Texas and Maine Have Biggest Number and Percent of Annual Job Gains, Ohio and Wyoming Have Largest Annual Losses; Texas and Iowa Have Largest Monthly Gains While Nevada and West Virginia Have Largest Monthly Declines
ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ of America and ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ of San Antonio successfully delivered the brand new second edition of ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥â€™s Project Manager Development Program courses January 20th through the 24th to a sold-out class held at the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ of San Antonio. Delivery of this course highlights the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ of San Antonio’s commitment to educating and engaging their members. The updated curriculum directly addresses the core business of General Contractors, Specialty Contractors, and all trade partners. The class consisted of a mix of all three contractor types and everyone benefitted from instruction from ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ chapter instructors from ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ of Wisconsin, ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ of Houston and The Arizona Builder’s Alliance.
Survey Finds Optimism about 2020 along with Even Tighter Labor Supply as Construction Unemployment Sets Record December Low; Association Calls for Government to Boost Career Opportunities, Immigration
For the eleventh year in a row, ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ of America has been named as one of the nation’s top lobbying operations by Capitol Hill newspaper The Hill. The publication’s annual ranking of top lobbyists lists ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ CEO Steve Sandherr as a top lobbyist. Sandherr said the listing is a really an acknowledgement of the quality of the association’s government relations team, noting that the team secured $7.6 billion in federal highway funding that Congress had planned to cut, a disaster aid package with billions of dollars dedicated to rebuilding impacted communities, and regulatory reforms to lower the bureaucratic burden on the industry, among other accomplishments this year.
Industry Continues to Add Workers Faster and Pay Higher Wages than Overall Economy as Association Officials Call on Congress and the White House to Pass the JOBS Act, Boost Funding for Career Training
Every year, ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ of America’s Student Chapter members and faculty gather together at ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥â€™s Annual Convention to connect with chapters across the nation, share ideas, become exposed to industry trends, issues and technological developments and experience the excitement of entering this important industry! Make sure your student chapter members join us again this year for our annual Student Chapter meeting where we will recognize the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ Education and Research Foundation award winners, hear presentations by the 2019 Outstanding Student Chapter Contest winners and participate in Student Chapter best practices roundtable discussions. ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ of America also offers students the chance to participate in the Bill Ratz Memorial Topgolf Tournament with the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ Education and Research Foundation. Student and faculty registration rates can be found on the ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥ Convention website. To obtain dates and times for student sessions at Convention and to get your students registered please contact paige.packard@agc.org.
Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas and Omaha-Council Bluffs, Neb.-Iowa Have Largest Gains; New York City and Fairbanks, Alaska Lag the Most as Industry Calls for Measures to Boost Supply of Qualified Workers
CLC volunteers from the Builder’s Association in Kansas City, Missouri braved the humidity on Saturday, August 10, 2019, to transform the outdoor areas of an Overland Park Missouri residence into an attractive and welcoming landscape. The residence is owned and operated by Friends of JCDS (Johnson County Developmental Supports), Inc., a non-profit that provides affordable and accessible housing and other services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
ÃÛ½ÛÖ±²¥â€™s Lean Construction Forum is focused on growing the implementation of lean practices in the construction industry by providing educational opportunities and developing a community where anyone with an interest in lean construction can come together to engage in a dialog on best practices, share information, and participate in a broad, coordinated effort to promote and define the use of lean concepts and processes within the construction industry.