AGC has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.
August 17, 2010
AGC of SD President Dave Gustafson speaking at the Rapid City event while the state's DOT Secretary Darin Bergquist looks on.
As part of the Transportation Construction Coalition and Americans for Transportation Mobility, AGC launched a new national effort to push for passage of the long-delayed… Read More August 17, 2010
Have contractors stopped buying high and selling low? Maybe for the moment, but the pattern over the past year is still unfavorable.
The latest producer price indexes (PPIs) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that most materials costs were flat or slightly lower in July. The PPI for inputs… Read More August 17, 2010
AGC held a regional meeting with the National Construction Alliance II (NCA II) - a partnership of the Carpenters and Operating Engineers unions - on August 4 in Boston, Mass.. Meeting participants discussed such issues as the multiemployer pension plan crisis, restrictive work rules and… Read More August 16, 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has abruptly decided to abandon the first nationwide numeric limit on the amount of sediment that can cloud the water running off of construction sites. Citing evidence that both AGC and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) included in… Read More August 16, 2010
The newly designed Building to LEED® for New Construction will help contractors and other building professionals navigate the green building certification process, understand the newest version of the rating system and maintain their LEED credential.
"Green building is rapidly changing from a… Read More August 16, 2010
A new analysis by AGC of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data on average hourly earnings (payroll divided by employee hours) in construction (www.bls.gov/ces) shows a dramatic slowdown for most subsectors since 2008. Average pay for all employees in the industry increased 4.0% in 2007, 4.8% in… Read More August 13, 2010
The value of nonresidential construction starts in July dropped 9% compared with July 2009, Reed Construction Data reported on Thursday. Year-to-date starts for the first seven months of 2010 combined rose 8% from January-July 2009. Nonresidential building construction declined 14% July-to-July but… Read More August 13, 2010
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division has released an updated version of the Child Labor Rules Advisor, an interactive, online compliance assistance tool. The revised Advisor incorporates regulatory changes that became effective on July 19, 2010.
On May 20, 2010, DOL issued… Read More August 13, 2010
AGC unveiled a new green construction education program designed to make it easier to build and renovate green, LEED-certified buildings. Building to LEED® for New Construction, Second Edition is designed to help contractors, designers and developers successfully navigate the green building… Read More August 12, 2010
