ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ & 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’s failure to invest in construction… Read More
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Applications for the 2009 ConstructMyFuture Scholarships for high school students planning to study a construction-related career are being accepted until February 3, 2009. The ConstructMyFuture Scholarships and web site are jointly sponsored by the Associated General Contractors of America, the… Read More
November 18, 2008
Thanks to Shelco, Inc., the Georgia Branch, ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, and the Oregon-Columbia Chapter, which all sponsored Build Up! kits for Boys & Girls Clubs in their respective states last week.
Shelco is sending two kits to Raleigh, the Georgia chapter is sending two to Atlanta, and the Oregon-Columbia… Read More
November 18, 2008
The OBC Academy for Architecture, Construction and Engineering (ACE), a public charter school in Portland, Oregon, opened its doors for the 2008-2009 school year and is currently serving its first junior class of 142 students. ACE is the result of a partnership between the Oregon Building Congress… Read More
November 18, 2008
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ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ of America awarded the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Student Chapter Service Award to Iowa State University in recognition of continued service to their community and a positive reflection on the construction industry.Â
“This special recognition of Iowa State is well deserved for their long-time service and… Read More
November 18, 2008
Submission Deadline: May 1, 2009
Paul Flentge, Chairman of the Supervisory Training Committee, and Ed Proefke, Jr., Chairman of the Workforce Development Committee, announced the new ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Excellence Awards at the 2nd Annual Training & Development Program.
The new program will… Read More
November 18, 2008
OSHA is working on a new confined space standard for construction and the proposed standard will be a significant change in the way contractors have worked in confined spaces in the past. With the proposed construction rule a major change in the industry, the Associated General Contractors of… Read More
November 18, 2008
The Associated General Contractors of America (ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ) and the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ & Research Foundation are committed to supporting research and other programs deemed beneficial to the advancement of the construction industry. ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and the Foundation and are soliciting proposals for the 2009 William A.… Read More
November 18, 2008
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) notified Representatives today that the House will reconvene in lame duck session on Wednesday November 19. The Senate was already scheduled to meet next week and will convene on Monday November 17. It is unclear if either body will consider an economic… Read More
November 14, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 2:00-3:30pm ET
Register today for the Using Electronic Communications on Construction Projects webinar and get insightful and practical tips from the person who led the national effort to create the ConsensusDOCS 200.2 – the new Electronic Communications Protocol… Read More
November 14, 2008
Voters on Election Day approved a huge schedule of state and local bond and tax issues in support of infrastructure spending for schools, colleges, other public buildings and highways. The Bond Buyer estimated that successful bond issues alone totaled $54 billion, the second-highest total after… Read More
November 14, 2008
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