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FIFTY-ONE CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS RECEIVE NEW NATIONAL ACCREDITATION IN USE OF LEAN CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES

Over Four Dozen Graduates of AGC’s Lean Construction Education Program are First to Pass Rigorous Assessment

Fifty-one construction professionals received a new national accreditation in the use of Lean Construction, a holistic practice aimed at minimizing costs and maximizing efficiency on construction projects. The professional designation offered by the Associated General Contractors of America, is a new assessment-based credential to recognize construction professionals on their ability to use the process.

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 144 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2014 AND 2015 AS LABOR SHORTAGES MAKE IT HARD FOR FIRMS TO HIRE

Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas and Las Cruces, N.M. Experience the Largest Declines for the Year; Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, Ariz. and Weirton-Steubenville, W.V.-Ohio Top Growth List

CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 35 STATES AND D.C. BETWEEN SEPTEMBER ’14 & SEPTEMBER ’15; BUT ONLY 23 STATES ADD JOBS FROM AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER

California and Arkansas Add Most Jobs for the Year, Ohio and West Virginia Have Biggest Annual Decline; Florida and Alaska Top Monthly List of Gainers, North Carolina and Montana Have Largest One-Month Drop

CONSTRUCTION SPENDING IN AUGUST REACHES HIGHEST LEVEL SINCE 2008 AND FASTEST GROWTH SINCE 2006; SKILLED-WORKER SHORTAGE MAY LIMIT FUTURE GAINS

Manufacturing, Lodging and Apartment Spending Remain Strong While Office, Health Care, Highway and School Segments Rebound; Association Officials Call for New Construction Workforce Development Measures