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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 federal government has agreed to even further delay implementation of the E-Verify rule for federal contractors.  Contracts and solicitations issued prior to June 30, 2009, will not contain the mandate.  The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued the final rule on November 14, 2008… Read More
May 6, 2009
Construction spending increased 0.3% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $970 billion, the Census Bureau reported on Monday. The total was down 11% from March 2008. Private residential construction fell 4.1% for the month and 33% from a year earlier, private nonresidential rose 2.7%… Read More
May 5, 2009
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May 5, 2009
BIM 101 Scheduled at AGC Chapters Across the Country On April 6, 2009, AGC of America launched its newest educational resource, BIM 101: An Introduction to Building Information Modeling, the first part of AGC's BIM Education Program. BIM 101 is a full-day course designed specifically for… Read More
May 5, 2009
How are owners and contractors addressing their needs in today's economy?  How can your firm maintain competitiveness in this market?  The AGC Building Contractors Conference to be held June 10-13, 2009 at The Homestead in Hot Springs, VA will bring together members of the AGC building construction… Read More
May 5, 2009
The chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America, Ken Simonson, responded to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau showing a surprise uptick in nonresidential construction spending this past March.  Ken explained that construction can be a lagging indicator and that much… Read More
May 5, 2009
AGC of America's chief executive officer Steve Sandherr explains why the so-called Employee Free Choice Act, or card check for short, will hurt unionized construction workers in an opinion piece published in the Washington Examiner on May 5th.  As he explains, the proposal's mandatory arbitration… Read More
May 5, 2009
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The AGC Labor and Employment Law Council - a network of labor lawyers who represent AGC members and chapters - held its 25th Annual Construction Labor Law Symposium on April 24 in Washington, D.C. Attorneys and chapter labor relations managers from across the country attended, while council… Read More
May 5, 2009
"The increase in nonresidential construction spending for March reported today by the Census Bureau is a reminder that construction is often a lagging indicator of economic activity.  Increases in manufacturing construction are being propelled by huge refinery and steel-mill projects that were… Read More
May 4, 2009
Your Voice Could Make a Difference In 2012 a new law will require federal, state, and local governments to withhold three percent from all payments for goods and services as a guard against possible business tax evasion.  Withholding applies to the total contract, not to the net revenue generated… Read More
May 3, 2009