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Wed, 06/01/2022 – 12:04 Construction Association Officials Say Workforce Shortages are Limiting Construction Activity, Urge Leaders to Boost Funding for Construction-Focused Education & Training Programs, Reform Immigration Spending on nonresidential construction projects declined for the second month in a row in April as contractors coped with an all-time high for job openings, according to an…

Tue, 05/31/2022 – 10:21 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Cheyenne, Wyo. Post the Largest Gains Over 12 Months; Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla. and Lewiston, Idaho-Wash. Experience the Worst Declines in Past Year Construction employment increased in two-thirds of U.S. metro areas between April 2021 and April 2022, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government…

Wed, 05/25/2022 – 12:38 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 to Be Careful this Summer Sixty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones…

Fri, 05/20/2022 – 13:19 Utah Has Strongest Gains Since February 2020, While New York Has Worst Declines; Florida and Delaware Top Lists of One-Month Increases, As California and Arkansas Register Worst One-Month Employment Losses Construction employment exceeded pre-pandemic levels in 32 states in April, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated…

Thu, 05/19/2022 – 10:01 A study published today by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), in partnership with the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), sheds new light on the relationship of architects and contractors and the needs of both professions. The fifth edition of The Architect’s Journey to Specification focuses on improving the working relationship between…

Thu, 05/12/2022 – 11:41 Wide Range of Costs Rise at Double-Digit Rates, Led by 86 Percent Jump in Price Index for Diesel Fuel, 45 Percent for Aluminum Mill Shapes, 32 Percent for Architectural Coatings, and 30 Percent for Plastics Prices of materials and services used in new nonresidential construction leaped nearly 21 percent in April from…

Fri, 05/06/2022 – 12:00 Contractors Association Urges Washington Officials to Address Current Worker Shortage with Expanded Work Permits and Increased Investment in Career Education, Training, and Apprenticeship Programs Construction employment edged up by 2,000 jobs between March and April as contractors scrambled to find workers in an increasingly tight labor market, according to an analysis…

Mon, 05/02/2022 – 12:03 Association Officials Call for Immediate End to Tariffs on Lumber, Steel and Aluminum Products, and Urge Congress and the Administration to Boost Career and Technical Education Funding, Apprenticeship Options Spending on most categories of nonresidential and multifamily construction declined from February to March as contractors struggled to find enough workers and…

Thu, 04/21/2022 – 10:31 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Cheyenne, Wyo. Post the Largest Gains Over 12 Months; New York City and Danville, Ill. Experience the Worst Declines in a Year Construction employment increased in three-fourths of U.S. metro areas between March 2021 and March 2022, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new…

Wed, 04/20/2022 – 10:52 First Round of Scholarship Awards Will Be Made for the 2022-23 School Year, Annually After That as Part of Broader Effort to Make the Construction Industry More Diverse and Inclusive The Associated General Contractors of America and Procore Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: PCOR), a leading global provider of construction management software, announced…