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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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Officials to Release New Data Showing the Impacts of the Coronavirus on the United...

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On Thursday, September 2 at noon EDT, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and Autodesk will release new data showing the scope and impact of construction workforce shortages and how the ongoing coronavirus, including the Delta
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STEEP RISE IN PRODUCER PRICES FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND SERVICES CONTINUES IN JULY AS...

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Construction Officials Call for End to Damaging Tariffs and Quotas on Steel, Aluminum, Lumber and Other Essential Construction Items Incurring Unprecedented Price Increases and Long Lead
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HOUSE OFFICIALS SHOULD QUICKLY PASS BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE MEASURE APPROVED TODAY BY THE SENATE, CONSTRUCTION...

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Construction Official Warns that Holding the Much-Needed Infrastructure Measure Hostage to Unrelated Partisan Priorities
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CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ADDS 11,000 JOBS IN JULY BUT NONRESIDENTIAL SECTOR TRAILS OVERALL RECOVERY AMID...

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Association Officials Urged Congress to Pass the New, Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill to Boost Demand for Nonresidential Construction and Create Needed Commercial Construction Career
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CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES NEW INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE BY PUSHING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF...

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Associated General Contractors of America Details Measures Needed to Lead to a More Environmentally Friendly Built Environment, Also Outlines Steps Firms Can Take to Operate More
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NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SPENDING FALLS AGAIN IN JUNE, DRIVEN BY BIG DROP IN FUNDING FOR...

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Construction Officials Call for Swift Passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill, Noting the Measure Will Help Offset Continued Declines in Nonresidential Construction Activity and Create Sector
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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT LAGS OR MATCHES PRE-PANDEMIC LEVEL IN 101 METRO AREAS DESPITE HOUSING BOOM...

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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land and Odessa, Texas Have Worst 16-Month Construction Job Losses; Chicago Metro Area and Fargo, N.D.-Minn. Top Lists of Metros with Job Gains Since
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PRODUCER PRICES FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND SERVICES SOAR 26 PERCENT OVER 12 MONTHS AS...

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Construction Officials Caution that Rising Materials Prices Threaten to Undermine the Economic Recovery as Many Construction Firms are Unable to Capitalize on the Economic
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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES BY 7,000 IN JUNE AS NONRESIDENTIAL FIRMS STRUGGLE TO FIND WORKERS...

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Association Officials Note that Labor and Supply Chain Issues are Leading to Project Delays that May be Undermining Recovering Demand for Nonresidential Construction Projects, Call for Relief
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AGC and Autodesk Launch Media Library to Boost Representation of Diversity in Construction

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Images readily available for editorial use showcase women and people of color in construction to increase visibility in industry media coverage
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PRODUCER PRICES FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND SERVICES JUMP 24 PERCENT OVER 12 MONTHS, THREATENING...

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Construction Association Calls on President to Immediately End Tariffs and Quotas on Steel, Aluminum, and Lumber as First Step to Easing Pressure on Construction Costs and Supply-Chain
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BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PROPOSALS FOR SUPPLY-CHAIN RELIEF WILL WORSEN WORKFORCE PROBLEMS WHILE IGNORING MOST PROMISING...

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Construction Association Calls for End to Tariffs on Lumber, Steel and Aluminum in Order to Deliver Prompt Relief Instead
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NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION OUTLAYS DROP IN APRIL TO TWO-YEAR LOW AS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WORK...

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Construction Officials Say New Infrastructure Funding, Tariff Relief and Measures to Reduce Manufacturing and Delivery Delays for Key Materials Needed to Jump Start Nonresidential Activity
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SIXTY PERCENT OF FIRMS WORKING ON HIGHWAY UPGRADES EXPERIENCED CARS CRASHING INTO THEIR WORK...

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Annual Survey by HCSS and Associated General Contractors of America Finds Drivers and Passengers are at Greater Risk of Injury and Death in Work Zone Crashes As Officials Urge Drivers
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LOCAL HIRE PROGRAMS FOR FEDERAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS WILL NOT SOLVE WORKFORCE PROBLEMS, MISSES NEED...

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Biden Administration Plan to Allow States to Impose Local Hire Programs on Highway and Projects Bypasses Need for More Career and Technical Education Programs
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NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION OUTLAYS DROP IN MARCH FOR FOURTH-STRAIGHT MONTH AS WEAK DEMAND, SUPPLY-CHAIN WOES...

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Nonresidential construction spending fell to a two-year low in March as contractors struggled with slumping demand for most project types and growing shortages of materials, transport
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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 203 METRO AREAS FROM MARCH 2020 TO MARCH 2021 DESPITE...

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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land and Odessa, Texas Have Worst 12-Month Employment Losses, While Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. and Sierra Vista-Douglas, Ariz. Lead List of 104
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PRESIDENT’S MUCH-NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS ARE LIKELY TO BE UNDERMINED BY PROPOSAL’S MISGUIDED LABOR AND...

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President Biden is Right to Focus on Improving a Broad Range of Infrastructure Projects, But Taxing Employers and Imposing Draconian New Labor Rules will Undermine Economic Growth
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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT IN FEBRUARY TRAILS PRE-PANDEMIC LEVEL IN 44 STATES AS SOARING COSTS, SUPPLY-CHAIN...

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Texas, Louisiana Have Worst Job Losses Since Pandemic Struck, While Utah, Idaho Gain the Most; Association Issue Inflation Alert and Urges Immediate Relief on Tariffs, Examination of Supply
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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT SLIPS IN 225 METRO AREAS FROM JANUARY 2020 TO JANUARY 2021 AS...

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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land and Lake Charles, La. Have Worst 12-Month Employment Losses; Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, Calif. and Sierra Vista-Douglas, Ariz. Top Ranks

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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+.