AGC - Wed April 24, 2019
Virginia Congressman Riggleman Calls for New Workforce Measures, Infrastructure Funding
Virginia Congressman Denver Riggleman (VA-5) called on Congress to take steps to address construction workforce shortages and pass a long-term infrastructure bill during a visit to a local construction firm April 23....
AGC - Mon April 22, 2019
Construction Employment Increases In 38 States From March 2018 To March 2019
Thirty-eight states added construction jobs between March 2018 and March 2019, while construction employment increased in 29 states between February and March, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released April 19....
AGC - Tue April 09, 2019
Chicago's Ujamaa Construction Wins Diverse Business of the Year Award
Chicago's Ujamaa Construction was named as the 2019 Diverse Business of the Year award winner by the Associated General Contractors of America, association officials announced April 9. The association also awarded Diversity and Inclusion Excellence Awards to Austin Commercial, Shoemaker Construction Company, Central Builders, United Rentals and the AGC of Missouri....
AGC - Wed April 03, 2019
Columbus, Ohio's National Veterans Memorial, Museum Named Best Construction Project of 2018
Columbus, Ohio's National Veterans Memorial and Museum was the most significant construction project of 2018, the Associated General Contractors of America announced April 2. As a result, the project's contractor, Turner Construction Company, received the association's Construction Risk Partners Build America Grand Award, as well as the award for the best new building between $10 to $75 million....
AGC - Tue April 02, 2019
Construction Spending Increases 1.0 Percent From January to February 2019
Construction spending increased by 1.0 percent from January to February, while construction employment increased compared to February 2018 levels in 275 out of 358 metro areas, according to an analysis of new government data April 1 by the Associated General Contractors....
AGC - Fri March 22, 2019
16 States Add Construction Jobs in Past Month Amid Extreme Winter Weather
Thirty-seven states added construction jobs between February 2018 and February 2019, although construction employment increased in only 16 states between January and February, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released March 22....
AGC - Thu March 21, 2019
AGC Charities, Local Volunteer Contractors Launch Construction Of Colorado Springs Head Start Playground
Construction charity AGC Charities Inc. and the Colorado Contractors Association's Emerging Leaders Council have begun construction of a new Head Start playground that will expand play learning opportunities for dozens of local children....
AGC - Thu March 14, 2019
AGC's Sandherr Urges Congress to Pass 'Restoring Investment in Improvements Act'
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in support of the new, bipartisan, Restoring Investment in Improvements Act that is designed to fix a drafting error in the 2017 tax law that set the depreciation schedule for commercial property improvements at 39 years instead of 15:"Many construction projects are being delayed or reconsidered because of a drafting error that set the wrong timeline for depreciating the cost of commercial property improvements....
AGC - Thu March 14, 2019
AGC'S Stephen E. Sandherr Urges Congress to Act Quickly on Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, urged Congress to act quickly on the Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act that was introduced March 13 by Pennsylvania Congressman Lloyd Smucker....
AGC - Wed March 13, 2019
Construction Spending Rises in January as Surge in Multifamily, Nonresidential Projects Outweighs Weakness in Homebuilding
Construction spending increased by 1.3 percent from December to January as gains in apartment construction and most private and public nonresidential project types outweighed a slump in single-family homebuilding, according to an analysis of new government data March 13 by the Associated General Contractors....
