AGC of America is excited to announce this year's Highway & Utilities Contractors Issues Meeting, to be held from February 5th-7th, 2009 at the La Quinta Resort and Club in Palm Springs, California. This meeting is the premier gathering for contractors and related businesses involved in every… Read More December 3, 2008
Explore the risks and opportunities for contractors considering work on public-private partnerships at the AGC/NCPPP Public-Private Partnerships Conference for Contractors in Phoenix, Arizona. Register now at www.agc.org/pppconference for the January 27, 2009 one-day conference sponsored by AGC in… Read More December 3, 2008
A proposed rule released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Nov. 19 would establish the first national effluent (discharge) limit for stormwater runoff from construction sites. Upon early review, it appears that AGC’s advocacy efforts and close work with EPA staff have produced a… Read More December 3, 2008
Register to attend the AGC-NCPPP Partnerships for Growth in Infrastructure Conference on January 27, 2009 in Phoeniz, AZ. The Partnerships for Growth in Infrastructure Conference is designed to explain public-private partnerships (PPPs) for contractors and how PPPs can work as an alternative to the… Read More December 3, 2008
December 2, 2008 presentation on the 2008-09 outlook for construction activity, materials and labor.
December 2, 2008
Construction spending fell 1.2% from September to October, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.07 trillion, the Census Bureau reported today. However, Census bumped up its estimates for September and August by more than $20 billion (2%) each, enough to improve the estimate for third-quarter… Read More December 1, 2008
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has granted a 45-day extension for the Cranes and Derricks in Construction Notice for Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which was published on October 9, 2008. The original deadline for public comment was December 8, 2008. OSHA has extended the… Read More November 26, 2008
As "green" or sustainable construction becomes more commonplace, it is important to understand the potential risk management issues involved. This webinar takes a closer look at the insurance and surety implications when contractors are participating in delivering sustainable buildings. The webinar… Read More November 25, 2008
A proposed rule released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Nov. 19 would establish the first national effluent (discharge) limit for stormwater runoff from construction sites. Contractors would have to meet EPA’s technology-based “floor” on most sites by installing and maintaining… Read More November 25, 2008
The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods had a record single-month drop in October: 2.6%, not seasonally adjusted (-2.8%, seasonally adjusted), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Tuesday, although the index still rose 3.7% over 12 months. The PPI for inputs to construction… Read More November 23, 2008
