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2024 AGC & HCSS Highway Work Zone Safety Survey
May 23, 2024
  Sixty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More

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"Right-size" Your Company's Employee Benefits Budget
Health insurance costs continue to increase.  Affordable Care Act (ACA) compliance efforts are quickly heating up. As you begin planning for your company’s 2016 health insurance renewal and want to explore ways to save money and give employees more flexibility, control and value, now is the… Read More
December 8, 2015
Parties to 8(f) CBA Need Not Notify FMCS When Terminating Agreement
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) has held that a construction employer with an 8(f) collective bargaining agreement need not comply with the notice requirements imposed by Section 8(d) of the National Labor Relations Act (the “Act”). Section 8(d) requires that a party… Read More
December 7, 2015
Presentations Sought for AGC's 2016 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference and Federal Construction HR Workshop
AGC is seeking presentations for one of its most sought-after annual conferences, the Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference.  For 2016, the conference will be located in Chicago, IL, October 5-7. A Federal Construction HR Workshop will be held October 5, in conjunction… Read More
December 7, 2015
Construction Firms Add 46,000 Workers in November as Sector's Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.2 Percent
Construction firms added 46,000 workers in November for the biggest monthly gain in employment for the sector since January 2014, as the industry’s unemployment rate declined to 6.2 percent, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that… Read More
December 4, 2015
Construction Employment Increases in 180 out of 358 Metro Areas between October 2014 and 2015 as Demand for Construction Continues to Grow
Construction employment increased in 180 out of 358 metro areas, was unchanged in 46 and declined in 132 between October 2014 and October 2015, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials attributed… Read More
December 3, 2015
Compromise Highway & Transit Bill includes Long-Term Funding to Help Improve Transportation Systems, But Doesn't Address Future Revenue Needs
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in response to the release today of the Congressional Conference Committee’s new multi-year surface transportation legislation: “The release of the committee’s final… Read More
December 2, 2015
Construction Spending Logs Robust Monthly and Year-Over-Year Growth in October with Gains in Residential, Nonresidential and Public Categories
Construction spending in October reached the highest level in nearly eight years with growth in all major categories, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned however that demand for construction appears to be growing at a faster… Read More
December 2, 2015
Pre-Winning in Business Development
Teri Jones, SUNDT As a professional working in the Business Development world, you are probably acutely aware that the reason for your existence is to Develop Business and that entails more than fine dining and golf! Pre-Winning plays a large role in your company’s ability to secure the type of… Read More
December 1, 2015
Seven Individuals Earn CM-BIM Credential
AGC of America would like to congratulate the seven individuals who passed their exam in September and October that earns them the professional credential, the Certificate of Management-Building Information Modeling (CM-BIM). Since its inception in 2011, 567 individuals have earned the CM-BIM… Read More
November 24, 2015
Construction Project Manager Course: January 24 - 29 2016, Dallas, TX
Registration is now open for AGC's Construction Project Manager Course (PMC) being held January 24- 29, 2016 at the Cooper Hotel, Conference Center & Spa in Dallas, Texas. PMC participants experience an interactive program that explores the critical areas of project management that seasoned… Read More
November 24, 2015

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