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AGC Urges Continued Investment in Infrastructure

In light of recent job loss figures, AGC's chief executive officer Steve Sandherr urged the administration and Congress to stimulate new commercial lending and hasten non-transportation stimulus construction projects that have yet to begin.  In June alone, construction employment declined by 79,000 jobs, seasonally adjusted, while over the past twelve months 992,000 construction workers have lost their jobs. Read AGC's comments here. For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-5310 or turmailb@agc.org.