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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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ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, along with other associations in the construction and real estate industry sent a letter to Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), the Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking to urge the Committee to explore reforms to the… Read More
March 31, 2010
Unveiled at the recent Building Contractors Conference, the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Lean Construction Forum is an inclusive and collaborative community that is open to anyone with an interest in lean construction processes. The Forum is focused on facilitating dialogue and information sharing through its Web site (… Read More
March 31, 2010
Now that President Obama has signed both the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, contractors have two separate but related issues to focus on. First, what are the requirements, risks and opportunities for employers? Second, how will the… Read More
March 31, 2010
On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) and shortly thereafter the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872), which changes health care as we know it.  In the coming years there are many adjustments that… Read More
March 30, 2010
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½, along with other associations in the construction and real estate industry sent a letter to Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), the Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking to urge the Committee to explore reforms to the… Read More
March 30, 2010
On Thursday, Congress completed action on a reconciliation bill that modifies the newly enacted health care legislation and also replaces private lending for college student loans with direct lending from the U.S. Department of Education. President Obama is expected to sign the bill on Tuesday. The… Read More
March 29, 2010
Construction employment in forty-nine states and the District of Columbia declined between February 2009 and February 2010, according to ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s analysis of federal employment data. As construction job losses extend into their third year, the new data highlights the need to expand the Build America… Read More
March 26, 2010
ALASKA IS ONLY STATE TO ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2009 AND 2010, WHILE 12 STATES POST MONTH-TO-MONTH GAINS
Ongoing Construction Job Losses Show Need for Expansion of Infrastructure Bonding Programs that Is Investing Over $70 Billion in Infrastructure Projects
Construction employment… Read More
March 26, 2010
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April 22, 2010 • 3:00 - 4:30 ET
For owners seeking a third-party green-building… Read More
March 25, 2010
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ president Ted Aadland and past president Doug Pruitt discussed the importance of working together toward common goals during a recent interview for Engineering News-Record.
Read the article here.
For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-5310 or turmailb@agc.org.
March 25, 2010