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Pewaukee Construction Contractor Rick Andritsch To Help Lead The Associated General Contractors Of America As President New Senior Vice President Trey Pebley, Vice President and National Treasurer will Work with Andritsch to Lead the Nationwide Construction Association’s Board of Director The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) today announced the new officers who have been…

Construction Jobs Increase In 38 States And D.C. Between January 2025 And January 2026; 40 States Have One-Month Gain In Construction Jobs Texas and West Virginia Top Lists of 12-Month Increases, While California and Oregon Have the Worst Decreases; Illinois and West Virginia Lead in Monthly Gainers; Idaho Has the Worst Number and Percent of…

Construction Employment Climbs By 26,000 In March With Gains In Residential And Nonresidential Segments As Firms Boost Pay To Attract, Retain Workers Average Construction Pay is Now Almost $39 an Hour as Employers Pay a Premium to Recruit from a Limited Pool of Qualified Workers, Association Urges Officials to Invest in Workforce Development & Boost…

Detroit’s Michigan Central Station Rehab Named Best Construction Project Of 2025, Wins Highest Honors In Build America Awards Program Private Categories Post Widespread Declines Apart from Data Centers and Residential Improvements As Ongoing Economic Uncertainty Drives Costs Higher, Leads to Deferred and Canceled Investments Construction spending slipped 0.3 percent from December to January as declines in…

Construction Spending Dips 0.3 Percent In January As Weakness In Private Residential And Nonresidential Investment Offsets Public Outlay Gains Private Categories Post Widespread Declines Apart from Data Centers and Residential Improvements As Ongoing Economic Uncertainty Drives Costs Higher, Leads to Deferred and Canceled Investments Construction spending slipped 0.3 percent from December to January as declines in…

National Construction Charity, Roger B. Kennedy Construction & Duffey Southeast Lead Volunteers In Upgrading Give Kids The World Village AGC Charities Inc.’s Annual Operation Opening Doors Project Involved Contractors from Across the Country who Donated Time, Materials & Money to Build New Fences, Clean Floors and Fix Sidewalks   KISSIMMEE, Fla. – AGC Charities Inc.,…

Soaring Fuel And Metals Costs Send Prices Higher For Construction Materials In February; Iran War Makes Further Increases Likely Construction Association Officials Warn Rising Metals and Fuel Costs Could Put Additional Pressure on Project Budgets; Impact on Project Delays and Costs Depends on Extent of Damage and War’s Duration   The producer price index for…

Construction Employment Falls By 11,000 In February With Declines In Residential And Nonresidential As Firms Worry About Demand Levels Association Officials Note that Contractors Appear to Have Hit Pause on Hiring in February as Firms Seek Greater Certainty about Materials Prices, Future Federal Infrastructure Investments and Other Demand   Construction employment declined by 11,000 jobs…

Extreme Increases In Aluminum, Steel And Copper Costs Drive Up Prices For Construction Materials In January; Spending Ends 2025 Down From 2024 Construction Association Officials Say the Lack of Domestic Supply and Tariffs are Driving up the Cost of Key Materials, Say Best Way to Boost Domestic Production is to Provide Greater Certainty about Demand…

Construction Group Launches Campaign To Push For New Highway And Transit Funding To Preserve Economic Growth In Communities Across The Country America’s Moving Forward Campaign to Urge Congress to Pass New Surface Transportation Bill on Time, as New Associated General Contractors of America Report Finds Most Major Metros Added Construction Jobs Since 2020   The…