Construction Industry Adds 20,000 Employees In July But Nonresidential Employment Dips; 澳门六合彩开奖预测 Warns Skid Will Worsen Without New Relief

Gains in July are Limited to Residential Side as State and Local Governments and Private Owners Postpone And Cancel Upcoming Projects; Association Urges Prompt Federal Action to Make up for Revenue Losses

Construction Spending Decreases For Fourth Consecutive Month In June As Declines In Leading Public Categories, Homebuilding Dominate Results

Association Officials Warn Further Contraction is Likely unless Federal Government Enacts Prompt, Major Investment in Infrastructure as State and Local Governments Face Deficits

We Kept America Building - 澳门六合彩开奖预测 of America Special Report

澳门六合彩开奖预测 of America has created a special report called We Kept America Building.

This new report details 澳门六合彩开奖预测 of America鈥檚 response to the Coronavirus and highlights examples of how 澳门六合彩开奖预测 has supported the industry during the pandemic.

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62 Percent Of Metros Shed Construction Jobs From June 2019 To June 2020 As Association Calls For New Infrastructure Funding, Other Relief

New York City and Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Mass. Have Worst 12-Month Losses, While Austin and Walla Walla, Wash. Top Job Gainers; 81 Percent of Metros Add Construction Jobs from May to June

Senate Republicans鈥 Coronavirus Relief Measure Includes Provisions That Will Help Hard-hit Construction Firms Recover

The HEALS Act Includes Essential Liability, Workforce, Financial & Unemployment Reforms, But Association Will Work to Get Needed Infrastructure Investments Included in Final Relief Measure

The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the release today of Senate Republican鈥檚 latest coronavirus relief measure, the Heals Act:

Final NEPA Rule Will Make It Easier To Rebuild Infrastructure, Reinvigorate The Economy And Continue Protecting The Environment

Administration鈥檚 Final Reforms to the Federal Environmental Review Process Fix Problems with Prior Process, Maintain Environmental Rigor, and Accelerate Needed Infrastructure Improvements

The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the release today of the Administration鈥檚 final rule reforming the National Environmental Policy Act Permitting Process:

澳门六合彩开奖预测 Extends String of Successful Arguments for Insurance Coverage for Construction Defects

Together, 澳门六合彩开奖预测 of America and its Michigan Chapter have extended the association鈥檚 long string of successful efforts to establish that the commercial general liability insurance (CGL) policy sold to construction contractors across the United States does provide coverage for property damage resulting from unexpected and unintended defects in a subcontractor鈥檚 workmanship (unless one of the policy鈥檚 specific exclusions applies).  On June 29, 2020, the Michigan Supreme Court became the latest of many state supreme courts to agree that such damage is an 鈥渙ccurrence.鈥

澳门六合彩开奖预测 Plugs Loophole in Standard Agreement to Rely on Builders Risk Insurance and Forego Litigation

Together, 澳门六合彩开奖预测 of America and its Maryland Chapter have plugged a potential loophole in standard contract provisions intended to preclude costly litigation over the damage that a project suffers during construction.  The association鈥檚 victory in Maryland鈥檚 highest court means the standard provisions will continue to have their intended effect, precluding litigation over property damage that the builder鈥檚 risk insurance will cover. 

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