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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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This week, nearly 500 people will gather in Washington, D.C., to promote enactment of a multiyear highway and transit authorization.
AGC members will gather at lunch on Tuesday for a briefing and the larger group will meet starting at 2pm. The afternoon session will feature Chairman John Mica (R-… Read More
May 23, 2011
The budget and the deficit continue to dominate discussions in Washington, D.C. Although this week did not see any significant progress in addressing either the budget or the deficit, it didn’t lack for news on the respective fronts.
On Monday, the U.S. officially reached its $14.3 trillion debt… Read More
May 23, 2011
The House cosponsor number has grown from 36 during the week of the AGC convention to 116 this week. The most recent additions to the House cosponsor list are the following members:
Rep Stutzman, Marlin A. [IN-3] - 5/10/2011
Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] - 5/10/2011
Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [… Read More
May 23, 2011
The market research group FedSources forecasts a slight decline in federal contract spending for 2012. President Obama’s 2012 budget would decrease government spending for contracted programs by about one percent, but if Congress passes deeper cuts as some have proposed, contract spending could… Read More
May 23, 2011
The AGC of America Specialty Contractors Council Executive Committee (SCC EC) welcomed two new members at its meeting held during the AGC Annual Convention in Las Vegas in March.
Bob Berkmoes is Executive Vice President at James T. Kay Co. in Meriden, CT. The James T. Kay Co. is a 138 year old… Read More
May 23, 2011
Seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment increased in 42 states and the District of Columbia from March to April and decreased in eight states, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday. Compared with April 2010, employment rose in 46 states plus D.C. and declined by very small… Read More
May 23, 2011
Attention remains focused on the complaint by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) with regard to Boeing’s South Carolina Dreamliner plant. The complaint claims that Boeing violated federal labor law by building this plant in retaliation against past strikes by the unions. Boeing disputes… Read More
May 22, 2011
On May 19, 2011, AGC sent a letter to the Omaha District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers providing comment on their solicitation regarding the potential use of project labor agreements (PLA) on large-scale construction projects (exceeding $25 million) within the Omaha/Lincoln Metro area.
The… Read More
May 21, 2011
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[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"4554","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-medium wp-image-8354 alignleft","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"300","height":"250","alt":""}}]]Rep. Pascrell (right) demonstrates the consequences of deferred water infrastructure maintenance… Read More
May 21, 2011
Construction employment patterns diverged across the country in April as 19 states plus the District of Columbia added jobs over the past year even as losses deepened in others, AGC reported in an analysis of state employment data released by the Labor Department.
Association officials said the… Read More
May 20, 2011