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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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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
Metropolitan Area Construction Employment - November
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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 324 OUT OF 337 CITIES AS CONSTRUCTION SPENDING HITS 6-YEAR LOW, NEW NOVEMBER DATA SHOWS Construction Employment Down 36 Percent in El Centro, Calif., Up 12 Percent in Harrisburg, Pa., As Construction Spending Drops 13.2 Percent Compared to Last Year  Construction… Read More
January 4, 2010
Qualified School Construction Bonds and Build America Bonds Benefit States
A Bloomberg article states that "Tax-exempt bonds are an 'inefficient' way to subsidize state and local borrowing for infrastructure like roads and schools and cost the U.S. Treasury $26 billion a year, a congressional study says.  States and cities benefit more from Qualified School Construction… Read More
January 4, 2010
House Passes "Jobs" Bill with Infrastructure Funding
By a vote of 217-212 the House last week passed H.R. 2847, "Jobs for Main Street Act of 2010," legislation intended to stimulate job growth. Included in the bill are funds for various infrastructure investments. Funding includes: $27.5 billion for highways (freight and passenger rail and port… Read More
December 30, 2009
Commercial Construction Predicted to Decline Through 2010
According to a Reed Construction Data article, a 4 to 5% commercial construction decline is expected to occur from August through next winter, particularly hitting the hotel industry. Though the retail sector is not expected to be hit hard again, there is only a 5% expected increase over the next… Read More
December 30, 2009
1st Session of 111th Congress Ends, Unfinished Business Remains
The first session of the 111th Congress came to end today with a final vote on the Senate's comprehensive health care proposal and an extension of the federal debt limit up to $12.394 trillion (which will get the country through mid February). The U.S. House is scheduled to return on January 12 and… Read More
December 24, 2009
Health Care Passes Senate Hurdle, Still Must Be Merged with House Version
In a rare early morning vote today, the Senate passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 60 to 39, along party lines with all Republicans opposing it (Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) did not vote).  The bill fails to lower premiums, increases federal health care spending, imposes $500 billion in… Read More
December 24, 2009
AGC's Long-Fought Battles with EPA Must Continue as Stormwater Rule is Finalized
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has for the first time imposed nationwide monitoring requirements and enforceable numeric limits on the amount of sediment that can run off any construction site that impacts 10 or more acres of land at any one time, despite AGC's years-long effort to… Read More
December 24, 2009
Nov. nonres starts slid, MHC says; more states post construction job, earnings gains
New construction starts dropped 9% in November, seasonally adjusted, McGraw-Hill Construction (MHC) reported on December 16, based on data it compiled. "Nonresidential building retreated after October's elevated activity, and nonbuilding construction (public works and electric utilities) also… Read More
December 23, 2009

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