Construction Firms Have Mixed Outlook For 2024 As Expectations For Demand Remain Mostly Positive, But Less Upbeat Than Last Year Amid New Challenges
New Industry Outlook Shows Firms Are Counting on Public Sector, Data Center and Manufacturing Construction to Offset Declines in Retail, Lodging… Read More
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On December 23 President Bush signed into law H.R. 7327, the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008, a bill to provide immediate, short-term relief for single- and multi-employer pension plans whose assets have lost value as a result of the recent market contraction.
The bill provides… Read More
January 8, 2009
This week, the House of Representatives is planning on bringing two pieces of legislation to the House floor that would change how pay disparity in the workplace is handled as well as allow for a new influx of frivolous lawsuits against employers. The first bill, the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, would… Read More
January 8, 2009
While the Presidential election became official after House and Senate ratification of the Electoral College votes on Thursday, the Senate is still far from final. Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) confirmed Tuesday that he will challenge the result of the Minnesota Senate recount against Democrat Al… Read More
January 8, 2009
Last August, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to approve the state's new standards for off-road diesel engine emissions, which would force construction companies in California to replace most of their heavy construction equipment. In… Read More
January 7, 2009
Nearly 600 interested stakeholders registered for a webinar that AGC sponsored in conjunction with the Diesel Technology Forum on Dec. 3-Off-Road Diesel Developments: Clean Diesel Technology, Regulations and Requirements Facing Today's Construction Industry. The recorded webinar as well as the… Read More
January 7, 2009
Construction spending in November totaled $1.078trillion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, down 0.6% from October and 3.3% from November 2007, the Census Bureau reported on Monday. The October and September totals were revised up by a combined $16 billion, and the average of the past three… Read More
January 6, 2009
During the 2007-2008 election cycle, AGC PAC raised an unprecedented $1.1 million, the highest amount in the PAC's 31 year history, and with those funds supported more than 200 construction-friendly candidates for federal office. This cycle the bar was raised thanks to a 16% increase in the number… Read More
January 6, 2009
On January 15, 2009 from 1:00 - 2:30 PM (EST), AGC will conduct a webinar on the AFL-CIO's top legislative priority - passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. The proposed legislation could bring about major changes in labor law that will make 9(a) union organizing much easier. Join AGC for an… Read More
January 2, 2009
On January 15, 2009 at 1:00 - 2:30 pm EST, AGC will conduct a webinar on the AFL-CIO’s top legislative priority – passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. The proposed legislation could bring about major changes in labor law that will make 9(a) union organizing much easier.
Join AGC for an… Read More
December 30, 2008
Take advantage of this power-packed and informative January 27, 2009 one-day workshop, “Partnerships for Growth in Infrastructure: Contractors’ Risks and Opportunities with Public-Private Partnerships.”
This program is designed to discuss the role contractors can play when forging public-private… Read More
December 30, 2008
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