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Construction Adds 19,000 Jobs In March, While Project Spending Rises For 12th Straight Month In February; Officials Warn Of Growing Challenges

By admin@agcfla.build | April 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Adds 19,000 Jobs In March, While Project Spending Rises For 12th Straight Month In February; Officials Warn Of Growing Challenges

| Apr. 1, 2022 | News Friday, 04/01/2022 – 12:32 p.m. Contractors Association Urges Washington Officials to End Tariffs on Key Materials, Increase Funding for Career and Technical…

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Construction Employment In February Tops Pre-Pandemic Total In 32 States But Soaring Costs, Supply Chain Woes Threaten Further Gains

By admin@agcfla.build | March 25, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Employment In February Tops Pre-Pandemic Total In 32 States But Soaring Costs, Supply Chain Woes Threaten Further Gains

| Mar. 25, 2022 | News Friday, 03/25/2022 – 12:53 p.m. Florida and Idaho Have Strongest Recoveries from Two Years Ago, While New York, North Dakota Lag…

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Three-fourths Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs From January 2021 To 2022; Soaring Job Openings Indicate Lack Of Workers Kept Employment Totals Down

By admin@agcfla.build | March 17, 2022 | Comments Off on Three-fourths Of Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs From January 2021 To 2022; Soaring Job Openings Indicate Lack Of Workers Kept Employment Totals Down

| Mar. 17, 2022 | News Thursday, 03/17/2022 – 10:28 a.m. Cheyenne, Wyo. and Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas Score the Largest 12-Month Increases; Sierra Vista-Douglas, Ariz. and New York City…

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Materials Prices For Nonresidential Construction Soar 21 Percent From February 2021 To February 2022; Association Warns Of More Cost Increases

By admin@agcfla.build | March 15, 2022 | Comments Off on Materials Prices For Nonresidential Construction Soar 21 Percent From February 2021 To February 2022; Association Warns Of More Cost Increases

| Mar. 15, 2022 | News Tuesday, 03/15/2022 – 12:23 p.m. Diesel Fuel Prices Spiked 57.5 Percent and Steel Mill Product Prices Surged by 74.4 Percent Compared to…

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Construction Employment Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Levels In 21 States And D.C. As Spiking Materials Prices Hinder Sector’s Recovery

By admin@agcfla.build | March 14, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Remains Below Pre-Pandemic Levels In 21 States And D.C. As Spiking Materials Prices Hinder Sector’s Recovery

| Mar. 14, 2022 | News Monday, 03/14/2022 – 1:11p.m. New York & North Dakota Have Worst Losses Since February 2020, While Utah and Montana Added the Most, Illinois…

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Construction Industry Adds 60,000 Jobs In February As Hourly Wages Post Steepest Rise Since 1982; Competition For Workers Expected To Intensify

By admin@agcfla.build | March 4, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Industry Adds 60,000 Jobs In February As Hourly Wages Post Steepest Rise Since 1982; Competition For Workers Expected To Intensify

| Mar. 4, 2022 | News Friday, 03/04/2022 – 12:13 p.m.   Contractors Association Urges Washington Officials to Boost Funding for Career and Technical Education, Open More Apprenticeship…

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Construction Spending Rose In January From December And January 2021 But Public Construction Is Being Delayed By Inaction In Washington

By admin@agcfla.build | March 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Spending Rose In January From December And January 2021 But Public Construction Is Being Delayed By Inaction In Washington

| Mar. 1, 2022 | News Tuesday, 03/01/2022 – 11:53 a.m. Association Officials Note Congress Has Yet to Fund Promised Increases in Infrastructure Funding Outlined In the Bipartisan…

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Materials Prices Soar 20 Percent Between January 2021 And January 2022; Contractors’ Bid Prices Accelerate But Continue To Lag Cost Increases

By admin@agcfla.build | February 15, 2022 | Comments Off on Materials Prices Soar 20 Percent Between January 2021 And January 2022; Contractors’ Bid Prices Accelerate But Continue To Lag Cost Increases

| Feb. 15, 2022 | News Tuesday, 02/15/2022 – 11:24 a.m. Construction Association Releases New Inflation Alert to Inform Owners, Officials of Cost, Supply, and Labor Challenges; Urges…

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Senate Democrats’ Proposal To Suspend The Federal Gas Tax Will Not Lower Prices But Will Make It Harder To Fix Roads And Bridges

By admin@agcfla.build | February 10, 2022 | Comments Off on Senate Democrats’ Proposal To Suspend The Federal Gas Tax Will Not Lower Prices But Will Make It Harder To Fix Roads And Bridges

| Feb 10, 2022 | News Thursday, 02/10/2022 – 2:43 p.m. Construction Official Says “Irresponsible” Proposal Won’t Address Root Causes of Higher Fuel Prices, But Will Blow a…

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Construction Employment Dips In January Despite Record Rise In Wages, Falling Unemployment As Quest For Workers Intensifies Among Industries

By admin@agcfla.build | February 4, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Dips In January Despite Record Rise In Wages, Falling Unemployment As Quest For Workers Intensifies Among Industries

| Feb 4, 2022 | News Friday, 02/04/2022 – 12:01 p.m. Contractors Association Prepares Updated Construction Inflation Alert as Tight Labor Market, Soaring Materials Costs, and Supply Chain…

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