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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Thursday, November 6, 2008; 2:00 - 3:30 PM (ET) - What is the Price of Time on a Construction Project. This webinar explores how to use ConsensusDOCS contracts to avoid conflict in delay analysis. Go to www.agc.org/timecosts for more information and to register.
October 10, 2008
ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ has partnered with the Green Building Institute (GBI) to deliver the latest information on the legal application, risk management and regulatory policy needed to ensure the continued success of building green. The Liability of Building Green webinar series will continue with programs on… Read More
October 10, 2008
As part of ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s efforts to provide the most relevant information to our members and other interested parties, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ is requiring all e-newsletter subscribers to register to receive our publications through the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Web site. This process is simple and fast, and will allow ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ to keep updated records… Read More
October 10, 2008
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published the Notice for Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Crane and Derricks (C-DAC) on October 9, 2008. Visit http://newsletters.agc.org/safety/2008/10/09/c-dac-published-in-federal-register-for-public-comment for more information.
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October 10, 2008
More than two hundred attendees participated in the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ BIMForum meeting held October 2-3, 2008 in Falls Church, VA.  For two full days, attendees heard presentations and held discussions focused on finding practical solutions to some of the challenges posed by Building Information Modeling (BIM)… Read More
October 10, 2008
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published the Notice for Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for Crane and Derricks (C-DAC) today, October 9, 2008. On June 13, 2008, OSHA submitted the proposal to OMB, who approved the proposed rule for publication.
OSHA established a Crane and… Read More
October 9, 2008
Despite ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½'s success in getting the House and Senate to finally draft stimulus bills with infrastructure investment, the 110th Congress adjourned on October 3 without passing stimulus legislation.  ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ worked over the past year to convince Congress and the White House to include construction… Read More
October 9, 2008
One of the major issues the 111th Congress will face in January 2009 is the reauthorization of the federal surface transportation programs. SAFETEA-LU expires on September 30, 2009 which leaves the new Congress and the new Administration only nine months in which to draft and approve legislation to… Read More
October 9, 2008
On October 3, the President signed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (EESA) of 2008. Members led the charge and ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ was one of the first business groups to become engaged in the debate. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ greatly appreciates its members' 4,000 letters and unknown number of phone calls in support of this… Read More
October 9, 2008
A continuing resolution signed into law September 30 funds the federal government through March 6, 2009 and includes a provision that extends the Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify program. The E-Verify program offers employers an online tool to verify the legal status of workers and… Read More
October 9, 2008
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