Construction spending tumbled 2.5 percent in December to a $788 billion seasonally adjusted annual rate, the lowest level in a decade, AGC noted Tuesday in an analysis of new Census Bureau data.

Construction employment declined in 232 out of 337 metropolitan areas between December 2009 and December 2010, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by AGC. 

AGC's Denise Gold talked to Engineering News-Record about President Obama's two new nominations to the National Labor Relations Board.

Engineering News-Record announced AGC's general counsel Mike Kennedy was selected as one of its top 25 Newsmakers for 2010. 

The Washington Post quotes AGC's chief economist, Ken Simonson, as he warns that construction jobs are at risk once stimulus funding runs its course.

The Central New York Business Journal reported on AGC's analysis of rising materials prices and its effect on contractors.

Politico talked to AGC about what to expect from the 112th Congress in terms of infrastructure investment.

Arkansas Business covered AGC's chief economist Ken Simonson's latest visit to the Arkansas Chapter in Little Rock this week. During his presentation, Simonson told the audience that while the industry isn't yet in recovery mode, it is worsening at a slower rate.

CEO Update, which tracks people in association and non-profit executive careers, listed AGC's CEO Steve Sandherr as a top CEO. AGC was the only construction association represented on the list of 42 CEOs.The publication asked CEOs in the association world to nominate their peers on the basis of legislative success, leadership ability, skill in raising a group's profile or managing a crisis, history of building coalitions and reaching consensus and membership excellence in areas such as meetings, education and certification.For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-5310 or turmailb@agc.org.