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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
  ѻý & 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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Senate Democrats reach a deal on the Inflation Reduction Act
On August 4, ѻý announced its opposition to the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” as agreed to by Senator Manchin and Senator Schumer and outlined the association’s significant concerns to Congress. As written, the legislation would: Take the unprecedented step of tying construction labor… Read More
August 5, 2022
Congress Passes CHIPS Act to Boost US Semiconductor Manufacturing
During the week of July 25, the House and Senate passed ѻý-backed legislation—the CHIPS Act of 2022—that will provide $39 billion for the building, improvement, and expansion of semiconductor manufacturing plants across the nation. The construction of these facilities will also spur broader… Read More
August 5, 2022
Construction Firms Add 32,000 Jobs In July As Sector's Unemployment Rate Drops To 3.5 Percent and Number Of Unfilled Positions Nears Record Level
  Construction firms added 32,000 jobs in July as the sector's unemployment rate fell to 3.5 percent and the number of unfilled construction positions approaches record levels, according to an analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America… Read More
August 5, 2022
Highway and Transportation Division Chair, Other ѻý Members Meet with OSHA on Heat Safety Program
On July 26, top OSHA officials—including OSHA head Douglas Parker—met with ѻý in conjunction with the association’s Construction Safety, Health & Environmental Conference in Washington, D.C. George Palko, ѻý’s Highway and Transportation Division Chair, represented the group at this meeting.… Read More
August 5, 2022
USDOT Seeks Input on New Buy America Requirements for Construction Materials
On July 27, the Department of Transportation (USDOT) published a Request for Information on the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) requirements included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that specified a new category of construction materials used for projects be produced in the United States… Read More
August 5, 2022
Construction Employment Was Flat Or Down In 112 Of 358 Metro Areas Between June 2021 & 2022 As Firms Cope With Labor & Material Shortages
  Construction employment fell in 61 and was unchanged in another 51 out of 358 metro areas between June 2021 and June 2022, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Association officials noted that employment was falling or… Read More
August 3, 2022
Construction Spending Falls in June with Declines in Residential and Nonresidential Activity Amid Growing Labor and Materials Shortages
CONSTRUCTION SPENDING FALLS IN JUNE WITH DECLINES IN RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTAL ACTIVITY AMID GROWING LABOR AND MATERIALS SHORTAGES  Construction Association Official Says Supply Chain Challenges and Lack of Workers is Suppressing Demand for New Construction Amid Higher Construction Costs… Read More
August 1, 2022
Congress Talks Climate Change with ѻý
Seeking to find ways to help America build, key congressional leaders bring in ѻý to talk about its Climate Change Task Force report, the challenges of the federal environmental permitting process and more. On Tuesday, July 19, ѻý’s Leah Pilconis participated in a roundtable discussion with the… Read More
July 25, 2022
ѻý Education and Research Foundation Undergraduate and Graduate Scholarship is Now Open
Deadline to Apply is November 1, 2022 Each year the ѻý Education and Research Foundation offers undergraduate and graduate level scholarships to students enrolled in ABET or ACCE accredited construction management or construction related engineering programs. The application opened July 1, 2022… Read More
July 25, 2022
ѻý’s Construction Inflation Alert – July 2022 edition
  For more than two years, the U.S. construction industry has been buffeted by unprecedented increases in material costs, supply-chain bottlenecks, and a tight labor market. ѻý’s Construction Inflation Alert is intended to help owners, public officials, and others understand what contractors… Read More
July 25, 2022

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