Tue March 27, 2018
AGC of Texas Receives Award
The AGC of Texas was awarded for organizing a hurricane relief fund for the maintenance crews of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). As a result, the group was named the AGC in the Community Award Chapter Winner by the charitable arm of the Associated General Contractors of America, AGC Charities Inc....
Mon March 26, 2018
Construction Employment Rises In 35 States and D.C.
Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between February 2017 and February 2018, while 38 states added construction jobs between January and February, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released March 23....
Omaha Media Group - Wed March 21, 2018
Wednesday Weekly Wrap-Up : March 21, 2018
Too busy to do it all? Here's a recap of our most popular stories from our site over the past week:FIU Bridge Collapse Update : Details EmergeA bridge weighing 950 tons collapsed onto the road below, killing six and injuring at least 10 others....
Fri March 16, 2018
Construction Employment Increases, New Metals Tariffs Threaten Future Sector Job Gains
Construction employment increased in 248 out of 358 metro areas between January 2017 and January 2018, declined in 68 and stagnated in 42, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America....
Mon March 12, 2018
Construction Employment Rises in 35 States, D.C. From January 2017 to January 2018
Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between January 2017 and January 2018, while 32 states and D.C. added construction jobs between December and January, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released March 12....
Mon March 12, 2018
Construction Employers Add 61,000 Jobs In February, 254,000 Over The Year
Construction employment increased by 61,000 jobs in February to the highest level since June 2008 as rising pay rates enabled the industry to attract more workers, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
Thu March 01, 2018
Construction Spending in January Matches December, Rises From a Year Ago
Construction spending in January was unchanged from December and was moderately higher than in January 2017, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
Wed February 28, 2018
Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium Named Best Construction Project of 2017 by AGC
Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium was the most significant construction project of 2017, the Associated General Contractors of America announced. As a result, the project's contractor, a joint venture of Holder-Hunt-Russell-Moody, received the association's Construction Risk Partners Build America Grand Award, as well as the award for the best building project over $100 million....
Thu February 15, 2018
Multi-Employment Pension Proposal Will Bring More Construction Firms, Workers into Stable, Comfortable Retirement Plans
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in reaction to the introduction of H.R. 4997, the Giving Retirement Options to Workers Act of 2018, or GROW Act for short by Congressmen Phil Roe and Donald Norcross:"This new Congressional proposal provides attractive new options for many firms that are looking to offer good retirement benefits without incurring the liability that comes with traditional defined benefit plans....
Thu February 08, 2018
Infographic: Construction Employment Increases In 269 Metro Areas, Officials Call for New Infrastructure Funding
Construction employment increased in 269 out of 358 metro areas between December 2016 and December 2017, declined in 43 and stagnated in 46, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released Feb....
