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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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NCCER Seeks Interesting Construction Photos
The National Center for Construction Education & Research (NCCER) is looking for striking photography of real-life construction scenes in order to raise awareness of construction as a fulfilling career path. Photos will be used in NCCER books in order to help the organization produce the most… Read More
July 22, 2011
TED Conference Offers Special Training Center Tour
As a special feature of the 2011 Training, Education & Development (TED) Conference, AGC is offering a tour of our Kansas City, Missouri, Chapter’s training center, one of the most successful multiple-union apprenticeship facilities in the country. The Builders’ Association Education and… Read More
July 22, 2011
Information on Federal Agency Contractors and Grantees Now Publicly Available Online
As of April 15, all information posted in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), excluding past performance reviews, became publicly available (insert attachment) on the FAPIIS website.  FAPIIS contains specific information on the integrity and performance of… Read More
July 21, 2011
FY 2012 Appropriations Update
Congress has been working on numerous FY2012 funding bills.  Some significant cuts are in store for GSA, the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and the Bureau of Reclamation. House Appropriators Zero-Out GSA Construction Funding for FY 2012 On June… Read More
July 21, 2011
Senate Outlines Two-Year Highway Bill
EPW Releases Bill Outline, Holds Hearing A bipartisan deal on policy and spending provisions of the highway section of the surface transportation reauthorization has been reached by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Ranking Member Jim Inhofe (R-OK). … Read More
July 21, 2011
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Release New Manual on Safety and Health Requirements
New Edition!  Includes: Includes Errata Sheet 1 and Change Sheets 1 thru 6 (updated thru 18 July 2011). This manual (EM385-1-1) describes safety and health requirements for all Corps of Engineers activities and operations, including Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) construction… Read More
July 20, 2011
AGC Releases Updated Guide for Federal Government Construction Contracts
The newly released second edition of Federal Government Construction Contracts is AGC's primary guide for contractors competing for and performing such contracts. Given the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the adoption of new and challenging project delivery systems, and the numerous… Read More
July 20, 2011
House Appropriations Committee Cuts SRF Appropriations for FY 2012
On July 12, the House Appropriations Committee approved its Interior & Environment Appropriations legislation, which includes dollar allocations for fiscal 2012. Following on April’s fiscal 2011 budget agreement, the Environmental Protection Agency’s State Revolving Fund programs were again a… Read More
July 19, 2011
Nearly 200 House Sponsors, Continue Efforts to Educate Industry on 3 Percent Withholding
Momentum continues to build in Congress to repeal the 3 percent withholding tax. AGC members and the construction industry have been at the forefront of the repeal campaign. In the last several weeks, AGC has sent out individualized state-by-state updates to our members, and as a result, the House… Read More
July 19, 2011
Fiscal 2012 Appropriations Update
House Appropriations Committee Cuts SRF Appropriations for FY 2012 On July 12, the House Appropriations Committee approved its Interior & Environment Appropriations legislation, which includes dollar allocations for fiscal 2012. Following on April’s fiscal 2011 budget agreement, the… Read More
July 19, 2011

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