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Understanding the Impacts of the Affordable Care Act
Join us for the informative session Health Care Reform & Employer Strategies on June 6 James L. Watson, director of sales at Regence, will present an overview of the impacts of health care reform for employers in both small and … Continue reading
Construction Unemployment Lowest in Five Years at 13.2%
The unemployment rate for construction workers fell to the lowest April level in five years as contractors added more than 150,000 employees in the past year despite a dip in employment last month, according to an analysis of new government … Continue reading
Poll: Put brakes on US gas tax
Two-thirds of Americans oppose increasing gas taxes, even if it means the revenue would go toward improving roads and bridges, a new poll shows. Sixty-six percent of those surveyed say they are against a gas tax of up to 20 … Continue reading
AGCA Releases New Study for National Work Zone Awareness Week
Thirty-eight percent of highway contractors had motor vehicles crash into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by AGC of America. Association officials added that the study … Continue reading
Congress to Hear Testimony on Multiemployer Pension Plans
On Tuesday, March 5 at 7:00 am PST, a hearing will take place before the House Education and Workforce’s Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions. Harold Force, president of Force Construction Co. in Columbus, Indiana, will testify on behalf … Continue reading
AGC’s Sandherr: US Needs Long-Term Transportation Funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: BrianTurmail Wednesday, February 20, 2013 (703) 837-5310; turmailb@agc.org PRESIDENT’S TRANSPORTATION PLAN SHEDS NEEDED LIGHT ON NATION’S INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, BUT LACKS ESSENTIAL LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS Administration’s Plan to Cut Red Tape, Expand TIFIA Program Are Welcome, … Continue reading
Summary: Federal Highway Bill
NOTE: This summary was prepared by Brian Deery, Senior Director of AGC of America’s Highway and Transportation Division. To obtain a PDF version of this summary, please click: Summary of MAP-21, 2012 Highway Reauthorization Act. Funding Provides funding certainty through … Continue reading
Congressional Conferees Close to a Deal on Federal Highway Bill
The House and Senate are moving closer to a deal on the highway and bridge portions of the surface transportation reauthorization bill. This afternoon, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) and Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara … Continue reading
Connecting Veterans to the Construction Industry
Knowing that the nation’s veterans can serve as a good pool of potential construction craftworkers, but also understanding that making the connections with the nation’s veterans as they leave service can be difficult, AGC of America is encouraging members that … Continue reading
Trends the Construction Industry Can’t Afford to Ignore in 2012
Trends for 2012 Top trends for 2012 are all centered on new technology and creative solutions to economic issues: Tight lending practices, lack of credit and dried up public funding sources have stalled many projects. But A/E/P and environmental firms … Continue reading
