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July 15, 2024
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Data Digest: Construction spending climbs for third straight month; more metros report job gains
Construction spending in November totaled $810 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, up 0.4% from October and the third straight monthly gain, the Census Bureau reported on Monday. The total was down 6.0% from a year ago, the smallest year-over-year drop since April 2008. Private… Read More
January 4, 2011
Vote Scheduled for Today on Highway Trust Fund, Contact with Republican House Members Urgent
The House Republican Conference will meet today at 4:00 p.m. to consider a rules package that will govern how issues can be addressed in the 112th Congress. Among the proposed rules is a repeal of the guaranteed funding requirement for annual federal highway investment and the House point of order… Read More
January 4, 2011
Call for Presentations: Upcoming Webinar Series for Project Managers
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AGC of America is seeking proposals derived from AGC’s Project Manager Development Program (PMDP) to be delivered in 90 minute webinars. The webinars should be targeted toward early career construction project managers and provide a snapshot of a particular PMDP Module. One webinar for each Module… Read More
January 4, 2011
Guest Article on Integrated Project Delivery
By Phillip G. Bernstein, FAIA LEED© AP, Vice President at Autodesk Times remain challenging for the U.S. building industry.  The economy weighs heavily on each of us, the supply chain is rapidly getting globalized (even if it feels like most of the work is in China) and every day brings some sort… Read More
January 4, 2011
Industry Remains Fragile Even as Construction Spending Rises in November
Construction spending increased by 0.4 percent in November, the third straight rise in the total, AGC noted Monday in an analysis of new Census Bureau data. “It is heartening to see three increases in a row for the total,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “But most categories… Read More
January 3, 2011
House Rules Change Will Undermine Highway Trust Fund Spending – Urgent Action Necessary
One of the first actions of the incoming House Republican majority will be to adopt revised rules for operating the chamber in 2011 and 2012. In releasing the proposed rules the House Republican leadership indicated that the changes are intended to increase transparency and make it easier to cut… Read More
December 30, 2010
House Will Schedule Early January Vote on Health Care Repeal
In an effort to move quickly on what Republicans felt helped fuel their rise to the majority in the 112th Congress, the House will have a vote to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA also known by some as Obamacare) before the president delivers his State of the Union… Read More
December 30, 2010
Federal Government Construction Contracts – 2nd Edition
The newly released second edition of Federal Government Construction Contracts is AGC's primary guide for contractors competing for and performing such contracts. Given the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the adoption of new and challenging project delivery systems, and the numerous… Read More
December 29, 2010
Growing Number of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs
Construction employment either increased or remained steady in a growing number of metropolitan areas – 120 of 337 – between November 2009 and November 2010 according to an analysis of federal employment data released by AGC. AGC officials said construction employment is improving slightly thanks… Read More
December 28, 2010
Recovery in Non-Residential Building Sector to Remain Somewhat Stagnant Far into 2011
The American Institute of Architects has reported that despite September gains, the Architecture Billings Index dropped below 50 in October, indicating a contraction in the demand for non-residential construction projects. Kermit Baker, AIA’s Chief Economist, points to the credit squeeze for new… Read More
December 27, 2010

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