Beyond the Hard Hat: Prioritizing Healthy Minds in Construction Safety - In this episode of ConstructorCast, host Max Nelson is joined by key members of Jordan Foster Construction—Asma Bayunus and Tricia Kagerer—to delve into the crucial topic of mental health in the construction industry.… Read More
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At the 2013 Construction Owners Association of America (COAA) Spring Owners Leadership Conference, Mortenson Construction conducted a survey on construction owner’s perspective on facility management and project delivery. More than 60 facilities professionals including facilities leaders for… Read More
July 23, 2013
Equal numbers of states gained and lost construction jobs in June, highlighting the fragmentary nature of the industry’s recovery, according to an analysis by AGC of America of Labor Department data. Association officials added that, despite the fact most states added jobs year-over-year,… Read More
July 19, 2013
Next week, the U.S. House is expected to vote on a piece of legislation that could safeguard the use of fly ash and other coal combustion residuals (CCRs) in construction. AGC supports H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013, which would establish reasonable disposal… Read More
July 19, 2013
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (LA, MS, TX) has refused to enforce a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) order finding that the Houston chapter of the Independent Electrical Contractors (IEC) was operating an applicant referral service unlawfully.
As reported in a previous… Read More
July 18, 2013
The United States Supreme Court has issued two decisions that expand same-sex marriage rights. In the first, United States v. Windsor, No. 12-307 (June 26, 2013), the Court ruled unconstitutional a law denying federal recognition of legally-married same-sex couples. In the second, Hollingsworth, et… Read More
July 18, 2013
It's rare when two candidates make a public announcement about their political plans on the same day, but that's exactly what happened on Tuesday in the Equality State of Wyoming. Shortly after three-term Sen. Mike Enzi (R) confirmed that he will run for re-election next year, Liz Cheney, the… Read More
July 18, 2013
AGC recently sent two letters opposing the possible use of project labor agreement (PLA) mandates posted by the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command in the Pacific for: (1) the renovation of an existing aircraft maintenance hangar at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii; and (2) the… Read More
July 18, 2013
After weeks of partisan disagreement – with Democrats threatening to change the procedural rules in the Senate to avoid Republican attempts to filibuster presidential nominees, including nominees for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL) –… Read More
July 18, 2013
By Richard W. Goeken*
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the scope of demands a regulatory agency may place on a property owner seeking a building permit to develop a plot of land. The recent decision in Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Management District recognizes that developers have a… Read More
July 16, 2013
The Department of Transportation (DOT) released its Semiannual regulatory agenda this week, which gives a status report on a number of pending rules and regulations that the agency is working on. Many of the rules on the list are related to implementation of provisions in MAP-21. FHWA has issued… Read More
July 12, 2013
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