AGC - Thu May 30, 2019
AGC Education and Research Foundation Awards Four Students with Board of Certified Safety Professional BCSP Scholarship
The AGC Education and Research Foundation awarded four students from across the country with the Board of Certified Safety Professional (BCSP) Scholarship, which focuses on construction management students with the safety emphasis....
CEG - Sat June 01, 2019
Seasoned Pros Lead Black Star Asset Conversion Appraisal
Formed by industry veterans from the auction, appraisal, used equipment, and trucking business who also happen to be family, Black Star Asset Conversion and Appraisal specialize in asset conversion for companies with capital equipment needs....
AGC - Tue May 28, 2019
AGC Foundation Recognizes Drexel University Educator and East Carolina University Student for Their Excellence in the Field of Construction
The AGC Education and Research Foundation has recognized Drexel University Professor Charles W. Cook with its Outstanding Educator Award, given annually to an educator who makes a significant mark in the field of construction education, and recognized Joseph Franklin as the James L....
AGC - Thu May 23, 2019
AGC Study: Sixty-Seven Percent Of Nation's Road Contractors Experienced Vehicle Crashes At Work Sites
Sixty-seven percent of highway contractors report 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....
AGC - Mon May 20, 2019
Construction Employment Increases In 43 States Between April 2018, 2019
Forty-three states added construction jobs between April 2018 and April 2019, while construction employment increased in 32 states and the District of Columbia from March to April, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released May 17....
AGC - Fri May 17, 2019
Trump's New Immigration Proposal Opens Door to Expanding Number of Craft Workers Who Can Legally Enter U.S.
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in response to the release of the President's new proposal to allow more immigrations into the country based on merit:"The President rightly understands that the nation's immigration policy must allow for more skilled workers, including those with construction skills, to legally join the workforce if our economy is to continue to expand....
AGC - Mon May 06, 2019
Pennsylvania Congressman Kelly Calls for Repeal of Cadillac Tax
Pennsylvania Congressman Mike Kelly (PA-6) called on Congress to take steps to authorize composite plans, repeal the Cadillac tax, and pass a long-term infrastructure bill during a visit to a local construction project on May 3....
AGC - Mon May 06, 2019
Construction Jobs Increase by 33,000 in April, 256,000 Over 12 Months
Construction employment increased by 33,000 jobs in April and by 256,000 or 3.5 percent, over the past 12 months, while the number of unemployed jobseekers with construction fell to a record low for April, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
AGC - Thu May 02, 2019
AGC Reports Construction Employment Increases in 218 Metros From March 2018 to 2019
Construction employment grew in 218, or 61 percent, out of 358 metro areas between March 2018 and March 2019, declined in 83 (23 percent) and was unchanged in 57, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released May 1 by the Associated General Contractors of America....
PC Construction - Thu April 25, 2019
PC Construction Receives AGC of Maine Award Again
PC Construction announced it has received a Build Maine Award from the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Maine. The company earned recognition in the Building category for its work on a major renovation and expansion project at three school buildings within Regional School Unit (RSU) 21 in the Kennebunk area....
