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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…

Wed, 09/28/2022 – 10:30 Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, Texas, Muskegon, Mich., Bloomington, Ill. Have Largest 12-Month Gains; Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Fla. and Richmond, Va. Experience the Worst Year-over-Year Decreases Construction employment increased in 246 or 69 percent of 358 metro areas between August 2021 and August 2022, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new…

Arizona Has Largest One-Month Pickup in Jobs, While Minnesota and Wyoming Have Largest Decreases; Lack of Qualified Applicants Is Major Reason for Project Delays as 93 Percent of Firms Report Openings Construction employment climbed in 31 states from July to August, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…