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August 11, 2010 | 1:00-3:00pm ET
Join us for this comprehensive program that will provide General Contractors management tips and strategies covering the relationships with subcontractors and suppliers in today's difficult construction economy.
Topics to be covered include:
Why subcontractors and… Read More
August 9, 2010
Nonfarm payroll employment fell by 131,000, seasonally adjusted, in July, "reflecting the departure of 143,000 temporary Census 2010 workers from federal government payrolls," the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday. Total private-sector employment rose by 71,000. "Thus far this… Read More
August 9, 2010
The Senate finished work last week on a $26 billion package that contains state aid, extension of Medicaid funding and funds to avert teacher layoffs, and confirmed Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. The passage of the state aid package required the House to return to the… Read More
August 6, 2010
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES BY 11,000 BETWEEN JUNE AND JULY WHILE THE INDUSTRY'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HIT 17.3 PERCENT
As Stimulus Projects Begin to Wind Down and Private, State and Local Demand Remains Flat, Construction Group Urges Congress and the Administration to Act on Long-Delayed… Read More
August 6, 2010
AGC's analysis of federal data released Friday showed that construction unemployment reached 17.3 percent, with 11,000 more construction workers losing their jobs in July. AGC urged Congress and the administration to act now to pass a host of long-delayed infrastructure bills to finance new highway… Read More
August 6, 2010
On July 29 the House approved the FY 2011 transportation appropriations bill. Included in the bill is $45.2 billion for federal-aid highway program, an increase of $4.1 billion (10 percent) over the 2010 funding level of $41.1 billion. The transit program is funded at $11.3 billion, an increase… Read More
August 5, 2010
According to a Building Owners and Managers Asoociation International study, the commercial real estate market has a profound impact on the nation's economy. The study, titled The Contribution of Office Building Operating Outlays on the U.S. and States' Economies in 2009, focused on office… Read More
August 5, 2010
The enormous investment gap in water infrastructure has caused many in the private sector and Congress to re-evaluate traditional funding and seek out infrastructure financing alternatives. A recent EPA Clean Water Infrastructure surveyverified EPA estimates exceeding $600 billion over twenty years… Read More
August 4, 2010
PowerPoint presentations from the June 2010 AGC Building Contractors Conference in Midway, Utah are now available by clicking here.
Presentation topics include: lean construction case studies, EPA Effluent Limitations Guidelines rule, OSHA's agenda, material prices outlook, sustainable design… Read More
August 4, 2010
The Census Bureau's report on construction spending in June showed how uneven the industry's condition is. Total spending edged up 0.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $836 billion. (Seasonal adjustment takes into account variation due to normal weather or holidays. Annual rate… Read More
August 3, 2010
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