Associated General Contractors of America

AGC Articles

• Contractors' Cost Squeeze Intensifies

  Prices for key construction materials rose sharply even as prices construction firms charge for completed projects remained stagnant in February.

   

• Plan to Reverse Construction Employment Declines

  ACGA outlines measures to boost construction activity and releases a new analysis of construction jobs lost since Jan. 2007.

   

• National Group to Unveil Recovery Plan For Construction Industry

  The Associated General Contractors of America will unveil a new national recovery plan for the U.S. construction industry and release a new city-by-city analysis of construction job losses.

   

• Construction Industry Adds 33,000 Jobs Between January and February

  Construction Workers May Have Benefitted from Improving Winter Weather as Industry Experiences Largest Monthly Employment Gain Since March 2007, Construction Officials Note

   

• Construction Spending Drops to Decade-Long Low in January as Plunging Private Nonresidential Spending Outweighs Federal Stimulus

  Drops in Nearly All Private Nonresidential Categories Offset Small Public Gains, Mixed Residential Results; Construction Officials Urge Quick Congressional Action to Keep Federal Funds Flowing.

   

• President's Transportation Proposal Has Potential to Boost Economic Activity

  AGC of America's chief executive officer responds to the President’s proposed 2012 federal budget and the House Republican’s proposed 2011 continuing resolution.

   

• Optimism After WOC 2011

  Momentum from WOC 2011 carries early portion of construction year.

   

• Construction Spending Tumbles to 10-Year Low in December

  Construction spending tumbled 2.5 percent in December to a $788 billion seasonally adjusted annual rate, the lowest level in a decade.

   

• Construction Employment Declines

  Construction employment declined in 232 out of 337 metropolitan areas between December 2009 and December 2010, according the Associated General Contractors of America.

   

• Infrastructure Investments Crucial to Broad Economic Growth

  President's call for new focus on infrastructure provides Republicans an opportunity to support business growth, protect taxpayers from growing maintenance & repair liabilities.