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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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Construction Employment Increased in 38 States and D.C. from a Year Ago, Recovery Remains 'Choppy'
Construction firms added jobs in 38 states and the District of Columbia over the past 12 months, but they reduced headcount in 27 states between May and June, according to an analysis today of Labor Department data by AGC of America.  Association officials said the employment gains help, but that… Read More
July 18, 2014
Tuesday’s Run-off Results
Following their respective second place finishes in primary elections, Baptist pastor Mark Walker and Alabama think tank founder Gary Palmer won major upset victories in their respective North Carolina and Alabama Republican congressional run-off elections. Alabama Mr. Palmer defeated state Rep.… Read More
July 18, 2014
House Passes GSA Funding Bill
AGC Opposes Automatic Debarment Amendment On July 16, the House passed the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act of 2015, which funds the General Services Administration (GSA), by a 228-195 vote. The bill includes slight decreases in funding for GSA in FY 2015, as compared… Read More
July 18, 2014
House Passes Corps Civil Works Funding Bill
Includes $1 Billion More Than President’s Request Only July 10, the House passed the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2015 on a 253-170 vote. Within that bill, the House approved over $5.1 billion for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Civil Works… Read More
July 18, 2014
Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Extension Passes Senate
Today, the Senate passed legislation to extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) by a vote of 93 – 4. TRIA was initially created after the 9/11 attacks when terrorism insurance was either no longer available or offered, but prohibitively expensive. The program creates a government backstop,… Read More
July 18, 2014
Space Still Available in September’s Project Manager Course in Potomac, MD
There are a limited number of seats still available at ACG’s Construction Program Manager Course (PMC) to be held Sept. 28 – Oct. 3 in the Washington, D.C. area. The Construction Project Manager Course provides you and your project managers the chance to hone the skills necessary to work more… Read More
July 17, 2014
House Passes Highway Funding Patch – Action Shifts to Senate
Yesterday, the House, by a vote of 367 to 55, approved H.R. 5021, a $10.8 billion Highway Trust Fund patch which provides sufficient revenue to maintain current funding levels through May 2015. The bill also extends MAP-21 authorization for the highway and transit programs for those eight months.… Read More
July 16, 2014
EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on Pregnancy Discrimination
On July 14, 2014, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued new guidance on how the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) apply to pregnant workers. The EEOC’s new “Enforcement Guidance: Pregnancy Discrimination and Related… Read More
July 16, 2014
McCarthy Building Companies to Share Effective Change Management Strategies at AGC HR & Training Conference
Many HR and training professionals have had an initiative, rollout or project that did not achieve its expected amount of traction, even after spending countless hours and dollars on training and implementation.  As a result, HR and training professionals must learn to take a strategic approach to… Read More
July 15, 2014
2014 Collective Bargaining Yields Average First-Year Increase of 2.2 Percent Thus Far
The AGC-supported Construction Labor Research Council has released its latest report on collective bargaining settlements in the industry.  Settlements reported to CLRC between January and June 2014 resulted in an average first-year wage-and-benefit increase of 2.2 percent or $1.10.  For newly… Read More
July 15, 2014

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