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New Survey Shows How Nation鈥檚 Failure To Invest In Construction 澳门六合彩开奖预测 & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
August 26, 2024
  澳门六合彩开奖预测 & Arcoro Workforce Survey 94 Percent of Construction Firms Report Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Undermining Efforts to Build Infrastructure & Other Projects As Industry Calls for Better Federal Workforce Policies The nation鈥檚 failure to invest in construction鈥 Read More

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Slow Start for Federal Mask Requirements
On July 27, the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Defense announced the implementation of mask mandates for all federal workers, contractors, and visitors to federal facilities in areas with substantial or high community transmission of COVID-19 infections. Federal employees and鈥 Read More
August 5, 2021
澳门六合彩开奖预测 Weighs in on Amendments to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
This week the Senate is debating the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, or commonly referred to as the bipartisan infrastructure bill. 澳门六合彩开奖预测 has weighed in on a few of the amendments that have been offered and is monitoring to see if they will get a vote: 澳门六合彩开奖预测 Supported - Amendment offered by鈥 Read More
August 5, 2021
Construction Association Launches New Initiative To Address Climate Change By Pushing For Construction Of Less Carbon-Intensive Projects
Associated General Contractors of America Details Measures Needed to Lead to a More Environmentally Friendly Built Environment, Also Outlines Steps Firms Can Take to Operate More Efficiently Construction officials outlined a series of steps public officials and the construction industry should鈥 Read More
August 3, 2021
Nonresidential Construction Spending Falls Again In June, Driven By Big Drop In Funding For Highway & Street Construction, Other Public Work
Demand for different types of construction continued to diverge in June as residential construction increased for the month and the year while nonresidential construction spending fell again, according to a new analysis of federal construction spending data the Associated General Contractors of鈥 Read More
August 2, 2021
澳门六合彩开奖预测 Helps Ward Off New Immigration Restrictions on Construction
Due in part to 澳门六合彩开奖预测鈥檚 advocacy and others, a House fiscal year 2022 funding bill for the U.S. Department of Labor will not include a provision banning the construction industry from utilizing the H-2B seasonal guest worker visa program. The program provides temporary and seasonal workers when鈥 Read More
July 29, 2021
DOL Officially Rescinds Joint Employer Under FLSA Rulemaking
The U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule to rescind a Trump administration rule, 鈥淛oint Employer Status under the Fair Labor Standards Act鈥 that took effect in March 2020. The rescinded rule included a description of joint employment the Biden administration believes is contrary to鈥 Read More
July 29, 2021
New Buy American Rule Released for Public Comment
On July 29, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a proposed rule to add and expand Buy American Act requirements on direct federal construction projects (not federal-aid transportation projects). The proposed rule increases the domestic content required to 60% with increases in鈥 Read More
July 29, 2021
Senate Moves Forward on $1.2T Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
On July 28, the Senate agreed, 67-32, to begin debate on a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package. Ahead of the vote, the bipartisan group of senators announced it had resolved all major issues on the package. As a result of this initial vote, the Senate will consider the package over the鈥 Read More
July 29, 2021
Construction Employment Lags Or Matches Pre-Pandemic Level In 101 Metro Areas Despite Housing Boom As Firms Cope With Labor Shortages
Construction employment declined or stagnated in 101 metro areas between February 2020, the last month before the pandemic, and last month, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data released today. Association officials said that labor鈥 Read More
July 28, 2021
澳门六合彩开奖预测 to Unveil New Climate Change Initiative During Virtual Briefing on Tuesday, August 3rd at 1 p.m. ET
Unveiling will be livestreamed on the association鈥檚 Facebook page, facebook.com/agcofa 澳门六合彩开奖预测 of America to unveil new climate change initiative designed to ensure the industry serves as the delivery vehicle for making environmental enhancements on Tuesday, August 3rd at 1 p.m. eastern. The unveiling鈥 Read More
July 26, 2021

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