More
February 3, 2013
AGC-Backed Legislation Opposing Government Mandated PLAs Introduced
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) and Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) recently introduced the “Government Neutrality in Contracting Act” (S.109/H.R. 436) in both the Senate and House, respectively. This legislation would prohibit federal contracting agencies from mandating that contractors and unions enter… Read More
February 2, 2013
Victory in Challenge to NLRB "Recess Appointments"
On Jan. 25, with the help of the AGC-supported Coalition for a Democratic Workplace (CDW) and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, an important court challenge was won.   The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision in Noel Canning v. NLRB – a key case (of several separate cases)… Read More
February 2, 2013
EPA Warns Contractors to Get Certified Under the Federal Lead Renovator Rules
If you are performing construction work for pay in a home, apartment, or child-occupied facility built before 1978, you MUST be certified and use lead safe work practices unless you prove through testing that the job will not disturb lead paint. These and other requirements are part of a federal… Read More
February 1, 2013
USACE Safety Manual Revision Roundtable at 2013 AGC Federal Contractors Conference
AGC will hold a special roundtable session that provides attendees with an opportunity to give input on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Safety Manual (EM-385) revision process directly to USACE and Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) safety representatives. The roundtable will be… Read More
February 1, 2013
Caretaker Named to Massachusetts Senate Seat
On Tuesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed Sen. John Kerry to succeed Hilary Clinton as the next Secretary of State. Moving quickly to fill the Senate seat vacancy, Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick appointed Mo Cowan, his former chief of staff, to replace the commonwealth’s senior Senator and serve as a… Read More
February 1, 2013
House Bill & Senate Panel Address Harbor Maintenance
Rep. Charles Boustany, Jr. (R-La.) recently introduced the “Realize America’s Maritime Promise Act” (H.R. 335), which will ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) are used for harbor maintenance. Instead of using the full amount of the Harbor Maintenance Tax… Read More
February 1, 2013
Sandy Aid Bill Signed Into Law
On Tuesday – following Monday’s Senate passage– President Obama signed into law the $50.5 billion Hurricane Sandy Supplemental bill that passed the House over two weeks ago.  The vote on final passage was 62-36.  Before final passage, there was an amendment offered by Senator Lee (R-Utah) to offset… Read More
February 1, 2013
Congress and President Bring Immigration Reform to the Forefront
On Jan. 28, a group of eight Republican and Democrat Senators released a Bipartisan Framework for Comprehensive Immigration Reform with the hope of introducing and debating legislation later this spring. The framework from Senators Schumer (D-N.Y.), McCain (R-Ariz.), Durbin (D-Ill.), Graham (R-S.C… Read More
February 1, 2013

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