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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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Webinar: Job Order Contracting
March 12, 2013 | 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. ET Job Order Contracting (JOC) is an innovative delivery method focused on the renovation and repair of large facility infrastructure under a long-term contract.  JOC has been around for a long time but is experiencing an upswing in an era of limited capital… Read More
January 29, 2013
AGC Releases Updated Edition of Unit 1 in BIM Education Program
AGC’s BIM Education Program is designed to educate construction professionals at all experience levels in BIM concepts and processes. The full program consists of four courses, which are intended to give participants a broad understanding of the new processes required in BIM. It is our pleasure to… Read More
January 29, 2013
Combined Construction HR and Training Professionals Conferences Set for Oct. 16-17 in Chicago
After four years of hosting the HR Professionals Conference back-to-back with the Training, Education and Development (TED) Conference, AGC will combine the two conferences for 2013.  With construction companies working with fewer staff, the decision to combine the conferences is a result of the… Read More
January 28, 2013
House T&I Committee Finalizes Chair Assignments, Chairman Shuster Meets Chairman Boxer to Discuss Highway Trust Fund Concerns
House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Bill Shuster (R-PA) held an organizational meeting for the 113th Congress this week where the members approved subcommittee chairmen and ranking members, provided subcommittee assignments, and adopted the Committee rules and oversight plan… Read More
January 28, 2013
Construction Employment Increases in 139 out of 337 Metro Areas Between December 2011 & 2012
Construction employment increased in 139 out of 337 metropolitan areas between December 2011 and December 2012, declined in 131 and was stagnant in 65, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted… Read More
January 28, 2013
Sandy Aid Bill Stalls in Senate
The Senate has yet to take up and pass the Hurricane Sandy emergency relief bill following the passage of the bill in the House of Representatives last week (link to last week's CLWIR).  The bill does not appear to be in trouble, however; the Senate is debating the rules changes for the 113th… Read More
January 25, 2013
States Look to Increase Transportation Funding
USA Today reported this week that at least 13 states are currently looking at increasing their gas tax or other revenue options to address their increasing transportation needs. The newspaper points out, according to the policy think tank Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, sixteen states… Read More
January 25, 2013
Nebraska Approves Keystone XL Pipeline Route
After months of review and re-review in Nebraska, Gov. Heineman approved a new route for the Keystone XL Pipeline on Tuesday.  The news from Nebraska spawned an unusual bipartisan letter from 53 US Senators (44 GOP and 9 Dem).  The letter to President Obama urged swift presidential approval of the… Read More
January 25, 2013
House Passes Debt Limit Bill
This bill (H.R. 325) suspends the current public debt limit until May 19, states that it cannot cover new spending and suspends the pay of members of the House and Senate if they do not pass a budget resolution before April 15, 2013.  The bill passed by a vote of 285 – 144 with 199 Republicans and… Read More
January 25, 2013
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Finalizes Chair Assignments
Yesterday, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) held their organizational meeting where they approved subcommittee chairman and ranking members, provided subcommittee assignments for the 113th Congress, and adopted the Committee rules and oversight plan.  The… Read More
January 24, 2013

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