One week after AGC's Steve Sandherr sat down with him, Fred Barnes of the Weekly Standard made a compelling case for why conservatives should support highway construction and a $.10 to $.15 increase in the gas tax.
Read the article here.
November 1, 2010
Real (net of inflation) gross domestic product increased 2.0% in the third quarter of 2010 at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, up from 1.7% in the second quarter, according to the advance estimate today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Real investment in private nonresidential structures rose… Read More October 29, 2010
AGC responded to the amended off-road diesel rule published Friday by the California Air Resources Board, noting that the changes reflect a good-faith effort by the Board to delay and scale back the mandates.
Read AGC's statement here.
October 29, 2010
The Federal Railroad Administration announced the award of $2.482 billion in High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail grants. Fifty-four projects in 23 states and several multi-state regions are included in the grant awards. These awards are in addition to the $8 billion in grants for projects… Read More October 29, 2010
The Federal Railroad Administration today announced the award of $2.482 billion in High-Speed and Intercity Passenger Rail grants. Fifty-four projects in 23 states and several multi-state regions are included in the grant awards. These awards are in addition to the $8 billion in grants for projects… Read More October 28, 2010
AGC submitted comments Friday to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in response to the Board's proposed Accounting Standards Update to create a single revenue recognition standard across multiple industries, including construction. The accounting update could have significant impacts… Read More October 28, 2010
AGC is finalizing its comments on the Federal Accounting Standards Board's proposed accounting standard that would require the disclosure of withdraw liability from multiemployer pension plans on company financials. AGC's comments urge FASB to withdraw the Exposure Draft and reconsider the proposal… Read More October 28, 2010
Construction employment declined in 236 out of 337 metropolitan areas between September 2009 and September 2010 according to a new analysis of federal employment data released Thursday by AGC.
Meanwhile, the number of metro areas adding jobs - 56 - remained unchanged from the previous month's data… Read More October 28, 2010
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 236 OUT OF 337 METROPOLITAN AREAS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2009 & 2010
Chicago and Napa, California Lose Most Jobs for the Year while Hanford-Corcoran, California and Columbus, Ohio Top List of Metro Areas Adding Jobs
Construction employment declined in 236 out… Read More October 28, 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on October 25 announced proposed new emission standards for carbon dioxide (CO2) and fuel consumption standards for three categories of heavy trucks… Read More October 28, 2010
