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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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New Drinking Water Reauthorization Increases Funding
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing Thursday on the Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010, the first new legislation reauthorizing the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF) since the program's inception in 1996. The legislation… Read More
May 13, 2010
New Legislation Would Expand Federal Contractor Performance Database
  On May 6, 2010, Senators Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) introduced the 2010 Federal Contracting and Oversight Act. The bill is designed to prevent contractors with poor performance records from receiving government contracts and give members of Congress and federal agency… Read More
May 13, 2010
Consequential Elections Ahead, Get Out the Vote!
As ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ prepares for the upcoming November election, the answer as to which party will take the Congressional majority is still a mystery.  Regardless of which party wins the majority in November, the 2010 election cycle has already proven that significant changes are ahead. Last week, following… Read More
May 13, 2010
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ PAC Surpasses its Goal; Kicks off New Fundraising Campaign
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ PAC had an exceptional week at the annual ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Federal Contractors Conference.  The goal for the conference was $15,000, and we are pleased to announce that nearly $15,400 was collected over the four-day conference.  At the opening general session, PAC Co-chair Doug Pruitt of Sundt Construction… Read More
May 13, 2010
Proposed Senate Climate Bill Undermines Efforts to Build Greener
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ responded Wednesday to the proposed Senate climate bill, noting that it will make it more difficult to cut pollution and emissions by establishing new regulatory obstacles and robbing transportation funds. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ released a statement: "Improving the efficiency of our built environment - including… Read More
May 12, 2010
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Gets Results: EPA Acts on Recommendations To Revise Stormwater Survey, Saving Contractors Time and Money
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving forward with its commitment to propose and take final action by November 2012 on a first-time national rule that would set new standards to control stormwater discharges from developed sites.  As a result of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s advocacy work, EPA has… Read More
May 11, 2010
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Gets Results: EPA Revises Stormwater Survey, Saving Contractors Time and Money
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving forward with its commitment to propose and take final action by November 2012 on a first-time national rule that would set new standards to control stormwater discharges from developed sites.  As a result of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s advocacy work, EPA has… Read More
May 11, 2010
Take a Look at Past Conference Presentations
Would you like to see what topics were presented at past ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Building Contractors Conferences?  Would you like to view the PowerPoint presentations?  Go to www.agc.org/building and look under "Resources" for presentations since January 2008.
May 11, 2010
Free Webinar- A Practical Framework for Implementing BIM
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | 1:00-2:30 PM ET Presented in partnership with Autodesk, Inc. In recent years, new technologies and practices have fundamentally changed how building projects are delivered. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a prime example. When effectively implemented, it allows… Read More
May 10, 2010
Construction jobs rise for two straight months; spending is mixed; wages cool down
Nonfarm payroll employment in April jumped by 290,000, seasonally adjusted, but the unemployment rate also rose, to 9.9%, as rising job prospects drew more job-seekers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday. Construction employment climbed for the second straight month, by 14,000… Read More
May 10, 2010

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