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AGC Urges Congress To Pass New Highway And Transit Bill By September As Construction Spending Declines 1.5 Percent

By kara cuva | July 1, 2026 | Comments Off on AGC Urges Congress To Pass New Highway And Transit Bill By September As Construction Spending Declines 1.5 Percent

Contracting Officials Warn That Failure to Renew Highway and Transit Funding Will Undercut One of the Economy’s Strongest Drivers in Public Infrastructure Spending Construction spending…

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Construction Jobs Increase In Less Than Half Of Metro Areas From May 2025 To May 2026 Amid Rising Costs, Ebbing Demand And Threats To Infrastructure Work

By kara cuva | June 29, 2026 | Comments Off on Construction Jobs Increase In Less Than Half Of Metro Areas From May 2025 To May 2026 Amid Rising Costs, Ebbing Demand And Threats To Infrastructure Work

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas and Baton Rouge, La. Experience Largest Number and Percentage of Job Gains Over Latest 12 Months; Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, Calif. and Lawton, Okla.…

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BIDEN-ERA EFFORT TO EXPAND DAVIS-BACON RULES BEYOND CONSTRUCTION VACATED BY FEDERAL COURT AFTER AGC AND LABOR DEPARTMENT RESOLVE SUIT

By kara cuva | June 29, 2026 | Comments Off on BIDEN-ERA EFFORT TO EXPAND DAVIS-BACON RULES BEYOND CONSTRUCTION VACATED BY FEDERAL COURT AFTER AGC AND LABOR DEPARTMENT RESOLVE SUIT

Federal Officials Concede that Key Parts of the 2023 Rule Exceeded Statutory Authority and Were Arbitrary & Capricious in Response to a Lawsuit Filed by…

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Construction Employment Increases In 30 States And D.C. From May 2025 To May 2026; 23 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs From April To May

By kara cuva | June 29, 2026 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases In 30 States And D.C. From May 2025 To May 2026; 23 States And D.C. Add Construction Jobs From April To May

 Texas and Wisconsin Have the Largest Number and Percent of 12-Month Increases, While California and New Mexico Lag; Texas and Idaho Top Monthly Gainers, While…

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PRICES FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CLIMB AT HIGHEST RATE SINCE PANDEMIC, DRIVEN BY STEEP COST INCREASES FOR FUEL, ALUMINUM, COPPER AND DELIVERIES

By kara cuva | June 12, 2026 | Comments Off on PRICES FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS CLIMB AT HIGHEST RATE SINCE PANDEMIC, DRIVEN BY STEEP COST INCREASES FOR FUEL, ALUMINUM, COPPER AND DELIVERIES

Construction Association Officials Warn that Prices for the Materials Contractors Need to Build Projects are Rising Far Faster than What Firms are Able to Charge…

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Construction Employment Increases By 17,000 In May As Both Nonresidential And Residential Firms Add Jobs; Hourly Pay Rises By 5.0 Percent For The Year

By kara cuva | June 10, 2026 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases By 17,000 In May As Both Nonresidential And Residential Firms Add Jobs; Hourly Pay Rises By 5.0 Percent For The Year

Industry Employment and Wage Gains Continue to Outpace Overall Labor Market But Future Job Growth May Stall from Growing Community Backlash to Data Centers, Risk…

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Construction Jobs Increase In Majority Of Metro Areas From April 2025 To April 2026 Amid Growing Data Center Pushback And Need For Highway Bill

By kara cuva | June 10, 2026 | Comments Off on Construction Jobs Increase In Majority Of Metro Areas From April 2025 To April 2026 Amid Growing Data Center Pushback And Need For Highway Bill

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, Texas and Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill. Lead in Job Gains Over 12 Months; Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, Calif. and Lawton, Okla. Have Worst Job Losses   Construction employment…

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Construction Spending Rises 0.9 Percent Annually In April; Association Urges Officials To Renew Highway And Transit Funding By September

By kara cuva | June 3, 2026 | Comments Off on Construction Spending Rises 0.9 Percent Annually In April; Association Urges Officials To Renew Highway And Transit Funding By September

Contracting Officials Cite Vital Role of Highway Spending in Supporting Economic Growth Nationwide As They Note Total Nonresidential Construction Spending Has Risen Only When Road Projects…

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Architects, Contractors Unite To Strengthen Collaboration And Improve Project Outcomes

By kara cuva | June 3, 2026 | Comments Off on Architects, Contractors Unite To Strengthen Collaboration And Improve Project Outcomes

New AIA-AGC Framework Highlights Best Practices for Communication, Risk Management and Team Performance   WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and…

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Construction Employment Increases In 32 States And D.C. Between April 2025 And April 2026; 32 States Add Construction Jobs From March To April

By kara cuva | June 3, 2026 | Comments Off on Construction Employment Increases In 32 States And D.C. Between April 2025 And April 2026; 32 States Add Construction Jobs From March To April

Texas and Louisiana Have the Largest Number and Percent of 12-Month Increases, While California and Alaska Lag; Florida and New Mexico Lead in Monthly Gains,…

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