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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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Despite the downturn in construction activity, demand for skilled workers in the construction trades is expected to escalate in the future. For many companies it is difficult to find workers with the skill levels that are needed to replace a rapidly retiring workforce. The construction community… Read More
February 9, 2011
The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor recently created a YouTube video explaining the Davis-Bacon Act, the law that gives the department authority to determine the payment of local prevailing wage and fringe benefit payments for laborers and mechanics working under… Read More
February 9, 2011
This isn’t a weather report but an economic one. On February 4, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that construction employment in January tumbled by 32,000 jobs. Some of that job loss may be attributable to projects that didn’t start during harsh midmonth weather conditions. But most of the… Read More
February 8, 2011
Volunteers, Donors Needed to Support March 19th and 20th Project to Help Family With 16-Year Old Daughter Suffering From Rare Form of Childhood-Onset Epilepsy
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February 8, 2011
The construction unemployment rate jumped to 22.5 percent in January 2011 as the sector lost another 32,000 jobs since December 2010, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released by AGC.
The new data underscores the challenges facing the industry as the stimulus winds down… Read More
February 7, 2011
Nonfarm payroll employment climbed by only 36,000 in January, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday. The unemployment rate dropped from 9.4% in December, seasonally adjusted, to 9.0% (9.8%, not seasonally adjusted). The unemployment rate in construction was 22… Read More
February 7, 2011
Peter Silva, the top water quality official at the Environmental Protection Agency, is leaving EPA In February. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, in a memo to staff, said Silva is stepping down as assistant administrator for water on February 12, 2011.
The announcement of Silva's departure comes a… Read More
February 4, 2011
On January 19, 2011, ConsensusDOCS published its first comprehensive update to its core construction contracts, including the Owner/Contractor and Owner/Design Professional agreements.
Accomplished in just over three years from the original publication of ConsensusDOCS, the comprehensive update… Read More
February 4, 2011
The American Institute of Architects reported in December that the U.S. architecture billings index reached 52 points in November – the highest it has been since December 2007. Any reading over 50 is said to indicate expansion 9 to 12 months into the future. AIA Chief Economist Kermit Baker… Read More
February 4, 2011
The House Budget Committee Chairman on Thursday announced spending caps that will govern debate on the continuing resolution that is currently funding all government programs until March 4. The budget caps will reduce spending government wide by about $32 billion from 2010 spending levels. Specific… Read More
February 4, 2011