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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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Vice President Paul Diederich represented AGC at a hearing of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee which is soliciting ideas to include in the highway and transit authorization legislation. Diederich told the committee of the need for certainty in funding so that states can make… Read More
April 2, 2011
The month of April is designated as National Safe Digging Month, and AGC is working with its network of Chapters and its contractor members to help raise awareness of pipeline safety, underground damage prevention, and excavation safety. AGC Chapters are doing everything from issuing press releases… Read More
April 1, 2011
AGC is working with our construction industry and transportation allies in the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) and the Americans for Transportation Mobility (ATM), on a series of media events in Ohio on Thursday, April 14 to highlight the need for Congress to pass a multi-year… Read More
April 1, 2011
The House of Representatives passed, by a vote of 223-196, H.R. 658, the FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011. Among other things, H.R. 658 keeps the passenger facility charge cap at $4.50 (as the current Senate bill does) and cuts Airport Improvement Program funding to $3 billion per year,… Read More
April 1, 2011
As many as three AGC “Key Votes” are possible in the Senate this week as the chamber continues consideration of small business legislation.
U.S. EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulation
AGC sent a Key Vote letter to all Senators this week to urge them to vote in support of an amendment offered by Senator… Read More
April 1, 2011
The construction industry remains mired in recession as sector employment and spending continued to shrink even as the overall economy showed increased strength, according to an analysis of new federal employment and construction spending data released Friday by AGC.
AGC cited the reports as… Read More
April 1, 2011
Did you know that ConsensusDOCS provides free copyright licenses for educational and legal research purposes? Do you have a conference, workshop or other type of educational event for which you need complete contract document samples? ConsensusDOCS can help.
Not only does ConsensusDOCS provide… Read More
April 1, 2011
On March 25, 2011, more than two years after the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) went into effect, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published final regulations to clarify the law.
The final regulations, which are expected to make it easier for employers… Read More
April 1, 2011
AGC continues to urge Congress to repeal the 3 percent withholding mandate on federal, state, and local government contracts. Starting January 1, 2012, public owners will begin withholding 3 percent of every payment to contractors for goods and services.
On March 15, Senators Scott Brown (R-Mass… Read More
March 31, 2011
Carey L. Peters, Ph.D., has been named the new executive director of the Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) effective February 22, succeeding Bob Gasperow who is retiring after more than 30 years of distinguished service.
Gasperow began his tenure at CLRC with the organization’s founding… Read More
March 31, 2011