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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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Registration is now open for AGC’s HR Professionals Conference, to be held October 4-6, 2011, at the Crowne Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri.
The HR Professionals Conference is the premier event for human resource professionals to learn and share HR practices related to the construction industry… Read More
May 13, 2011
The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods climbed 1.2% in April, not seasonally adjusted (0.8%, seasonally adjusted), and 6.8% since April 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Thursday. The PPI for inputs to construction industries—a blend of all materials used in every… Read More
May 13, 2011
The Sixth Annual Airport Project Delivery Systems Summit will build upon the previous year’s program by offering first-hand experiences in delivering airport projects. Airports Council International-NA, Airport Consultants Council and the Associated General Contractors of America continue to… Read More
May 13, 2011
Complete Samples, Speakers, Booths, Folders and More
Do you have a conference, workshop or other type of educational learning event for which you need complete contract document samples? ConsensusDOCS can help!
Not only does ConsensusDOCS provide free educational use samples of its entire… Read More
May 12, 2011
The Construction Users Roundtable (CURT) is now accepting applications for its annual Workforce Development Awards, designed to honor exemplary and innovative training and education programs that encourage individuals to pursue a career in the construction industry and/or enhance an individual’s… Read More
May 12, 2011
Contractors were only able to partially pass on the costs of rising petroleum and metals prices in April, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released Thursday by AGC.
Association officials said the resulting cost squeeze—a result of sluggish demand for construction—will… Read More
May 12, 2011
AGC brings programs to you for early-career superintendents and project managers, as well as those looking to get involved with green construction and Building Information Modeling. We're offering a special discount on these programs for the month of May. Working with leading industry experts and… Read More
May 12, 2011
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel filed a complaint April 20 against Boeing, claiming that Boeing violated federal labor law by building a second production line for its Dreamliner at a non-union factory in South Carolina in retaliation against past strikes by the unions. … Read More
May 12, 2011
While recognizing the need for spending reforms, AGC joined a large group of companies and associations urging action to increase the nation's statutory debt limit.
The letter focused largely on the international economic consequences of failure to increase the statutory debt limit. AGC signed… Read More
May 12, 2011
FY 2012 Appropriations Cycle Begins in the House, Committee Proposes Large Construction Funding Cuts
With fiscal year 2011 funding in place, the House of Representatives has started the FY 2012 in earnest by announcing a schedule for marking up the annual appropriations bills, as well as plans for how House Budget Resolution spending totals will be divided between the twelve Appropriations… Read More
May 12, 2011