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Biden Order Imposing Project Labor Agreements On Federal Projects Will Inflate Construction Costs, Discriminate Against Most Workers

By admin@agcfla.build | February 4, 2022 | Comments Off on Biden Order Imposing Project Labor Agreements On Federal Projects Will Inflate Construction Costs, Discriminate Against Most Workers

| Feb 4, 2022 | News Friday, 02/04/2022 – 10:50 a.m. Needless Executive Order Contradicts Viewpoints of Career Federal Procurement Officials, Who Saw No Benefit to PLAs in…

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Majority Of Metro Areas Added Construction Jobs In 2021, But Soaring Job Openings Indicate That Labor Shortages Are Only Getting Worse

By admin@agcfla.build | February 2, 2022 | Comments Off on Majority Of Metro Areas Added Construction Jobs In 2021, But Soaring Job Openings Indicate That Labor Shortages Are Only Getting Worse

| Feb 2, 2022 | News Wednesday, 02/02/2022 – 10:11 a.m. Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas and Sioux Falls, S.D. Score the Largest 12-Month Increases; Nassau County-Suffolk County, N.Y. and…

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Construction Spending Increased In December For The Month And Year, But Nonresidential And Public Construction Lagged Residential Sector

By admin@agcfla.build | February 1, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Spending Increased In December For The Month And Year, But Nonresidential And Public Construction Lagged Residential Sector

| Feb 1, 2022 | News Tuesday, 02/01/2022 – 12:37 p.m. Association Officials Note Congress Has Yet to Appropriate the Increases in Infrastructure Funding Outlined in the Bipartisan…

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OSHA Vaccine Mandate Withdrawal Will Ease Sector’s Labor Challenges As Construction Firms Struggle To Reach Pre-Pandemic Job Levels

By admin@agcfla.build | January 25, 2022 | Comments Off on OSHA Vaccine Mandate Withdrawal Will Ease Sector’s Labor Challenges As Construction Firms Struggle To Reach Pre-Pandemic Job Levels

| Jan. 25, 2022 | News Tuesday, 01/25/2022 – 12:49 p.m. New York, Louisiana Have Worst Losses Between December & February 2020, While Utah, South Dakota Top Gainers;…

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Construction Firms Foresee Growing Demand For Most Types Of Projects, As 74 Percent Of Firms Plan To Hire In 2022 Despite Supply Chain And Labor Challenges

By admin@agcfla.build | January 14, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Firms Foresee Growing Demand For Most Types Of Projects, As 74 Percent Of Firms Plan To Hire In 2022 Despite Supply Chain And Labor Challenges

| Jan. 12, 2022 | News Wednesday, 01/12/2022 – 10:05 a.m. New Industry Outlook Shows Contractors Expect a Boost from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill and Broad-Based Private-Sector Demand,…

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Construction Spending In November Increases From October And Year Ago As Private Residential, Nonresidential Pickup Offsets Public Outlay Slide

By admin@agcfla.build | January 3, 2022 | Comments Off on Construction Spending In November Increases From October And Year Ago As Private Residential, Nonresidential Pickup Offsets Public Outlay Slide

| Jan. 3, 2022 | News Monday, 01/03/2022 – 1:28 p.m. Association Officials Call on Congress to Promptly Enact Funding to Fulfill Promises for Wide Range of Highway,…

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Two Out Of Three Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs From November 2020 To November 2021, But Tight Labor Market, Supply Chain Limit Gains

By admin@agcfla.build | December 22, 2021 | Comments Off on Two Out Of Three Metro Areas Add Construction Jobs From November 2020 To November 2021, But Tight Labor Market, Supply Chain Limit Gains

| Dec. 23, 2021 | News Wednesday, 12/22/2021 – 10:54 a.m. Sacramento-Roseville-Arden-Arcade, Calif. and Sioux Falls, S.D. Score the Largest 12-Month Increases; Nassau County-Suffolk County, N.Y. and Evansville, Ind.-Ky.…

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Construction Jobs Exceed Pre-Pandemic Level Only 18 States And D.C. As Firms Struggle To Find Qualified Workers To Keep Up With Demand

By admin@agcfla.build | December 17, 2021 | Comments Off on Construction Jobs Exceed Pre-Pandemic Level Only 18 States And D.C. As Firms Struggle To Find Qualified Workers To Keep Up With Demand

| Dec. 17, 2021 | News Friday, 12/17/2021 – 12:36 p.m. Texas, Louisiana Have Worst Losses Since February 2020, While Florida, South Dakota Top Gainers Louisiana Registers Worst One-Month…

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Construction Association And Two Of Its Chapters File Suit To Block The Biden Administration’s Vaccine Mandate For Federal Contractors

By admin@agcfla.build | December 15, 2021 | Comments Off on Construction Association And Two Of Its Chapters File Suit To Block The Biden Administration’s Vaccine Mandate For Federal Contractors

| Dec. 15, 2021 | News Tuesday, 12/14/2021 – 4:45 p.m. The Associated General Contractors of America, along with Two of its Texas-based Chapters, Requests a Temporary Restraining…

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Only 16 States And D.C. Added Construction Jobs Since Pandemic Began As Build Back Better Bill Threatens To Undermine Sector’s Recovery

By admin@agcfla.build | November 19, 2021 | Comments Off on Only 16 States And D.C. Added Construction Jobs Since Pandemic Began As Build Back Better Bill Threatens To Undermine Sector’s Recovery

Only 16 states and the District of Columbia have added construction jobs since just before the start of the pandemic in February 2020, according to…

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