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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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HOUSE-PASSED BILL MAKING NEEDED IMPROVEMENTS TO PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM WILL ALLOW CONSTRUCTION FIRMS TO...

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Construction Official Urges Senate and White House to Quickly Pass and Sign Into Law the Paycheck Protection Program
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NEW TREASURY DEPARTMENT GUIDANCE PROVIDES CLARITY ON GOOD-FAITH CERTIFICATIONS BY PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN...

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Guidance Provides Safe Harbor Provision for Firms that Received Loans of Less than $2 Million, Provides for Repayment for Firms
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DECISION TO EXTEND PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN RETURN DEADLINE TO MAY 14th HELPS, BUT...

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Construction Official Urges Treasury Department to Clarify Recent, Confusing, Guidance that is Prompting Many Construction Firms to Return Loans, Cut Staff Instead of Risking Prosecution
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NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION AND PROCORE TO RELEASE NEW DATA SHOWING THE IMPACTS OF THE...

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On Friday, May 8 at 12 p.m. EDT, the Associated General Contractors of America and Procore will release new data showing the impacts of the coronavirus on the construction industry
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NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SPENDING DECLINES IN MARCH AS PANDEMIC HALTS PROJECTS; GROUP WARNS LOAN THREATS...

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Treasury Department's Recent Changes to Paycheck Protection Program Loan Guidance Are Making It Even Harder for Firms to Maintain Jobs Amid Declining Private-Sector Demand
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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 99 METRO AREAS IN MARCH FROM 2019 AS INDUSTRY OFFICIALS...

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Laredo, Texas and Lake Charles, La. Have Largest Construction Job Losses While Lewiston, Idaho-Wash. And Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas Add the Most Jobs; Association Survey Indicates Losses
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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 20 STATES AND D.C. IN MARCH, IN LINE WITH INDUSTRY...

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Construction employment declined in 20 states and D.C. in March, aligning with the results of a recent survey by the Associated General Contractors of America that found growing layoffs amid
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CONSTRUCTION FIRMS TO HOLD NATIONWIDE CORONAVIRUS SAFETY STAND DOWN ON THURSDAY, APRIL 9th TO...

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On Thursday, April 9th, hundreds of construction firms from across the country will stop work and hold coronavirus-focused safety stand downs as part of a nationwide safety campaign
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TWENTY-SEVEN PERCENT OF CONSTRUCTION FIRMS REPORT LAYOFFS SINCE THE CORONAVIRUS AS NEW JOBS REPORT...

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Association Survey Conducted This Week Suggests Industry's Job Losses are Spreading Rapidly; Officials Call for Additional Federal Measures to Help Avoid Further Layoffs and Economic Pain
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FEBRUARY RISE IN CONSTRUCTION OUTLAYS CONTRASTS WITH PANDEMIC-DRIVEN COLLAPSE IN MARCH AS OWNERS, GOVERNMENT...

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Survey Finds Contractors Face Shortages of Materials and Workers, Delivery Delays and Cancellations; Association Officials Urge Additional Measures to Help Workers, Firms
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NEW DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY GUIDANCE CLARIFIES CONSTRUCTION’S ROLE IN SUPPORTING ESSENTIAL CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

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Construction Officials Say New Federal Guidance Should Signal to State ad Local Officials the Need to Allow Construction Activity
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SENATE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF BILL’S TAX AND LENDING PROVISIONS WILL HELP CONSTRUCTION FIRMS, BUT INDUSTRY...

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The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in reaction to the Coronavirus relief measure that passed
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CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA’S SMITH FLOORING, INC. WINS DIVERSE BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM NATIONAL...

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Associated General Contractors of America Also Recognizes Austin Commercial, Hensel Phelps, Central Builders, United Rentals and the AGC of Missouri for their Diversity & Inclusion Programs
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CONSTRUCTION JOBS INCREASE IN 32 STATES IN JANUARY FROM 1 AND 12 MONTHS AGO...

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Construction employment increased in 32 states in January compared to both December and January 2019, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data released today.
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CONSTRUCTION OUTLAYS SOAR IN JANUARY TO $1.369 TRILLION WITH LARGE PUBLIC WORKS AND RESIDENTIAL...

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Mild Weather in Many Parts of the Country May Have Boosted Monthly Results; Construction Officials Caution that the Coronavirus May Impact Deliveries of Materials Manufactured
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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 211 OUT OF 358 METRO AREAS FROM DECEMBER 2018 TO...

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Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas and Kansas City Have Largest Gains; New York City and Fairbanks, Alaska Lag the Most as Labor Shortages Likely Kept Firms in Many Areas from Adding Even
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NEW ANALYSIS OF “PRO ACT” LEGISLATION FINDS THE MEASURE WILL DISPROPORTIONATELY HURT UNION CONTRACTORS...

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Union construction contractors and their workers will be disproportionately hurt by proposed legislation known as the PRO
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CONSTRUCTION SPENDING DIPS IN DECEMBER AS NONRESIDENTIAL LOSSES OFFSET HOUSING PICKUP; CONTRACTORS FORESEE GAINS...

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Construction spending decreased 0.2 percent from November to December as declines in public and private nonresidential projects outweighed a large rise in single-family homebuilding
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NEW HOUSE INFRASTRUCTURE PRINCIPLES SEND A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT CONGRESS SHOULD MAKE IMPROVING CIVIL...

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Outlines Released By Democrats and Republicans Should Inspire Congress to Make Fixing and Expanding Infrastructure its Top Priority, Top Construction Official Notes
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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 34 STATES AND D.C. FROM DECEMBER 2018 TO DECEMBER 2019,...

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Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between December 2018 and December 2019, while construction employment increased in 29 states from November

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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+.