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Construction Association Releases First-of-its-kind Decarbonization Playbook To Help Firms Assess, Track & Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
April 22, 2024
  The Associated General Contractors of America released today a new, first-of-its-kind, decarbonization playbook designed to help firms assess, track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the projects they build. The new resource, titled The AGC Playbook on Decarbonization and Carbon… Read More

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AGC Tells Senate Committee to Complete Action on Highway Reauthorization Bill
This week, Tom Foss, President of Griffith Company, Brea, California presented AGC testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee on the importance of transportation investments to the National economy and jobs. Foss emphasized that the construction industry, like other… Read More
March 5, 2010
Construction Unemployment Rate Hits 27.1 Percent
The construction unemployment rate jumped to 27.1 percent and construction employment dropped to a 14-year low as another 64,000 construction workers lost jobs in February, according to federal employment figures released Friday.  AGC found that the economy would have added jobs for the third time… Read More
March 5, 2010
Industry jobless rate hits 27.1%; economy grows, not construction, Beige Book finds
The unemployment rate for construction workers jumped to 27.1% in February (industry jobless rates are not seasonally adjusted), from 21.4% a year earlier, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The rate for all workers was 10.4% (9.7%, seasonally adjusted), up from 8.9% in February… Read More
March 5, 2010
Construction Employment - February
CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS 27.1 PERCENT AS ANOTHER 64,000 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS LOST JOBS IN FEBRUARY 2010 With Nearly 2 Million Construction Jobs Lost Since December 2007, Construction Sector Continues to Drag Down Overall Employment Figures  The construction unemployment rate jumped to… Read More
March 5, 2010
AGC Federal Contractors Conference
April 26–29, 2010 | The Mayflower Hotel | Washington, DC The AGC Federal Contractors Conference boosts its content in 2010 with a special new conference format. The inclusion of separate concurrent tracks that highlight each of the unique Federal and Federally assisted markets. The first track… Read More
March 5, 2010
AGC Tells Senate Committee to Complete Action on Highway Reauthorization Bill
Tom Foss (Griffith Company, Brea, Calif.) testified on transportation investments before Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Tom Foss, president of Griffith Company, Brea, Calif., presented AGC testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee on the importance of… Read More
March 4, 2010
30 Day Highway Extension Approved
By a vote of 78-19 the Senate last night approved legislation to extend several Federal programs until March 31, 2010, including Highway Trust Fund spending authority that expired on February 28, 2010. The House previously approved the bill and President Obama has signed it. The bill has been on… Read More
March 4, 2010
House Passes Amended Senate “Jobs” Bill
In a week that saw the temporary shutdown of the Federal Highway Program and the president signing into law a 30-day extension of SAFETEA-LU, the House today passed by a vote of 217-201 an amended version of the Senate "jobs" bill, which among other things would extend SAFETEA-LU  through 2010 and… Read More
March 4, 2010
AGC Tells Senate Committee to Complete Action on Highway Reauthorization Bill
Tom Foss, president of Griffith Company, Brea, Calif., presented AGC testimony before the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee on the importance of transportation investments to the national economy and jobs. Foss emphasized that the construction industry, like other businesses,… Read More
March 4, 2010
President Pushes for Vote on Health Care
As President Obama and Democratic Leaders regroup from last week's White House summit on Health Care Reform, they have begun plotting a strategy and timeline for passage. It appears that the Democrats are considering moving the legislation at an accelerated pace, perhaps beginning as early as next… Read More
March 4, 2010

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