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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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AGC-Supported Groups Sue NLRB Over “Quickie Election” Rule; AGC to Cover Rule at Upcoming Convention
Two AGC-supported employer groups and other interested parties have jointly filed a lawsuit challenging the National Labor Relations Board’s new representation-case procedures rule. The rule – often called the “quickie election” or “ambush election” rule – expedites the process in cases where a… Read More
January 23, 2015
Construction contractors will have an easier time learning how to comply with federal and state environmental guidelines thanks to a new partnership with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the private sector. The partnership between AGC of America, EPA and the National Center for… Read More
January 22, 2015
President Obama delivered his sixth state of the union speech on Tuesday. In the speech, the President called for passage of a bipartisan infrastructure plan but added no new details to his previous infrastructure pronouncements. He repeated his previous suggestion that funding should come from… Read More
January 22, 2015
Today, from the site of the D.C. Water large-scale Anacostia River Tunnel Project, the Obama Administration announced new steps that federal agencies are taking to bring private sector capital and expertise to bear on improving our nation’s infrastructure, focusing on utility infrastructure.… Read More
January 21, 2015
Buoyed by sustained demand for apartments and condominiums, coupled with state and local governments moving ahead with delayed public projects, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has been positive for seven consecutive months.
As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI… Read More
January 21, 2015
Earlier this month, AGC Building Division Director Sylvester Giustino joined industry stakeholders from across the country at Building Innovation 2015: The National Institute of Building Sciences Third Annual Conference & Expo. The theme of the Conference & Expo was “Creating High-… Read More
January 21, 2015
No one knows the future, but gaining a comprehensive view of where you are, where you are going and where you need to be can only strengthen the educated decisions construction professionals have to make every day.
Take the opportunity to step outside, analyze the direction your organization is… Read More
January 21, 2015
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Eighty percent of construction firms plan to expand their… Read More
January 21, 2015
Fox Business News’ Money with Melissa Francis erroneously reported that federal gas taxes can be used to finance the construction of museums and other non-transportation projects, officials with AGC noted in a letter sent to the show’s host today. Association officials added that the error is… Read More
January 19, 2015
Construction-industry collective bargaining negotiations settled during 2014 resulted in an average first-year increase in wages and benefits of $1.07 per hour or 2.3 percent, according to the annual year-end Settlements Report issued by the AGC-supported Construction Labor Research Council. For… Read More
January 16, 2015