AGC Staff Burns Calories Honoring Veterans
It’s the holidays: delicious cookies, candy, and treats are everywhere you look at this time of year. With another holiday season upon us, the AGC staff adopted a challenge to
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Career Technical Education Day at the Capitol Focuses on Success
A day dedicated to Career Technical Education (CTE) was held in the state Capitol last Wednesday. Several recipients of the Oregon Department of Education’s Career Technical Education (CTE) Revitalization Grant
Construction employment rises; labor shortages reported
From AGC of America: Construction industry employment reached a five-year high in August as the sector added 20,000 jobs and its unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest rate
AGCA Workforce Survey
AGC Of America to begin surveying members on workforce issues later this week Responses Will Help Push for Measures Outlined in the Workforce Development Plan AGC of America will be
Complete the Workforce Survey, Enter to Win
Please Take a Few Moments and Complete the AGCA Workforce Survey Send us a screen shot and you could win a $100 gift card to Cabela’s! Since AGC of America
AGC Opens First High School Student Chapter in US
Next week, the Associated General Contractors’ Oregon-Columbia Chapter, in partnership with the Academy for Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE Academy), will open the first ever AGC High School Student Chapter
OP-ED: Following elections, state issues will mirror federal ones
This column originally appeared in The Daily Journal of Commerce in Buildings Bridges and Roads By: Mike Salsgiver The big story of the 2014 elections at the national level is
Workforce Grants in Action: Building Girls Camp
There’s no question that a shortage of skilled tradespeople and professionals is a critical issue facing the construction industry. One of AGC’s top strategic objectives, on both the local and
Contractors Feeling Workforce Pinch
Nationwide survey finds 86 percent of contractors have difficulty filling key craft and salaried jobs as demand for construction increases All 21 Crafts in Survey are in Short Supply at
U.S. Construction Unemployment Hits 14-Year Low
Construction Unemployment Falls to 14-Year Low as Employment Hits Highest Mark Since 2009; Data Point to Looming Worker Shortage, Officials Warn Despite increase in July, industry’s job growth has slowed