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  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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January 28, 2010 - 3:00p.m. ET   Gain insight into the future of construction as expert economists provide an in-depth look at residential and nonresidential construction activity including the institutional, industrial and heavy engineering sectors. Tune in for the first webcast in the 2010… Read More
January 26, 2010
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s Ken Simonson talked to CNBC News about what's in store for the economy, including the construction industry, in 2010.  Simonson discussed the results of a National Association for Business Economics survey. Watch the video here. For more information, contact Ken Simonson at simonsonk@agc.org.
January 25, 2010
Prepare now for first-time nationwide numeric discharge limits and monitoring requirements.  These new limits strictly enforce the amount of sediment allowed to run off any construction site disturbing 10 or more acres of land at any one time (whether contiguous or not).  This new rule, issued by… Read More
January 25, 2010
February 16, 18, and 23, 2010 Chapter staff, contractors and attorneys involved in the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements should register now for ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America's first-ever Web-based collective bargaining workshop.  The webinar will be conducted in three 90-minute sessions on… Read More
January 25, 2010
Left to right: ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s Marco Giamberardino, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), Long Island Contractors Association executive director Marc Herbst, and Governor Ed Rendell (D-Pa.). On January 21, a broad coalition of members of Congress, industry experts, and stakeholders called on Congress and… Read More
January 22, 2010
For the first time since the start of the economic downturn, every state and the District of Columbia reported losing construction jobs over the past twelve months, according to ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s analysis of state-by-state employment data released Friday. The analysis found few signs of a construction industry… Read More
January 22, 2010
Early-bird registration for the Associated General Contractors of America's 91st Annual Convention & Pavilion has been extended to January 31, 2010. Save $200 on both Platinum and Standard registrations. Take advantage of reduced registration and hotel fees to attend one of the few industry… Read More
January 22, 2010
January 28, 2010 — 3:00 pm EST Gain insight into the future of construction as expert economists provide an in-depth look at residential and nonresidential construction activity, including the institutional, industrial and heavy engineering sectors. Tune in for the first webcast in the 2010 Market… Read More
January 22, 2010
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EVERY STATE AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LOST CONSTRUCTION JOBS DURING THE PAST YEAR, NEW DECEMBER EMPLOYMENT DATA FINDS Mississippi tops list of Six States to Add Construction Jobs Between November and December 2009, Wyoming Had Largest Monthly Percentage Decline in Construction Employment  For… Read More
January 22, 2010
Public agencies have been reporting for more than a year that they are paying less for school buildings and other facilities than they had been. But few governments seem to have stepped up their construction programs to take advantage of the price breaks. Montgomery County, Maryland, just outside… Read More
January 21, 2010