Tag: AGC's CEO Stephen E. Sandherr

Roadbuilding

Boston names city’s first ever transportation director

Boston has a director of transportation for the first time in the city’s 385-year history. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh announced Friday that the city’s first transportation director would Stefanie Seskin, according to Patch.com. Seskin’s official new title is the Active Transportation Director for the Boston Transportation Department. Seskin’s main focus in the new position is […]

August 3, 2015

Safety

AGC: Construction fatalities decline by nearly 10 percent between 2009-2010

The number of construction fatalities declined by nearly 10 percent between 2009 and 2010 and by almost 40 percent during the past five years, according to an analysis of new federal data prepared by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials pointed to an industry-wide commitment to improving workplace safety as a key reason for the safety improvements.

August 30, 2011

Roadbuilding

AGC: Construction fatalities decline by nearly 10 percent in 2009-2010

The number of construction fatalities declined by nearly 10 percent between 2009 and 2010 and by almost 40 percent during the past five years, according to an analysis of new federal data prepared by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). Association officials pointed to an industry-wide commitment to improving workplace safety as a key […]

August 25, 2011

Business

AGC: Construction spending up, but industry still ‘fragile’

Construction spending increased by 0.4 percent in November, the third straight rise in the total, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) noted in an analysis of new Census Bureau data. Private residential and public construction each gained 0.7 percent compared with October’s totals, while private nonresidential construction edged down 0.1 percent. “It is heartening to see three increases in a row for the total,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist, in a written statement about the analysis. “But most categories showed more of a seesaw pattern over the past three months, indicating that construction spending remains fragile at best.”

January 10, 2011

Roadbuilding

AGC: Construction spending up, but industry still ‘fragile’

Construction spending increased by 0.4 percent in November, the third straight rise in the total, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) noted in an analysis of new Census Bureau data. Private residential and public construction each gained 0.7 percent compared with October’s totals, while private nonresidential construction edged down 0.1 percent. “It is heartening […]

January 10, 2011