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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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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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