AGC of America and ten other organizations sent a letter October 28, 2009 to House Committee on Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) and Ranking Member Spencer Baucus (R-AL) encouraging them to focus on financial reforms that support the recovery of the market and have a positive impact… Read More November 20, 2009
Construction workers continued to suffer dramatic job losses as all but one state saw declines in construction employment this October compared to last year, according to AGC's analysis of new state-by-state employment figures released today by the federal government. The analysis points to the… Read More November 20, 2009
Webinar looks at the new LEED system and the differences from Version 2.2 for contractors
The launch of the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED® Version 3 has brought about significant changes to the LEED process and a lot of questions for construction professionals. In order to provide answers… Read More November 20, 2009
AS CONSTRUCTION WORKERS SUFFER EVEN MORE JOB LOSSES IN 49 STATES & DC IN OCTOBER, JOBS BILL MUST ADDRESS HARDEST HIT SECTOR
Nevada and Arizona Experience Largest Declines, Only North Dakota Adds Construction Jobs this Year
Construction workers continued to suffer dramatic job losses as all but… Read More November 20, 2009
ConsensusDOCS recently released the first and only Federal Subcontract Agreement designed specifically for federal government construction projects. The release is especially timely in light of increased federal government construction activity, as well as implementation of new rules including E-… Read More November 18, 2009
The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods climbed 0.4% in October, not seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Tuesday. The PPI for inputs to construction industries, a weighted average of materials used in every type of construction, including diesel fuel and… Read More November 18, 2009
AGC has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.
November 18, 2009
View AGC Chief Economist Ken Simonson's presentation on the outlook for construction activity, materials and labor.
November 18, 2009
A bipartisan group of seven Senate Committee Chairs and Ranking Members sent a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell urging leadership to file cloture to move forward on a 6-month extension of the surface transportation bill to spur job creation and an economic… Read More November 17, 2009
The AGC Co-Chaired Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) continues efforts to urge Congress to work towards enactment of a multi-year transportation bill with significantly increased funding to address the nation's long term and immediate economic problems. The TCC last week released a… Read More November 17, 2009
