Tags: Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)
Non-residential fixed investment drops 12% in Q1 2012
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) says that non-residential fixed investment in structures dropped 12 percent in the first quarter of 2012 following a 0.9 percent decrease in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the April 27 Department of ... Read More...
AGC: Construction material prices rise moderately
The cost of construction materials is showing signs of accelerating after moderating in January, according to an analysis of producer price index figures and recent market information released by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).
Ongoing price increases underscore the ... Read More...
AGC one of top lobbying organizations in D.C.
Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), has been named by The Hill as a top lobbying organization in Washington, D.C., Carolinas Associated General Contractors (CAGC) announced about its parent organization.
This is the third year in a row the paper cited ... Read More...
AGC: U.S. construction materials prices up 8.1 percent
The amount contractors pay for a range of key construction materials held steady in September in the United States but climbed 8.1 percent from the year-earlier level, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released by the Associated ... Read More...
AGC: Construction fatalities decline by nearly 10 percent between 2009-2010
The number of construction fatalities declined by nearly 10 percent between 2009 and 2010 and by almost 40 percent during the past five years, according to an analysis of new federal data prepared by the Associated General Contractors of America ... Read More...
AGC: Construction employment up in 138 out of 337 metro areas
Construction employment increased in 138 out of 337 metropolitan areas between March 2010 and March 2011, decreased in 153, and stayed level in 46, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released April 26 by the Associated General ... Read More...
AGC swears in organization’s first female president
Kristine Young, the chief executive officer of Des Moines, Iowa-based Miller the Driller, became the first-ever woman to lead the U.S. construction industry as she was sworn in as president of the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) on March ... Read More...
Employment construction down 16K in December
Employment in construction declined by 16,000 during the month of December 2010 as the industry’s unemployment rate hit 20.7 percent, according to analysis of federal employment figures released Jan. 7 by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).
Even as the ... Read More...
AGC: Construction spending up, but industry still ‘fragile’
Construction spending increased by 0.4 percent in November, the third straight rise in the total, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) noted in an analysis of new Census Bureau data.
Private residential and public construction each gained 0.7 percent compared ... Read More...
Transportation group TRIP names chairman of board
A Fargo, N.D., construction executive has been named chairman of the board of TRIP, a national, non-profit transportation research group based in Washington, D.C.
Paul W. Diederich, president of Fargo, N.D.-based Industrial Builders Inc., has been involved in the construction field ... Read More...
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Is Obama’s $50 billion infrastructure proposal just a shot of adrenaline?
The proposal would address “long-overdue” infrastructure investments, but new transportation bill still ... Read More...
Stimulus funds boost April’s construction spending numbers
Construction spending rose to $869 billion between March and April this year thanks to stimulus funds, according to an Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) analysis of the Census Bureau’s latest spending figures. Total construction spending rose by 2.7 percent, ... Read More...
