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Construction Group Launches New Effort To Combat High Suicide Rates And Improve Mental Health Among The Industry’s Workers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, September 22, 2022 Contact: Michelle DePotter (561) 312-3991 CONSTRUCTION GROUP LAUNCHES NEW EFFORT TO COMBAT HIGH SUICIDE RATES AND IMPROVE MENTAL HEALTH AMONG THE INDUSTRY’S WORKERS AGC Florida East Coast Chapter Chief Executive Officer, Michelle DePotter, Tapped to Serve on AGC of America’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Task Force The…

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Construction Input Costs Decrease 1.1 Percent Amid Falling Fuel Prices, But Other Goods And Some Services Continue Upward Price Trend

Association Urges Federal Officials to Work on Avoiding Rail Strike, Allow Employer-Based Immigration, As Survey Finds Long Lead Times, Shortages of Materials and Workers Caused Widespread Project Delays The price of materials and services used in nonresidential construction declined by 1.1 percent from July to August as a steep drop in fuel prices masked increases in…

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AGC PAC: The Associated General Contractors Of America Political Action Committee Endorses Chuck Morse For The U.S. Senate

Construction Industry’s Election Fund Also Provides the Maximum Contribution to Support Mr. Morse’s Campaign Noting His Strong Political Background Advocating for the Construction Industry The Associated General Contractors of America Political Action Committee, also known as the AGC PAC, announced today that it has endorsed Chuck Morse for the United States Senate. AGC PAC officials said…

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Construction Industry Adds 16,000 Jobs In August But Nonresidential Contractors Struggle To Fill Slots Amid 3.9 Percent Unemployment Rate

Association Official Notes that 91 Percent of Contractors are Having a Hard Time Finding Workers According to a New Survey, Likely Limiting the Number of Jobs Added during the Past Month in the Sector Construction firms added 16,000 jobs in August, according to an analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General…

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Construction Spending Slips In July As Sharp Downturn In Homebuilding Outweighs Advances In Private Nonresidential And Public Projects

Construction Association Survey Finds Labor Shortages and Supply Chain Problems are Constraining Further Nonresidential Growth; Officials Urge Public Leaders to Reform Training and Immigration Policies Total construction spending decreased by 0.4 percent in July as spending on new houses and apartments tumbled, overshadowing a pickup in private nonresidential and public construction, according to an analysis the…

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Construction Workforce Shortages Risk Undermining Infrastructure Projects As Most Contractors Struggle To Fill Open Positions

91 Percent of Construction Firms Having a Hard Time Finding Workers to Hire, Driving Up Costs and Project Delays, New Survey by the Associated General Contractors of America and Autodesk Finds Construction workforce shortages are affecting nearly all construction firms, undermining the industry’s ability to complete projects on time and on schedule and threatening the…

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Construction Employment Increases In 250 Of 358 Metro Areas Between July 2021 And 2022 But Contractors Report Difficulty Finding Workers

Mon, 08/29/2022 – 10:32 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Cheyenne, Wyo. Experience the Largest Gains over 12 Months; Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla. and Bergen-Hudson-Passaic, N.J. Post the Worst Year-over-Year Decreases Construction employment increased in 250 or 70 percent of 358 metro areas between July 2021 and July 2022, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America…

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New Federal Project Labor Agreement Rule Will Prevent Most Firms From Bidding on Federal Construction Projects and Hurt Minority Firms

Thu, 08/18/2022 – 17:02 NEW FEDERAL PROJECT LABOR AGREEMENT RULE WILL PREVENT MOST FIRMS FROM BIDDING ON FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND HURT MINORITY FIRMSConstruction Official Warns That Newly Released Proposed Federal Rule for Government-MandatedProject Labor Agreements Will Limit Competition, Inflate Costs and Harm Disadvantaged Businesses The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of…

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AGC PAC: The Associated General Contractors Of America Political Action Committee Endorses Representative Mullin For The U.S. Senate And State Representative Frix For The U.S. House

Thu, 08/18/2022 – 09:47 Construction Industry’s Election Fund Also Provides the Maximum Contribution to Support the Mullin and Frix Campaigns Noting Their Strong Mix of Private Sector and Legislative Experience The Associated General Contractors of America Political Action Committee, also known as the AGC PAC, announced today that it has endorsed Markwayne Mullin for the United States Senate…

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