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The 2024 Construction Hiring and Business Outlook
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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Negotiating Skills for Contractors
Manchester Grand Hyatt - San Diego, Calif., September 29-30 Many negotiators fail to realize that successful negotiating is a talent - a talent that can be improved by learning the right skills. Negotiating doesn't mean tricks and intimidation. The ability to successfully negotiate is a skill that… Read More
July 28, 2009
Fall BIMFORUM Call for Presentations
The theme for Fall BIMForum meeting, to be held on October 8-9, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pa., will be "BIM AS THE EVOLVING STANDARD OF CARE: Driving process transformation for designers, contractors and owners." The BIMForum Leadership is submitting this call for proposals to solicit ideas for… Read More
July 28, 2009
Receive a Free ConsensusDOCS Reference Kit CD
There's still time to sign up for the August 5 ConsensusDOCS Introducing the Subsubcontract Webinar, and the first 50 registrants will receive a free ConsensusDOCS Reference Kit CD (retail value of $199)! On August 5from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EDT, ConsensusDOCS will host a webinar titled, Introducing… Read More
July 28, 2009
“RIFs, Lay-Offs & Furloughs in Construction: Avoiding the Pitfalls” Webinar
“RIFs, Lay-Offs & Furloughs in Construction: Avoiding the Pitfalls” webinar will be held August 13, 2009 from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET.   Construction HR professionals have been burdened with the responsibility of properly handling reductions-in-force (RIFs), lay-offs and furloughs, sometimes at a… Read More
July 28, 2009
Upcoming ConsensusDOCS Webinar– Introducing the Subsubcontract
Introducing the Subsubcontract, a ConsensusDOCS webinar, will be held August 5, 2009 from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET.  This webinar will explain the new ConsensusDOCS 725, the industry’s first and only standard agreement designed specifically for use between a subcontractor and subsubcontractor.  The… Read More
July 28, 2009
New Advertisement Calls for Increased Transportation Investment
The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC), a group of nearly 30 transportation organizations, placed an advertisement in four Capitol Hill publications. The ad, developed by AGC and its TCC co-chair, the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, calls on Congress to pass a six-… Read More
July 28, 2009
Construction jobs wither in most metros; McGraw-Hill starts, AIA Billings Index sag
Construction employment declined in 333 metropolitan areas in June compared to June 2008, rose in 10 and was unchanged in nine, according to an AGC compilation, released today, of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Data for most metros combines logging and mining with construction.) The… Read More
July 28, 2009
Federal Government Makes Employers Subject of Immigration Enforcement with I-9 Audits and E-Verify Monitoring
In recent weeks, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has begun fulfilling its promise of investigating employers who hire illegal workers by initiating two major steps: conducting audits of employers' I-9 forms and preparing for increased monitoring of the E-Verify System. As mentioned in… Read More
July 28, 2009
Highway and Municipal Utilities Contractors Issues Meeting Scheduled for November 12-14
The premier national event for contractors and related businesses involved in every aspect of highway and utility construction has been scheduled for November 12-14, 2009 at the PGA National Resort in Palm Gardens, Florida. Attendees will hear about and discuss issues and trends in these markets… Read More
July 27, 2009
AGC’s New Highway Worker Safety Program Now Available
AGC and Zurich have teamed up to create a cutting edge comprehensive training program that focuses on the leading causes of fatalities and injuries for highway workers. The Highway Worker Safety Program (HWSP) can be used by both the large general contractor as well as smaller contrators and sub or… Read More
July 27, 2009

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