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Architecture Billings Index Sees Decline after Eight Straight Monthly Gains
The Architecture Billings Index (ABI) is the leading economic indicator of construction activity, with approximately a nine to twelve month lag time between architecture billings and construction spending.  The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported the April ABI score was 48.6, down from… Read More
June 18, 2013
Affordable Care Act Resources Available to AGC Members
Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has been challenging for many employers. To offer assistance to construction employers, AGC has dedicated a page on its website to providing compliance resources on the ACA. The members-only page includes links to white papers, a webinar and… Read More
June 18, 2013
AGC Project Delivery Resources
This AGC Project Delivery Resources document was created to serve as a quick reference of construction industry resources related to construction project delivery. The chart encompasses all of the resources that AGC offers including white papers, online resources, and webinars and textbooks… Read More
June 18, 2013
Employers Should Avoid Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors to Gain ACA Tax Credits
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) tax credit for employers with fewer than 25 employees and the looming requirement that large employers (those with 50 or more full-time-equivalent (FTE) employees) provide affordable health insurance to their full-time employees or pay a… Read More
June 18, 2013
AGC Opposes Dept. of Veterans Affairs Reverse Auction Use for Procuring Construction Services
On June 12, AGC sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requesting the withdrawal of a decision to procure construction services using an online reverse auction. Specifically, the VA recently issued a solicitation for the “Installation of New 4 Ton Heat Pump at VAMC… Read More
June 13, 2013
New OSHA Interpretation Allows for Union Officials to Participate in Non-Union Site Inspections
AGC-Supported Coalition Sends Letter Opposing this Interpretation Under a new interpretation of regulations by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) in a recent interpretation letter, union officials or community organizers will be allowed to participate in “walk around” OSHA… Read More
June 13, 2013
AGC to Host Webinar on Hispanic Construction Workforce
According to the Center for Construction Research and Training, 30 percent of all construction workers are Hispanic.  Therefore, understanding and exploring the impact culture plays when working with a Hispanic workforce is vital to the success of construction companies nationwide. On Thursday,… Read More
June 12, 2013
Simonson Says: Mixed Signals for Construction Spending and Hiring
The latest readings on construction employment and spending have been positive overall. But there are still plenty of reasons to be cautious about the near-term outlook. Construction employment in May inched up from April on a seasonally adjusted basis, but climbed by a relatively robust 189,000 or… Read More
June 11, 2013
Department of Labor Schedules June Prevailing Wage Conferences
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has scheduled two upcoming conferences to educate federal contractors on the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts. Each conference will address such topics as the process of obtaining wage determinations and adding classifications, compliance… Read More
June 7, 2013
TCC Fly-In Participants bring Reauthorization Message to Capitol Hill
Earlier this week, nearly 400 contractors, suppliers and other construction industry partners participated in the 2013 Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In to deliver the message to Congress that MAP-21 needs to be reauthorized on time and the Highway Trust Fund needs to be fixed. TCC… Read More
June 7, 2013

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