AGC - Tue August 03, 2021
AGC Launches New Initiative to Address Climate Change
Construction officials outlined a series of steps public officials and the construction industry should take to address the impacts of the built environment on climate change. The new initiative from the Associated General Contractors of America is designed to lessen the carbon footprint of the built environment while also making the process of building projects even more efficient....
AGC - Tue June 29, 2021
AGC and Autodesk Launch Media Library to Boost Representation of Diversity in Construction
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Autodesk launched the Construction Diversity Image Library, a collection of photographs for use by the media featuring diverse individuals in the construction workforce....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed June 16, 2021
Filling the Labor Pool — Post-Pandemic, Construction Industry Wants Workers to Jump in
Emerging from the coronavirus pandemic, contactors are struggling to fill crews. Construction employment dropped by 20,000 from April to May, the third decline in the previous four months. That's further challenged the industry, which for years has faced a stagnant labor pool....
AGC - Thu May 27, 2021
Sixty Percent of Firms Working on Highway Upgrades Experience Cars Crashing Into Work Zones
Sixty percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and HCSS....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed May 05, 2021
Industry Urges Workers to Get COVID Vaccine
Right now, the construction industry is tackling critical coronavirus vaccine issues: Should employees have the vaccine or not, and does it matter? Can an employer mandate employees be vaccinated before entering a job site? How can an employer successfully overcome vaccine hesitancy?Deemed essential by the federal government, construction workers have been among priority groups for the coronavirus vaccine....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed April 21, 2021
Industry Battles Cost, Supply, Labor Issues Amid Construction Boom Gains
The good news: Construction project bottlenecks are loosening, work is ramping up and the industry can start to breathe a general sigh of relief. The bad news: The cost of construction materials is going through the roof....
AGC of Utah - Tue April 20, 2021
AGC Members Discuss 'Focus Four' at Safety Conference
Utah contractors, safety suppliers and other safety-minded professionals came together in March at AGC of Utah's 23rd Annual Safety Conference & MSHA Spring Thaw at the Little America Hotel in Salt Lake City....
AGC - Mon April 19, 2021
VIDEO: AGC, Partners Urge Workers to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
The Associated General Contractors of America and other groups are partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to spend the week of April 19th urging construction workers to get their COVID-19 vaccines as soon as they are able....
ARTBA - Mon April 12, 2021
New Ad Campaign Pushes Economic Growth Through Infrastructure Investment
The transportation construction, labor and business community are jointly launching an ad and social media campaign to push for action this year by Congress and the Biden administration on a transportation infrastructure investment package that improves mobility and fuels economic growth....
AGC California - Tue April 06, 2021
Local AGC Student Chapter Earns National Recognition
AGC of America has announced that the AGC Student Chapter at California State University, Chico (Chico State) was named the winner of the "Outstanding Student Chapter: Community Service Award." The Community Service Award is granted to student chapters that epitomize supporting, engaging and benefiting the community through service....
