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Located in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area, The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) is the leading association for the construction industry. Operating in partnership with its nationwide network of Chapters, AGC provides a full range of services satisfying the needs and concerns of its members, thereby improving the quality of construction and protecting the public interest.

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Construction Group to Release 2022 National and State* Hiring and Business Forecast for Commercial...

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Forecast Provides Insight into Contractors' Plans to Hire, Invest in New Equipment and Technology, What Types of Construction Projects will be in Demand During 2022
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TWO OUT OF THREE METRO AREAS ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS FROM NOVEMBER 2020 TO NOVEMBER...

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Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, Calif. and Sioux Falls, S.D. Score the Largest 12-Month Increases; Nassau County-Suffolk County, N.Y. and Evansville, Ind.-Ky.
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WIDESPREAD STEEP INCREASES IN MATERIALS COSTS IN NOVEMBER OUTRUN PRICES FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, ADDING...

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Construction Officials Say Efforts to Address Supply Chain Challenges Have been Insufficient, Urge Public Officials to Do More to Alleviate Shipping Backups, Lower Tariffs and Address
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TWO-THIRDS OF METRO AREAS ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS FROM OCTOBER 2020 TO OCTOBER 2021, BUT...

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Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, Calif. and Worcester, Mass. Post Largest Year-over-Year Increases; Nassau County-Suffolk County, N.Y. and Evansville, Ind.-Ky. Experience the Worst
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ONLY 16 STATES AND D.C. ADDED CONSTRUCTION JOBS SINCE PANDEMIC BEGAN AS BUILD BACK...

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Texas, Wyoming Have Worst Job Losses Since February 2020, While Utah South Dakota Add the Most; South Carolina and New Hampshire Have Worst One-Month Losses, While Louisiana
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CONTINUED INCREASES IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRICES STARTING TO DRIVE UP PRICE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS,...

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Rising construction materials prices appear to be starting to drive up the price of construction projects, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government
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PASSAGE OF BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL WILL PROVIDE A NEEDED BOOST TO CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WHILE...

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Construction Official Says House Vote in Favor of the Measure Will Help the Nation Improve Aging Roads & Bridges, Transit Systems, Drinking Water Systems and Other Public Infrastructure
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CONSTRUCTION FIRMS ADD 44,000 JOBS IN OCTOBER EVEN AS THEY STRUGGLE WITH SUPPLY CHAIN...

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Construction Employment Levels Lag Begin Pre-Pandemic Totals as the Sector's Recovery is Being Undermined by Delivery Delays, Materials Price Increases, Labor Shortages and Washington
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NEW FEDERAL COVID VACCINE RULE WILL LIKELY PROMPT CONSTRUCTION WORKERS TO SHIFT TO SMALLER...

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Construction Officials Say Federal Mandates Add to Industry's Confusion by Creating Different Standards for Firms Based on Size and the Work they Perform and Offering Conflicting Details
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ONE-FIFTH OF METRO AREAS LOST CONSTRUCTION JOBS BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2020 AND 2021, HINDERED BY...

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Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas and Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade Calif. Top Lists of Gainers; Evansville, Ind.-Ky. and Nassau County-Suffolk County, N.Y. Experience the Worst Declines
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CONSTRUCTION SPENDING SLUMPS IN SEPTEMBER AS DROP IN RESIDENTIAL WORK PROJECTS ADDS TO ONGOING...

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Year-to-Date Declines Continue for Most Infrastructure Categories Compared to First Nine Months of 2020; Association Officials Urge Congress and the President to Finish Work on Bipartisan
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PROGRESSIVES AND CONSERVATIVES CHOSE PARTISANSHIP OVER PROGRESS IN DECISION TO DELAY PASSAGE OF MUCH-NEEDED...

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Construction Official Says Yet Another Delay of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Will Make It Harder to Improve Supply Chains and Undermine Efforts to Boost Employment and Economic
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ONLY 14 STATES AND D.C. ADDED CONSTRUCTION JOBS SINCE PANDEMIC BEGAN AS SUPPLY PROBLEMS,...

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Texas, Louisiana Have Worst Job Losses Since February 2020, While Utah and Idaho Add the Most; Tennessee and Alaska Have Worst One-Month Losses, While Texas and Connecticut Top
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CHICAGO-BASED PEPPER CONSTRUCTION NAMED THE MOST INNOVATIVE COMPANY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

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Chicago-based Pepper Construction was named the most innovative construction firm in the country for developing a virtual reality safety training program by leveraging tools and staffing
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ATMORE, ALABAMA’S ROLIN CONSTRUCTION WINS DIVERSE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION...

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Associated General Contractors of America Also Recognizes Austin Commercial, Gilbane Building Company, KAI Enterprises, Trinity Subsurface, LLC, Hilti North America, and the Nevada Contractors
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CONSTRUCTION SPENDING STALLS BETWEEN JULY AND AUGUST AS DECREASE IN NONRESIDENTIAL PROJECTS NEGATES ONGOING...

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Total construction spending was flat between July and August, as a decrease in nonresidential projects offset continuing gains
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AUGUST CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT LAGS PRE-PANDEMIC PEAK IN 39 STATES AS DELTA VARIANT OF CORONAVIRUS,...

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Texas, Wyoming Have Worst Job Losses Since February 2020, Utah and South Dakota Add the Most; Kansas Registers Most Severe Losses in August, While Nevada and New Hampshire Lead
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PRICES FOR KEY CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN AUGUST WHILE CONTRACTORS STRUGGLE TO...

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Construction Officials Call for Immediate Removal of Tariffs on Key Construction Materials, Urge Congress and the Administration to Take Steps to Repair "Every Level" of the Supply Chain
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CONSTRUCTION WORKFORCE SHORTAGES REACH PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS EVEN AS CORONAVIRUS CONTINUES TO IMPACT PROJECTS &...

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Eighty-Nine Percent of Contractors Are Having a Hard Time Finding Craft Workers, While 88 Percent of Firms Are Experiencing
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THREE OUT OF FOUR METRO AREAS ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS FROM JULY 2020 TO JULY...

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Three-fourths of all metro areas added construction jobs between July 2020 and last month, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data released today.

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Mayor Bowser, DCHA & POAH Celebrate Ribbon Cutting and Groundbreaking of...

Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED), with the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) and nonprofit developer Preservation of Affordable Housing (POAH) today celebrated the grand opening of The Asberry, a mixed-use building with 108 units of affordable rental housing with a preference for those aged 55+.