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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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Construction employment declined in 28 states from October 2011 to October 2012 even as 31 states and D.C. added jobs during the past month, according to an analysis by AGC of Labor Department data. Association officials noted that residential construction gains were being undermined by the… Read More
November 20, 2012
Collective bargaining negotiations in the construction industry settled between January and September of this year resulted in an average first-year wage-and-benefits increase of $1.01 or 2.2 percent, according to the latest Settlements Report issued by the AGC-supported Construction Labor Research… Read More
November 19, 2012
AGC of America will provide its latest training on federal prevailing wage laws in a two-part webinar on Dec. 11 and 13, 2012, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. EST. The format is different from previous years, offering new information for everyone involved in compliance with the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts… Read More
November 19, 2012
The AGC Financial Issues Forum will hold their winter meeting Jan. 10-11, 2013 in Scottsdale, Arizona at Hotel Valley Ho. At this meeting, attendees will discuss numerous topics, including: the legislative and political landscape including the plans for comprehensive tax reform, an update of… Read More
November 17, 2012
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued a second draft of the EM-385 Safety Manual revision, which is available for comment, and has extended the deadline for comments to Jan. 31, 2013.
To review the draft, click on the link above and go the tab on the left that says "EM 385-1-1, 2008… Read More
November 16, 2012
On Nov. 15, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee moved forward on authorizing a new Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), holding a legislative hearing on draft legislation. Yesterday, EPW Committee Ranking Member James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and committee member David Vitter (R-La.),… Read More
November 16, 2012
This week, House and Senate Republicans voted to elect their respective leaders for the 113th Congress . Most of the positions in the House were foregone conclusions, as no one challenged Speaker John Boehner (Ohio), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.), or Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (Calif.). The… Read More
November 16, 2012
Construction contractors face a continuing cost squeeze, even though a key price index for construction materials dipped in October and showed only a moderate increase over the past year, according to an analysis of federal figures released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.… Read More
November 14, 2012
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With America Recycles Day coming up on Nov. 15, members of AGC’s Environmental Forum Steering Committee stepped forward to share their achievements and observations on how construction recycling goes much farther and tackles much larger amounts of material than everyday recycling. We have put… Read More
November 13, 2012
Just when it seemed there couldn’t be any more sources of uncertainty for the economy and business, along came Sandy. The storm has displaced a huge number of people and businesses, and has drastically reordered construction plans in New York and New Jersey.
Some contractors are busy 24/7 with… Read More
November 13, 2012