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Construction employment declines in 151 metro areas between Nov. 2011 and Nov. 2012

The latest examination of construction employment in U.S. metro areas is out from the Associated General Contractors of America. After analyzing federal employment figures, the AGC found that construction employment declined in 151 out of 337 metropolitan areas between November 2011 and November 2012. Hiring was stagnant in 60 of those areas while 126 saw […]

January 9, 2013

Business

AGC New York wins award for military support

The Associated General Contractors of New York State received an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriotic Award for its support of the United States military, timesunion.com reported. The award was presented to AGC New York president and CEO Michael Elmendorf for going above and beyond the law in supporting members of the military. […]

January 8, 2013

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American Augers, Trencor retain brand identities after acquisition

American Augers drills and Trencor trenchers will retain their brand identities as they are incorporated into The Charles Machine Works; the media heralds improving metrics but problems and a weak economy remain;Jennifer Hicks spoke with members of the Associated General Contractors of America on four areas the construction industry should continue to watch over .

December 1, 2012

Business

Year-to-year construction employment falls in 28 states despite monthly gains

Despite recent gains in residential construction and 31 states adding jobs in the past month, construction employment declined in 28 states between October 2011 and October 2012, according to a report from the Associated General Contractors of America. Based on analysis of U.S. Labor Department data, AGC officials pinned the cause of the decline on […]

November 26, 2012

Business

Atlanta debates whether new stadium will boost construction industry

A debate is going on in Atlanta over whether or not a new football stadium for the city's NFL team the Falcons will serve as a true boost to the construction industry there.

October 22, 2012

Equipment

AGC: Objections to original CARB proposal saved contractors $9 billion

During a federal hearing today, Associated General Contractors of America lawyers said the California Air Resources Board overestimated emissions from off-road diesel construction equipment by at least 340 percent in its 2007 proposal for an off-road diesel emissions rule.

September 20, 2012

Construction Equipment

AGC: Shrinking construction industry adds 1,000 jobs in August as unemployment rate falls

Construction employers added 1,000 jobs in August as the industry's unemployment rate fell to 11.3 percent, according to an analysis of new federal data released today by the AGC Friday. The August 2011 unemployment rate for construction workers was 13.5 percent.

September 11, 2012

Technology

AgcXML seeks to allow for construction software applications talk to one another

The Associated General Contractors of America is really confident in its agcXML deveopment standard. The group has invested heavily in it and kicked off both days of its IT Forum Conference in Chicago with presentations on the standard.

August 17, 2012

Business

Finding the best mobile BIM apps to put to work on your jobsite

Thomislav Zigo of Clayco Inc. spent about an hour during the first day of the Associated General Contractors of America IT Forum Conference on getting the most out of Business Information Modeling applications for tablets and smartphones on the jobsite.

August 17, 2012

Technology

Updates from the AGC IT Forum Conference begin tomorrow, 8/16

Hey gang. Just a friendly reminder to be sure and check out EquipmentWorld.com on Thursday and Friday as I'll be making the trip to Chicago for the 2012 Associated General Contractors IT Forum. And I'll be blogging and tweeting the latest throughout the conference.

August 15, 2012

Business

ACG asks government to reconsider new hiring rules

On May 24, the Associated General Contractors of America and 10 other national business associations requested the Obama administration reconsider a series of new hiring mandates it wants to impose on contractors working on federal projects. The new rules, which are being proposed by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), are designed to […]

May 24, 2012

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Good news, bad news on construction employment front

The construction industry lost 2,000 jobs in April, following similar declines of 3,000 in March and 1,000 in February, but still added 63,000 jobs over the past year as the industry unemployment rate shrank to 14.5 percent—the lowest April level in four years, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released today by […]

May 8, 2012