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New Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More

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OSHA Announces New Heat Illness Prevention Enforcement
Plans to Issue New Heat Standard On September 20, OSHA announced that it is implementing an enforcement initiative on heat-related hazards, developing a National Emphasis Program on heat inspections, and launching a rulemaking process to develop a workplace heat standard. The newly established… Read More
September 23, 2021
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Reaches out to Federal Agencies on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Guidance Expected as soon as September 24 On September 16, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ reached out to the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council and other federal agencies to highlight the uniqueness of the construction industry, the many safety measures contractors have… Read More
September 23, 2021
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Presses OSHA on COVID-19 Testing Mandate
On September 18, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ put forth a bevy of concerns for OSHA to consider as the agency works on regulations requiring all employers with 100 or more employees to ensure their workforce is either fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or mandate that any workers who remain unvaccinated produce a negative… Read More
September 23, 2021
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Set for a Vote as Early as September 27
House Republican Leadership & Progressive Democrats Unite Against Bill The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, or Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which passed the Senate over a month ago, is set to be voted on as early as September 27. Action is needed before the current one-year… Read More
September 23, 2021
House GOP Decision To Whip Against The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Will Undermine A Measure Trump Would Have Been Proud To Sign
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the announcement today that the House Republican leadership will encourage its party members to vote against the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill: “The… Read More
September 22, 2021
Louisiana, Missouri’s Champ Clark Mississippi River Bridge Replacement Named Best Construction Project Of 2020 By National Trade Association
ORLANDO â€“ Louisiana, Mo.’s Champ Clark Mississippi River Bridge replacement was the most significant construction project of 2020, the Associated General Contractors of America announced today. As a result, the project’s contractor, Massman Construction… Read More
September 22, 2021
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ & Procore Technologies Launch New Scholarship To Assist African American And Disadvantaged Students Studying Construction At HBCUs
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America and Procore Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: PCOR), a leading provider of construction management software, are launching a new scholarship program to assist African American and disadvantaged minority students who are studying construction fields at… Read More
September 22, 2021
NLRB to Revisit Rights of Contractor Employee Access to Property
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) must reconsider its newest ruling on the rights of certain employees to access private property to engage in activity on behalf of a union, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit directed in an August 31, 2021, decision in… Read More
September 20, 2021
August Construction Employment Lags Pre-Pandemic Peak In 39 States As Delta Variant Of Coronavirus, Supply Problems Hold Back Recovery
Construction employment in August remained below the levels reached before the pre-pandemic peak in February 2020 in 39 states, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data released today. Association officials urged the House of… Read More
September 17, 2021
House Democrats Unveil New Tax Increases for Human Infrastructure Bill
On Sept. 13, House Democrats released legislative text detailing significant tax increases to pay for their upwards of $3.5 trillion human infrastructure bill. Those tax increases include but are not limited to: (1) increasing the top rate to 26.5% from 21% for corporations with incomes of $5… Read More
September 16, 2021

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