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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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The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to another delayed vote on the Bipartisan Infrastructure measure in the U.S. House of Representatives:
“It is extremely disappointing that some progressive… Read More
October 28, 2021
On October 25, the Senate voted 50-41 to confirm President Biden’s nominee to be the Assistant Secretary of Labor for OSHA. Doug Parker, formerly the chief of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health, as well as serving as deputy assistant secretary for policy at the Mine Safety and… Read More
October 28, 2021
On October 27, the U.S. Occupational and Safety Administration (OSHA) officially signaled that it is moving closer to developing a national workplace heat standard. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ previously testified against legislation requiring such a standard, citing the industry’s thorough, proactive work in this area… Read More
October 28, 2021
Would Eliminate Ambiguity Regarding Use for Transportation Projects
On October 27, Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-Ga.) introduced the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½-backed legislation that would make several categories of infrastructure investments—including transportation projects—and disaster relief… Read More
October 28, 2021
Addresses Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Provision
On October 28, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ along with others called on Congress to extend the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) through the end of the year. Earlier this year, the ERTC was extended through December 2021. However, the bipartisan… Read More
October 28, 2021
On October 20, the Federal Highway Administration released fiscal year end estimates on the Highway Trust Fund balance. Here are the fast facts:
The trust fund finished FY 2021 with $21.1B cash-on-hand.
The Congressional Budget Office forecasted a much lower number (in the range of $13B… Read More
October 26, 2021
Only 14 states and the District of Columbia have added construction jobs since just before the start of the pandemic in February 2020, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that… Read More
October 22, 2021
The ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ Education and Research Foundation has funded the development of a series of construction case studies that can be used by faculty members in college and university construction education programs to supplement their primary instructional materials. The latest in this seres was completed in… Read More
October 21, 2021
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL) Joins ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ for Tour
On October 18, Alabama ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ and ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ of America, working with Rabren General Contractors and Auburn University, led Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) on a tour of the Auburn University Football Performance Center construction project. The $92 million project will… Read More
October 21, 2021
On October 21, the ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ co-chaired Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) began a 13-state ad campaign targeting six House Democrats and nine House Republicans to press for passage of the $1.2 trillion bipartisan (physical) infrastructure bill, formally entitled the Infrastructure Investment… Read More
October 21, 2021