The Nevada Chapter of the Associated General Contractors - Wed July 18, 2018
Nevada Chapter AGC Hosts Safety Awards Celebration
As the summer construction season gets into full swing, the Nevada Chapter of the Associated General Contractors has recognized its most conscientious companies. The Nevada Chapter held its 21st Annual Safety Awards on May 31 at Eldorado Resort Casino....
AGC - Wed July 11, 2018
Construction Cost Data Shows Effect of Trade Disputes as Aluminum, Steel Costs Increase
Construction costs accelerated again in June, with steep increases for a wide range of building and road construction materials as tariffs against foreign goods come into effect, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new Labor Department data....
AGC - Mon July 09, 2018
Construction Employment Reaches 10-Year High
Construction employment increased by 13,000 jobs in June and by 282,000 jobs over the past year, reaching a 10-year high, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
AGC - Tue July 03, 2018
Construction Spending Reaches Record High With 0.4 Percent Pickup in May
Construction spending reached a record level of $1.309 trillion in May as monthly increases in residential and public investment outweighed a decline in private nonresidential outlays, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
AGC - Tue June 26, 2018
Lack of Trained Workers Threatens Further Job Gains, AGC Warns
Construction employment increased in 263 (73 percent) out of 358 metro areas between May 2017 and May 2018, declined in 47 (13 percent) and was unchanged in 48, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released June 26 by the Associated General Contractors of America....
AGC - Mon June 18, 2018
Construction Employment Rises in 42 States, D.C., From May 2017 to May 2018
Forty-two states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between May 2017 and May 2018, while 28 states added construction jobs between April and May, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today....
AGC - Thu June 14, 2018
Construction Costs Soar in May, New Tariffs Threaten to Worsen Cost Squeeze, Lead to Project Delays
Construction costs accelerated again in May, with steep increases for a wide range of building and road materials, including many that are subject to tariffs that could drive prices still higher, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new Labor Department data....
AGC - Mon June 04, 2018
Construction Employers Add 25,000 Jobs in May; 286,000 for the Year
Construction employment increased by 25,000 jobs in May and by 286,000 jobs over the past year while construction spending reached $1.310 trillion in April, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
AGC - Wed May 30, 2018
Construction Employment Increases in 256 Metro Areas Between April 2017, 2018
Construction employment increased in 256 out of 358 metro areas between April 2017 and April 2018, declined in 63 and was unchanged in 39, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released May 30 by the Associated General Contractors of America....
AGC - Thu May 24, 2018
Construction Group Uses Mobile Technology to Make Highway Work Zones Safer
Fifty-four percent of highway contractors reported that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America....
