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Officials Reveal Top Technology Trends in Construction

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Carol Eaton, AGC California - Over the last decade or so, the construction industry has been transformed by the growing adoption of new technologies and increased digitization. The onset of a global pandemic in 2020 only accelerated the pace of this change, fueled by remote work, greater demand for remote collaboration tools,...

Sundt Earns Project of Year Award for Work On I-80

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Sundt Construction - Sundt Construction Inc. earned a prestigious award for its work on the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) Interstate 80 (I-80) Westbound highway improvement project. The project was recognized as the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Utah Chapter's Highway Project of t...

Equipment Manufacturers, Associations Hail Senate Passage of Historic Infrastructure Bill

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CEG - The U.S. Senate passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Aug. 10 by a wide bipartisan majority vote, 69-30. Nineteen republicans joined all 50 democrats in passing the bill, which now will head to the House, though that chamber may not take up the bill until fall, after ...

AGC Launches New Initiative to Address Climate Change

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AGC - 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 f...

AGC and Autodesk Launch Media Library to Boost Representation of Diversity in Construction

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AGC - 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. The library will launch with an established co...

Filling the Labor Pool — Post-Pandemic, Construction Industry Wants Workers to Jump in

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Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - 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. Preside...

Sixty Percent of Firms Working on Highway Upgrades Experience Cars Crashing Into Work Zones

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AGC - 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...

Industry Urges Workers to Get COVID Vaccine

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Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - 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? Deem...

Industry Battles Cost, Supply, Labor Issues Amid Construction Boom Gains

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Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - 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. A spring survey of civil contractors found that nearly three quarte...

AGC Members Discuss 'Focus Four' at Safety Conference

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AGC of Utah - 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 of Utah members were able to network, visit with friends an...