AGC
Located in the Metropolitan Washington, DC area, The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) is the leading association for the construction industry. Operating in partnership with its nationwide network of Chapters, AGC provides a full range of services satisfying the needs and concerns of its members, thereby improving the quality of construction and protecting the public interest.
Contact:
Associated General Contractors of America
2300 Wilson Blvd., Suite 400
Arlington, VA 22201
Phone:(703) 548-3118 - Local
(800) 242-1767 - Publications
Fax: (703) 548-3119
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINED IN 36 STATES BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND MARCH WHILE 24 STATES AND...
April 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The momentum boosting the number of states adding construction jobs stalled in March as only 12 states and the District of Columbia added jobs since February, another 36 states lost construction jobs and employment ...
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRICES SPIKE IN MARCH EVEN AS THE PRICES CONTRACTORS CHARGE TO COMPLETE...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The cost of construction materials jumped in March, even as the amount contractors charge to complete projects remained stagnant, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released ...
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 171 OUT OF 337 METRO AREAS BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2011 &...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment increased in 171 out of 337 metropolitan areas between February 2011 and February 2012, decreased in 119 and stayed level in 47, according to a new analysis of federal empl...
MARCH CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DIPS BY 7,000 BUT RISES 1 PERCENT FROM A YEAR AGO;...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 6, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The construction industry lost 7,000 jobs between February and March, following a similar decline of 6,000 the month before, but extended a pattern of modest year-over-year job increases, according...
YEAR-OVER-YEAR GAINS IN PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION OUTWEIGH PUBLIC SECTOR CUTS DESPITE SECOND STRAIGHT MONTHLY SPENDING...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - April 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction spending in February topped year-ago totals by 5.8 percent as a double-digit increase in private construction offset a small drop in public sector spending, according to a new analysis...
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 30 STATES AND D.C. BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2011 & 2012 WHILE...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 30, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment rose in 30 states and the District of Columbia between February 2011 and February 2012, while 18 states lost construction jobs and two held steady—the best net positive s...
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES IN 111 OUT OF 337 METRO AREAS BETWEEN JANUARY 2011 &...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment declined in 111 out of 337 metropolitan areas between January 2011 and January 2012, increased in 169 and stayed level in 57, according to a new analysis of federal emplo...
ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF AMERICA INTRODUCES NEW OFFICERS TO LEAD CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
HONOLULU - March 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) today announced the new officers who have been selected to lead the nation’s largest construction trade association. Joseph Jarboe, senior vice presid...
ARLINGTON’S PENTAGON RENOVATION WINS GRAND AWARD FOR BEST CONSTRUCTION PROJECT OF 2011, ADDITIONAL 15...
HONOLULU - March 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Arlington’s Pentagon renovation project was the most significant construction projects of 2011, the Associated General Contractors of America announced today. As a result, the project’s contractor, He...
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRICES ACCELERATE SHARPLY IN FEBRUARY, FORCING CONTRACTORS TO PAY MORE FOR SUPPLIES...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The cost of construction materials accelerated dramatically in February after moderating for several months, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released today by the Associat...
NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CHARITY RENOVATES FACILITY OF HONOLULU NON-PROFIT THAT SUPPORTS FAMILIES OF SERIOUSLY ILL...
HONOLULU - March 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Dozens of volunteer contractors renovated the facility of a Honolulu-based charity group named HUGS that supports families with seriously ill children free-of-charge. The renovation project was organized ...
U.S. ROUTE 60 AT VICKSBURG ROAD ROUNDABOUT NAMED ONE OF 2011′S MOST SUCCESSFUL CONSTRUCTION...
HONOLULU - March 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Vicksburg’s U.S. Route 60 at Vicksburg Road Roundabout was one of the most successful construction partnerships of 2011, the Associated General Contractors of America announced today. As a result, the p...
BETHESDA-BASED CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP HONORED FOR PERFORMING SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY’S BEST CHARITABLE...
HONOLULU - March 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Bethesda-based Clark Construction Group was honored today for performing some of the construction industry’s best charitable work in 2011 for its efforts in helping communities impacted by the extensive...
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES IN 28 STATES AND D.C. BETWEEN JANUARY 2011 & 2012 AS...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 13, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment rose in 28 states and the District of Columbia between January 2011 and January 2012, while 20 states lost construction jobs and two held steady—the best net positive sho...
