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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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The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods climbed 0.4% in October, not seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Tuesday. The PPI for inputs to construction industries, a weighted average of materials used in every type of construction, including diesel fuel and… Read More
November 18, 2009
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.
November 18, 2009
View AGC Chief Economist Ken Simonson's presentation on the outlook for construction activity, materials and labor.
November 18, 2009
A bipartisan group of seven Senate Committee Chairs and Ranking Members sent a letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell urging leadership to file cloture to move forward on a 6-month extension of the surface transportation bill to spur job creation and an economic… Read More
November 17, 2009
The AGC Co-Chaired Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) continues efforts to urge Congress to work towards enactment of a multi-year transportation bill with significantly increased funding to address the nation's long term and immediate economic problems. The TCC last week released a… Read More
November 17, 2009
Sen. Carper addresses the group at the Transportation Construction Coalition-sponsored luncheon. The Transportation Construction Coalition, of which AGC is co-chair, sponsored a transportation event today on Capitol Hill.  The event focused on the nation's infrastructure needs, the current… Read More
November 17, 2009
New York City city council has proposed a law that would allow building permits to be renewed up to four years after their expiration.  Under the new law, buildings that wish to renew expired permits must comply with strict safety requirements to ensure that the jobsite is safe and properly… Read More
November 16, 2009
A new chart published by Reed Construction Data shows the twenty largest upcoming educational and medical construction projects in the United States.  These large projects are important to point out because they can greatly affect the market, due to their size and scope, and highlight geographic… Read More
November 13, 2009
While the $27 billion dedicated to highway construction in the $775 billion stimulus package likely saved thousands of construction-related jobs, it was not enough to prevent widespread lay-offs among road and transit construction businesses according to a survey released today by the AGC co-… Read More
November 13, 2009
Ms. Esther H. Vassar has been appointed National Ombudsman and assistant administrator for Regulatory Enforcement Fairness for the U.S. Small Business Administration.  The Office of the National Ombudsman helps small businesses when they experience excessive or unfair federal regulatory enforcement… Read More
November 13, 2009