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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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On November 10, 2009, ConsensusDOCS released the construction industry's first and only comprehensive standard contract document addressing the unique risks and responsibilities associated with building green projects - the ConsensusDOCS 310 Green Building Addendum. The Addendum incorporates… Read More
November 10, 2009
The Department of Labor canceled the Manchester New Hampshire Job Corps Center construction solicitation due to concerns surrounding a project labor agreement (PLA) requirement. In September, AGC of America, in cooperation with AGC of  New Hampshire, sent a letter to the Department of Labor… Read More
November 10, 2009
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has announced the Department’s priorities for grants under the $650 million Investing in Innovation Fund (i3). The fund, which is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will support local efforts to start or expand research-based innovative… Read More
November 10, 2009
Open-shop contractors planning to provide raises to skilled craft workers in 2009 expect to raise wages by an average of 2.88 percent, according to the latest Merit Shop Craft Survey report issued by PAS, Inc.  When data from contractors not planning raises are included, the overall anticipated… Read More
November 9, 2009
A whole host of training, certification and work practice requirements called for by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Lead-Based Paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Program are slated to take effect in April 2010.  By that date, construction firms must apply for and receive EPA… Read More
November 9, 2009
December 3, 2009 | December 8, 2009 | December 10, 2009 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET With the downturn in the availability of commercial work, many construction contractors are bidding on federal and federally-assisted work, and facing the mandates of federal prevailing wage laws, for the first time. The… Read More
November 8, 2009
The Construction Association of Western Pennsylvania (CAWP) recently sponsored a construction-related “Building Bridges” event at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, emphasizing hands-on skills in a way that young children can explore and enjoy, and featuring Bob the Builder, a television favorite… Read More
November 7, 2009
CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT SURGES TO 18.7 PERCENT AS ANOTHER 62,000 CONSTRUCTION WORKERS LOSE THEIR JOBS IN OCTOBER Extension of Home Buyers' Tax Credit, Expansion of Carryback of Net Operating Losses to Provide Some Help for the 1.6 Million Construction Workers who Lost Jobs Since December '07… Read More
November 6, 2009
In the competitive construction industry, it pays in loyalty and quality when you invest in the professional development of your people. Years of experience and on-the-job training can provide crucial knowledge to perform tasks at hand, but the best professionals constantly seek to learn about new… Read More
November 6, 2009
While the extension of the home buyers' tax credit and expansion of carryback of net operation losses will provide some help for the 1.6 million construction workers who lost their jobs since December 2007, AGC today called for additional measures to stimulate construction demand as new federal… Read More
November 6, 2009