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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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Dr. Stephen S. Fuller of George Mason University testified on behalf of AGC before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure last Thursday. The hearing was held to examine how infrastructure investment contributes to job… Read More
January 30, 2009
The House passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the Economic Stimulus Package, on Wednesday by a vote of 244 to 188. Highway and transportation infrastructure funding in the bill totaled over $46 billion, including: $30 billion for bridge and highway funding, to… Read More
January 30, 2009
The Senate has approved the nomination of former Rep. Ray LaHood an Illinois Republican, to serve as Secretary of Transportation. During his confirmation hearing Secretary LaHood said his priorities will focus on the economy, safety, mitigation of global warming and promotion of sustainable… Read More
January 30, 2009
Senate Expected to Consider Legislation Next Week
The House, by a vote of 244 to 188, passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the Stimulus Package, on January 28. The bill now goes to the Senate, which is expected to take up its version next week. The package… Read More
January 30, 2009
AGC will host its 8th Annual HR Professionals Conference and 3rd Annual Training & Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia from October 27–29, 2009. Help make these conferences successful by lending your expertise as a presenter or forwarding this on to other qualified individuals.
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January 30, 2009
CNN's Lou Dobbs featured AGC member Doug Pruitt (Sundt Construction, Tempe, Ariz.) and AGC CEO Steve Sandherr in its January 29 broadcast. Dobbs' Line-Item Veto series takes a careful look at the proposed stimulus plan, including the infrastructure investment component.
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January 30, 2009
AGC member Doug Pruitt (Sundt Construction, Tempe,Ariz.) and chief economist Ken Simonson were featured on the front page of The Washington Post Business section January 30, 2009. AGC has worked for months to demonstrate the dire state of the construction industry as it awaits funding through an… Read More
January 30, 2009
This half day program covers estimating, designing and building sustainable construction. Participants learn the importance of an integrated design process and review what items may be, “no cost,” “minimal additional cost,” and “significant additional cost.”
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January 30, 2009
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January 30, 2009
The unemployment rate climbed in every state in December, compared to the month before and to December 2007, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on January 27. The unemployment rate in construction soared to 15.3 percent, not seasonally adjusted. Nationally, construction lost 632,000 jobs last… Read More
January 29, 2009