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The Associated General Contractors of America joined with a range of employer groups representing a broad cross-section of the economy…
In a decision issued on Dec. 16, 2022, the National Labor Relations Board reinstated its prior standard providing off-duty workers…
Plunging prices for diesel fuel, lumber, and steel cooled inflation for materials and services used in construction in December, but…
New guidance instructs federal agencies to develop implementation rules that would quantify greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and incorporate the social…
On January 12, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sided with AGC in tentatively denying an environmental group’s effort to force contractors to…
Construction firms added 28,000 employees in December and continued to raise wages for hourly workers more than other sectors as…
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced that the $15-an-hour minimum wage for federal contractors under Executive Order (EO) 14026 will increase to…
On Dec. 30, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released a final rule to newly…
New Industry Outlook Survey Shows Contractors Expect Infrastructure and Other Public-Sector Funding Will Help As Growth Slows for Many Types…
Total construction spending increased by 0.2 percent in November, dragged down by a lack of new infrastructure projects along with…