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On Earth Day, AGC provided a sneak peek of a new document, The AGC Playbook on Decarbonization and Carbon Reporting in the Construction Industry (Decarb Playbook), designed by contractors for contractors to help address greenhouse gas… Read More
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AGC's 9th Annual HR Professionals Conference and 4th Annual Training & Development (T&D) Conference will take place October 18-20, 2010, at the Doubletree Paradise Valley Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. Training, development and human resource professionals will gather to network and earn… Read More
October 11, 2010
AGC responded to a new report from the Treasury Department detailing underinvestment in transportation, noting that failure to repair aging roads and bridges and expand transportation capacity is costing tens of thousands of jobs.
Read AGC's full statement here.
For more information, contact… Read More
October 11, 2010
AGC and the staff of the California Air Resources Board have reached an agreement on proposed changes to the state's off-road diesel rule designed to give the local construction industry time to recover from the recession while protecting air quality.
As part of the agreement, CARB will delay… Read More
October 8, 2010
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT NEAR 14-YEAR LOW AS 21,000 INDUSTRY JOBS LOST IN SEPTEMBER, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE CLIMBS TO 17.2 PERCENT
Construction Industry Unemployment At Highest September Rate Ever Recorded as Sector Suffers from Private, State and Local Funding Declines and Unclear Federal Funding Plans… Read More
October 8, 2010
The number of people working in construction is approaching a 14-year low now that the industry lost 21,000 jobs in September, while construction unemployment is at a September high of 17.2 percent, according to an analysis of federal employment figures released today by AGC.
The… Read More
October 8, 2010
AGC and the staff of the California Air Resources Board have reached an agreement on proposed changes to the state's off-road diesel rule designed to give the local construction industry time to recover from the recession while protecting air quality.
As part of the agreement, CARB will delay… Read More
October 7, 2010
AGC and the staff of the California Air Resources Board have reached an agreement on proposed changes to the state's off-road diesel rule designed to give the local construction industry time to recover from the recession while protecting air quality.
As part of the agreement, CARB will delay… Read More
October 7, 2010
Early voting for the November 2 mid-term election is now underway in a number of states. News reports indicate that the number of voters who cast early ballots in this year's primary elections increased 50 percent over the 2006 midterm, a trend that is reshaping political campaigns across the… Read More
October 7, 2010
With just 26 days until Election Day, AGC PAC has contributed nearly $1,000,000 to candidates for federal office. So far in the 2010 election cycle, AGC PAC contributed $998,796.30 to 251 Congressional candidates, including $230,250 (or 23 percent) to Democratic candidates and $768,546.30 (or 77… Read More
October 7, 2010
Ranking Member on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee John Mica (R-Fla.) released a report this week titled Sitting on Our Assets. According to Ranking Member Mica, the purpose of the report is to "outline and analyze the failure of certain federal agencies to properly utilize or… Read More
October 7, 2010
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