AGC CEO Steve Sandherr discussed the effect of the stimulus on the industry on NPR's All Things Considered. NPR's David Schaper reported that construction unemployment is more than 20%, while the national unemployment rate is 8.5%. Listen to the NPR segment here.
April 17, 2009
AGC member company Pike Industries Inc., will begin work on Route 101 in New Hampshire next month, reported WMUR. Company president Christian Zimmermann was prevented from laying off workers thanks to the project, which will be the first state highway project funded by the stimulus. Read the… Read More April 16, 2009
The federal government has agreed to even further delay implementation of the E-Verify rule for federal contractors. Contracts and solicitations issued prior to June 30, 2009, will not contain the mandate. An official announcement is expected to be published in this Friday’s Federal Register.… Read More April 16, 2009
In a move that stands to create and sustain thousands of jobs while improving aging water infrastructure, protecting the environment and promoting public health, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded the first round of its $6 billion in for water infrastructure as part of the… Read More April 16, 2009
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council on March 31 issued several new reporting requirements for contractors and procurement officials disbursing stimulus funds. In addition, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and… Read More April 16, 2009
AGC member company Pike Industries Inc., will begin work on Route 101 in New Hampshire next month, reported the local WMUR. Company president Christian Zimmermann was prevented from laying off workers thanks to the project, which will be the first state highway project funded by the stimulus. … Read More April 16, 2009
AGC is working with coalition partners to ask members of Congress to co-sponsor legislation that would permanently repeal the 3 percent withholding law enacted in 2006. Effective January 1, 2012, federal, state and local governments with annual expenditures of $100 million or more are required to… Read More April 16, 2009
In a letter sent to Rep. Lynn Woolsey, Chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, and Rep. Tom Price, the Subcommittee’ Ranking Member, AGC CEO Steve Sandherr made the point that construction jobs meet all the criteria of the loosely defined “green job.”
This criteria includes… Read More April 16, 2009
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will conduct four days of hearings beginning Tuesday to receive testimony on a 648-page draft global warming and energy bill introduced last month by Representatives Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.). The draft bill would establish a cap and… Read More April 16, 2009
President Obama today unveiled a strategic plan for launching a high-speed passenger rail network in 100-600 mile corridors, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. The plan includes rebuilding existing rail infrastructure while developing a comprehensive high-speed intercity passenger… Read More April 16, 2009
