AGC

Multimodal Panel Hopes For Best With Proposed $2-Trillion Infrastructure Bill

Jim Parsons

May 14, 2019

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Transportation experts discuss bipartisan plan at ACEC event

Insurance Company Advisor Cuts Out the Middle Man

Luke Abaffy

February 6, 2019

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A software developer with a focus on quantifying weather risk in the insurance industry has branched out to apply its chops to the development of a hyperlocal software-as-a-service weather risk-management system for construction that launched Jan. 29.

Multiemployer Pension Fix From Congress Unlikely Until 2019

Tom Ichniowski

December 19, 2018

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A special congressional committee missed its Nov. 30 deadline for developing a plan to help troubled U.S. multiemployer pension plans.

Opportunities and Challenges Ahead in Rebuilding Puerto Rico's Electric Grid

Stephen Spears

November 29, 2018

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The president of the Puerto Rico chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America talks about the challenges and opportunities ahead in rebuilding the island's electric grid.

Associated General Contractors of Indiana

AGC of Indiana Looks to the Future

November 19, 2018

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AGC of Indiana holds annual meeting

Workforce

Construction Worker Shortage Continues To Grow

In Autodesk-AGC study, four of five contractors report tough time finding qualified workers

Alisa Zevin

September 4, 2018

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Demand for qualified craft workers is growing nationwide, but firms have little faith in the recruiting and training pipeline.

Federal Agencies Propose Limits for Endangered Species Act

Pam Radtke Russell

July 23, 2018

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The proposals address some, but not all, of the concerns of construction groups that say ESA administered incorrectly can slow down projects.

EPA Chiefs Shift, But Not Agency Rule-Cutting

Mary B. Powers

July 11, 2018

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Observers see interim administrator Andrew Wheeler (left) staying the deregulation course of his ousted predecessor Scott Pruitt.

AGC Wants Infrastructure Bill to Shorten Permitting Process

Pam Radtke Russell

March 7, 2018

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Last year was a good year for the Associated General Contractors of America. AGC members got a boost from a business-friendly Trump administration that began rolling back regulations like the blacklisting rule and push through a tax-cut package that lowers the pass-through rate.

Contractors Anticipate Ongoing Market Strength in 2018, AGC Outlook Says

Mark Shaw

January 10, 2018

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The nation’s contractors expressed a surprisingly optimistic view of the industry’s prospects for 2018 in a recent outlook survey conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and Sage Construction and Real Estate.