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES BY 13,000 IN FEBRUARY AS INDUSTRY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS 17.1 PERCENT,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The construction industry lost 13,000 jobs between January and February, but continued a string of year-over-year job increases, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released tod...
JANUARY CONSTRUCTION SPENDING SLIPS FROM YEAR-END AS RESIDENTIAL WORK SURGES AND NONRESIDENTIAL IS MIXED...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - March 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction spending inched down less than 0.1 percent in January, following a large upward revision in December and November, according to a new analysis of federal data released today by the Ass...
NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION GROUP TO RENOVATE FACILITY OF HONOLULU CHARITY THAT SUPPORTS FAMILIES WITH SERIOUSLY...
February 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction charity organization AGC Charities, Inc. announced today that it will renovate the facility of a Honolulu-based charity group that supports families with seriously ill children as part of its annual ...
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT BELOW PEAK LEVELS IN 329 OUT OF 337 METRO AREAS WHILE VITAL...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment remains below peak levels in 329 out of 337 metro areas, according to a new analysis released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Given the continued...
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRICES RISE MODERATELY IN JANUARY BUT SHOW SIGNS OF ACCELERATING; CONTRACTORS URGE...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- 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 ...
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT HITS TWO-YEAR HIGH IN JANUARY BUT INDUSTRY’S 17.7 PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE REMAINS...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - February 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The construction industry added 21,000 jobs in January, as a second consecutive month of unseasonably mild winter weather helped the industry raise employment to a two-year high, according to ...
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT RISES IN 28 STATES AND D.C. IN DECEMBER, WHILE 21 STATES SHED...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment rose in 28 states and the District of Columbia between December 2010 and December 2011, the largest number of states with year-over-year employment gains since November 2...
CONSTRUCTION FIRMS TO MAKE SIGNIFICANTLY FEWER LAYOFFS IN 2012 AS PRIVATE SECTOR DEMAND IMPROVES,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Significantly fewer construction firms are planning to make layoffs in 2012 than at any point in the past few years according to survey results released today by the Associated General Contracto...
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT BELOW PEAK LEVELS IN EVERY STATE AS NATIONAL GROUP BEGINS PUSH FOR...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 19, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Five years after states first started shedding construction jobs, construction employment remains below peak levels in all fifty states and the District of Columbia according to a new analysis r...
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT INCREASES BY 17,000 IN DECEMBER AS INDUSTRY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS 16 PERCENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment increased in December by 17,000 driven by gains in nonresidential construction employment, according to an analysis of new federal employment data released today by the A...
CONSTRUCTION SPENDING HITS 17-MONTH HIGH IN NOVEMBER WITH MONTHLY GAINS IN ALL SEGMENTS BUT...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Both Single- and Multifamily Homebuilding Improve from October and Year Ago; Private Nonresidential Increases from November 2010 are Widespread; Most Public Categories Drop from Year-Earlier Levels
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRICES INCH DOWN IN NOVEMBER BUT CONTINUE TO OUTRUN YEAR-OVER-YEAR BUILDING PRICES,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The amount contractors pay for a range of key construction materials edged down 0.1 percent in November but climbed 6.2 percent from a year earlier, outstripping the increase in contractors’ ...
146 OUT OF 337 METRO AREAS LOST CONSTRUCTION JOBS BETWEEN OCTOBER 2010 & 2011...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment declined in 146 out of 337 metropolitan areas between October 2010 and October 2011, increased in 140 and stayed level in 51, according to a new analysis of federal emplo...
NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES LEAN CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALING PROGRAM
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Anyone interested in learning, and ultimately getting certified in, Lean Construction practices can now begin the first comprehensive education program created to train people in the practice of...
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINES BY 12,000 IN NOVEMBER AS INDUSTRY’S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HITS 13.1 PERCENT
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 5, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction employment shrank for the second straight month in November as residential, nonresidential building and heavy construction segments remained in low gear, according to an analysis of...
CONSTRUCTION SPENDING INCREASES FOR THIRD STRAIGHT MONTH IN OCTOBER; HOMEBUILDING, PRIVATE NONRESIDENTIAL SEGMENTS RISE,...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 1, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Construction spending increased for the third straight month in October as private activity strengthened while public spending shrank, the Associated General Contractors of America reported toda...
