AGC - Tue March 12, 2019
Construction Employment Increases In 44 States From January 2018 to 2019
Forty-four states added construction jobs between January 2018 and January 2019, while 33 states added construction jobs between December and January, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released March 11....
AGC - Tue March 05, 2019
Construction Spending Slips in December; Yearly Totals Increase Moderately in Most Segments
Construction spending declined by 0.6 percent from November to December but increased from a year earlier in most major categories, according to an analysis of new government data March 4 by the Associated General Contractors....
AGC - Thu February 07, 2019
AGC Charities to Make Contribution to Support Renovation Of Warrior Canine Connection's New National 'Healing Quarters'
On Monday, Feb. 11 at 10:30 a.m. EST, the head of national construction philanthropy AGC Charities Inc. , Michael Anderson, will announce a significant contribution to support the renovation of Warrior Canine Connection's new "National Healing Quarters" structure during a visit to the Boyds, Md., Facility....
AGC, AED and ARTBA - Wed February 06, 2019
Industry Groups Respond to President Trump's State of the Union
Various industry groups have issued responses to President Trump's remarks in his recent State of the Union address. Here is what they had to say:The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E....
AGC - Mon February 04, 2019
Construction Employment Climbs in January to 11-Year Peak
Construction employment increased by 52,000 jobs in January and by 338,000 jobs, or 4.7 percent, over the past year, while the latest reading on construction spending showed moderate increases in all major categories, according to an analysis of new government data by the Associated General Contractors of America....
AGC - Tue January 29, 2019
Construction Employment Increases in 2018 Amid Strong Demand, But Labor Shortages Likely Prevented Additional Gains
Construction employment grew in 273 out of 358 metro areas between December 2017 and December 2018, declined in 37 and was unchanged in 48, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released Jan....
AGC - Tue January 29, 2019
Focus — 2019 Texas Contractors Be Wary
Texas contractors had a generally strong year in 2018 and can expect a repeat in 2019. However, there are three reasons for caution: rising materials costs, an ever-tightening labor market and increasing interest rates....
AGC of Missouri - Wed January 23, 2019
AGC of Missouri Appoints Nolan 'Chip' Jones, Emery Sapp, Board Chairman
Nolan "Chip" Jones, DOT branch manager of Emery Sapp & Sons Inc., has been elected the chairman of the board of the Associated General Contractors of Missouri (AGC) for 2019. As a 1988 civil engineering graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, Jones has more than 30 years of experience in the heavy/civil construction industry....
AGC - Mon January 21, 2019
Construction Employment Increases in December 2018 in 43 States, D.C.
Forty-three states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between December 2017 and December 2018, while 36 states added construction jobs between November and December, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released Jan....
AGC - Tue January 15, 2019
Construction Costs Dip in December But Most Materials, Services Prices Accelerate in 2018
After a year marked by numerous price spikes, construction costs declined in December but remained elevated compared to year-earlier prices, while prices of new buildings also moved higher, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new Labor Department data....
