鶹Ƶ& Arcoro Workforce Survey
94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies
The nation’s failure to invest in construction… Read More
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Senate Expected to Consider Legislation Next Week
The House, by a vote of 244 to 188, passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the Stimulus Package, on January 28. The bill now goes to the Senate, which is expected to take up its version next week. The package… Read More
January 30, 2009
鶹Ƶwill host its 8th Annual HR Professionals Conference and 3rd Annual Training & Development Conference in Atlanta, Georgia from October 27–29, 2009. Help make these conferences successful by lending your expertise as a presenter or forwarding this on to other qualified individuals.
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January 30, 2009
CNN's Lou Dobbs featured 鶹Ƶmember Doug Pruitt (Sundt Construction, Tempe, Ariz.) and 鶹ƵCEO Steve Sandherr in its January 29 broadcast. Dobbs' Line-Item Veto series takes a careful look at the proposed stimulus plan, including the infrastructure investment component.
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January 30, 2009
鶹Ƶmember Doug Pruitt (Sundt Construction, Tempe,Ariz.) and chief economist Ken Simonson were featured on the front page of The Washington Post Business section January 30, 2009. 鶹Ƶhas worked for months to demonstrate the dire state of the construction industry as it awaits funding through an… Read More
January 30, 2009
This half day program covers estimating, designing and building sustainable construction. Participants learn the importance of an integrated design process and review what items may be, “no cost,” “minimal additional cost,” and “significant additional cost.”
Program learning objectives:
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January 30, 2009
A signed photo montage of the members of the Boys & Girls Club of Lansing, Michigan, using their Build Up! kit." width="300" height="227" />A signed photo montage of the members of the Boys & Girls Club of Lansing, Michigan, using their Build Up! kit.
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January 30, 2009
The unemployment rate climbed in every state in December, compared to the month before and to December 2007, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on January 27. The unemployment rate in construction soared to 15.3 percent, not seasonally adjusted. Nationally, construction lost 632,000 jobs last… Read More
January 29, 2009
The House on Wednesday by a vote of 244 to 188 passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the Stimulus Package. The Senate is expected to take up its version next week. The Senate version differs from the House version in funding totals for significant programs.… Read More
January 29, 2009
AGC’s Ken Simonson spoke at a news conference on Capitol Hill January 27 in support of infrastructure investment as part of the stimulus package that passed the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday. Congressman Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) hosted the event, which included representatives from the… Read More
January 29, 2009
More than 4,500 people registered for the January 27 webcast titled "Have We Hit Bottom?" 鶹Ƶand Reed Construction Data hosted the webcast, featuring AGC's chief economist Ken Simonson and Jim Haughey, who discussed the U.S. construction market, key trends and a look ahead.
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January 29, 2009