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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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Take the 2022 AGC of America Buy America Survey and Show Public and Private Owners the Extent of Material Issues
Take the brief survey to help AGC of America help better communicate to public and private owners about how continuing construction materials shortages, long lead times and price volatility are impacting the construction industry. Your participation in the 2022 AGC of America Buy America Survey… Read More
September 19, 2022
Construction Employment Increases In 31 States From July To August Even As Many Firms Report They Are Struggling To Hire Workers
  Construction employment climbed in 31 states from July to August, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America today. The gains come even as the vast majority of contractors report they would have added more workers if they… Read More
September 16, 2022
Construction Group Launches New Effort To Combat High Suicide Rates And Improve Mental Health Among The Industry’s Workers
The Associated General Contractors of America is launching a new effort to combat high suicide rates and improve mental health among the industry’s workers, the trade group announced today. The new effort, which the association is launching as part of its support for suicide prevention month, is… Read More
September 15, 2022
Construction Group Launches New Effort To Combat High Suicide Rates And Improve Mental Health Among The Industry’s Workers
  Associated General Contractors of America to Release Series of Mental Health PSAs, Host Quarterly Mental Health Forums and Assemble Resources for Firms to Use with their Workers  The Associated General Contractors of America is launching a new effort to combat high suicide rates and… Read More
September 15, 2022
EPA Signals Intention to "Veto" Permit Associated with Pebble Mine
On September 6, 2022, AGC submitted a letter raising concern about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) intent to prohibit and restrict certain areas from disposal sites for the Pebble Mine under the Clean Water Act (CWA) section 404(c)---commonly referred to as EPA’s veto authority.… Read More
September 14, 2022
EPA Proposes to Designate Two PFAS as Hazardous; Triggers Liability for Cleanups
On September 6, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the designation of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as hazardous substances under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund as it… Read More
September 14, 2022
Construction Input Costs Decrease 1.1 Percent Amid Falling Fuel Prices, But Other Goods And Some Services Continue Upward Price Trend
  The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction declined by 1.1 percent from July to August as a steep drop in fuel prices masked increases in the cost of other construction inputs, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of… Read More
September 14, 2022
AGC Offers Assessment Tool to Help Contractors Boost D&I Efforts; Orientation Webinar Sept. 22
Register Now for Sept. 22 Orientation Webinar - The Culture of CARE Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Assessment is an online tool developed specifically for firms in the construction industry to measure and improve management of the company’s diversity & inclusion programs, policies,… Read More
September 14, 2022
NLRB Tightens Restrictions on Workplace Dress Codes
On Aug. 29, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board” or “NLRB”) issued its decision in Tesla, Inc., overruling precedent that allowed employers to enforce facially-neutral dress codes to prohibit wearing non-conforming attire, including union insignia and union logos. Now,… Read More
September 14, 2022
Local Construction Firms, Other Community Groups Help Eleven Tornado-Displaced Families Move Into Transitional Housing In Mayfield
  Eleven families who lost their homes during last year’s tornadoes in western Kentucky were presented new transitional housing today thanks to the efforts of the local construction industry and other community groups. Construction firms belonging to the Associated General Contractors of… Read More
September 9, 2022

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