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January 4, 2024
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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Nearly One in Four Construction Workers Are Unemployed
The construction industry lost another 53,000 jobs in December, according to new federal figures released Friday. With an unemployment rate of 22.7 percent, construction is dragging down the broader employment picture, AGC said, and it is no time to single out the industry for higher health care… Read More
January 8, 2010
EPA Delays Expected Regulation of Coal Combustion Waste
Early in 2009, EPA committed to issuing a final determination and possible new requirements for the disposal and reuse of coal combustion waste by the end of the year.  On December 17, EPA announced that it will miss that deadline due to the complexity of the analysis it is currently finishing. … Read More
January 8, 2010
EPA To Hold Public Meetings on Upcoming Post-Construction Stormwater Rulemaking; AGC Comments on Information Collection Request Efforts
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold five listening sessions in January 2010 in select cities to inform the public and solicit feedback on upcoming rules to strengthen the national stormwater program.  EPA is particularly focused on further restricting stormwater discharges from… Read More
January 8, 2010
Senate Drafting Jobs Bill
Senate Democrats hope to move a "jobs" package in the coming weeks. Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) has been working with House leaders and a group of senators to craft a bill that is expected to include funding for a variety of infrastructure programs. The bill is also likely to be… Read More
January 7, 2010
AGC Releases Unit 2: BIM Technology
Register to attend the upcoming BIM Technology course at the Winter 2010 BIMForum - details below   The second course in the AGC Building Information Modeling (BIM) Education Program, Unit 2: BIM Technology, is now available. BIM Technology covers the common characteristics of BIM applications in… Read More
January 7, 2010
Article by SCC Chairman Jim Slack Explores Hidden Costs Associated with Lowest Bid
In his article "Can You Afford the Lowest Bid?," Specialty Contractor Council Chairman Jim Slack examines how accepting the lowest bid for a job can be quite costly.  He explains how both general contractors and subcontractors should take responsibility to ensure that the scope of work is compared… Read More
January 6, 2010
Nov. construction spending, job losses were widespread; wage increases diminish
Construction spending fell 0.6% in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR) of $900 billion, down 13% from November 2008 and the lowest total in six years, the Census Bureau reported on Monday. Private nonresidential spending was flat for the month but down 21% compared to a year… Read More
January 5, 2010
AGC's Ken Simonson Gives Input on Recent Jobs Data
The employment report that the Bureau of Labor Statistics released on December 4 contains tentative good news. The unemployment rate fell from 10.2 percent in October to 10 percent in November, seasonally adjusted. Job losses fell to 11,000, the lowest monthly decline since the recession began in… Read More
January 5, 2010
COBRA Subsidy Extended; New Notice Requirement
According to a news statement issued by the U.S. Department of Labor on December 21, 2009, the program that offers insurance premium reductions to certain employees that were involuntarily terminated and their dependents (collectively known as assistance eligible individuals or AEIs) has been… Read More
January 4, 2010
Construction Spending Hits Six-Year Low
Construction employment declined in 324 out of 337 metropolitan areas over the past year as spending on construction projects dropped by over $137 billion in November to a 6-year low of $900 billion, according to AGC's analysis of federal figures released Monday. Read the press release here. The… Read More
January 4, 2010

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