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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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First Court to Rule on NLRB Notice Posting Regulation Upholds Posting Requirement
On March 2, 2012, a federal court in Washington, D.C., upheld most of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) notice posting rule. The posting rule is described here, here, and here. The court upheld the NLRB’s right to issue the posting requirement but invalidated the remedial portions of the… Read More
March 9, 2012
Senate Approves Legislation Directing BP Fines to Gulf Coast States
Today, the Senate approved  legislation in the form of an amendment to the chamber’s version of the transportation bill. The amendment will ensure 80 percent of the Clean Water Act penalties the federal government collects as a result of the BP oil spill are distributed in the best interest of the… Read More
March 9, 2012
Construction Employment Declines by 13,000 in February as Industry's Unemployment Rate Hits 17.1 Percent, Double Overall Rate
The construction industry lost 13,000 jobs between January and February, but continued a string of year-over-year job increases, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released today by AGC. AGC officials said that short-term factors such as weather contributed to the monthly loss… Read More
March 9, 2012
Committee Approves Small Business Contracting Bills, Submits Views & Estimates on SBA Budget
Today, the House Small Business Committee, chaired by Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.), held a full committee markup of six small business contracting bills recently introduced. AGC recently testified before the committee to discuss its priorities. The legislation marked up included: H.R. 3850 -- The GET… Read More
March 8, 2012
Senate Bill Moves Forward While House End Game is Still in Question
Last night, the Senate finally reached a unanimous consent agreement that limits the number of amendments that can be offered to the S. 1813, the “Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act” (MAP-21), its two-year $109 billion authorization. The Senate has now started the process of debating… Read More
March 8, 2012
2012 AGC Outstanding Student Chapter Contest
Applications are currently being accepted for the AGC Outstanding Student Chapter Contest, designed to recognize and reward AGC Student Chapters for their dedication to community and public service projects. All AGC Student Chapters are encouraged to submit an application to showcase their work in… Read More
March 7, 2012
EPA Proposes to Exclude Smaller Facilities from Green House Gas Regulation
In accordance with AGC’s recommendations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to maintain the applicability thresholds for greenhouse gas (GHG)-emitting stationary sources at the current levels as begun under steps one and two of the Tailoring Rule (Prevention of Significant… Read More
March 2, 2012
EPA Proposes Reinterpretation of Certain PCB-Contaminated Building Materials
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comment on a proposal to consider certain polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contaminated building materials as “bulk product waste” instead of “remediation waste” for disposal.  (77 Federal Register 12293; Feb. 29, 2012)  According to… Read More
March 2, 2012
Senate Moves Slowly on Transportation Bill While Path Forward in the House Remains Unclear
This week, the Senate began debate on MAP-21, the two-year $109 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill. Following that vote Senate Majority Harry Reid (D-NV) offered an amendment that is a complete substitute for the entire bill.  This substitute contains the titles of the bill from… Read More
March 2, 2012
Hearing in House Committee Highlights Water Infrastructure Finance
The Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, chaired by Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio), held a hearing to review innovative approaches for financing community water infrastructure projects. The subcommittee focused on potential financing tools, including many AGC priorities in the water… Read More
March 2, 2012

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