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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The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has expanded its compliance review regimen to include a review of compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), and wellness programs. As a… Read More
January 3, 2013
The recently enacted MAP-21 legislation requires FHWA to develop standard public-private partnership (P3) transaction model contracts for the development, financing, construction, and operation of transportation facilities. AGC has been invited by FHWA to participate in a listening session to… Read More
January 2, 2013
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sent a Memorandum to its Division offices clarifying the application of Buy America requirements to manufactured products used on Federal-aid highway contracts. Since 1982, Buy America requirements have applied to all steel and iron products used on… Read More
January 2, 2013
AGC of America submitted a comprehensive assessment of proposed changes to the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) regulations. In addition, 15 AGC chapters submitted their own unique comments on the proposal and 125 members commented through AGC’s… Read More
January 2, 2013
Construction spending dipped from October to November, but resolution of the uncertainty regarding federal taxes for 2013 should unleash more private construction investment, according to an analysis of new federal data released today by AGC. Association officials warned, however, that unresolved… Read More
January 2, 2013
The construction industry is facing a shortage of employable workers in several states including Florida, Texas, Iowa and Arizona and is expected to impact other states as the construction industry continues to strengthen.
Due to the economy, many former construction workers have either retired… Read More
January 2, 2013
The passing of venerable Senator Dan Inouye (D-HI) has brought yet another vacancy to the Senate. Mr. Inouye, first elected to Congress as Hawaii's original member of the House of Representatives in 1959, won his first Senatorial term in 1962. He served in this post up until yesterday. He was… Read More
December 23, 2012
In South Carolina, surprising many who believed Gov. Nikki Haley (R) would act after the first of the year, announced that she will appoint Rep. Tim Scott (R-SC-1) to replace outgoing Sen. Jim DeMint (R). Though it was widely reported that Haley was working from a list of five possible appointment… Read More
December 23, 2012
On Jan. 4, AGC will host a meeting during which AGC members will provide their comments on the second draft of the EM-385 revision (Corps Safety Manual). The meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m. ET and likely end in the late afternoon. After AGC members discuss their comments to the draft, members will… Read More
December 22, 2012
On Dec. 19, AGC sent two letters opposing government-mandated project labor (PLA) inquiries posted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The USACE Wilmington District sought industry comments on two possible PLAs for projects at Fort Bragg, N.C. The jobs are for the construction of two battalion… Read More
December 22, 2012
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