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New AGC survey show over half of construction workers report vehicles have entered their jobsites. May 27, 2021 RyanOverman New data shows motorists and workers are at risk. Officials are urging drivers to be careful around jobsites and work zones as summer driving season starts. The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) and HCSS announced new survey results highlighting the dangers of highway work zones for motorists and workers. The survey is conducted to better understand the freq...

Speaking on Wednesday at a Daily Reporter Builder Breakfast webinar on “The future of the construction supply chain,” AGC of America Chief Economist Ken

Thu May 27, 2021 - National Edition AGC Sixty percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and HCSS. In response, officials urged drivers to slow down and remain alert while passing through work zones during the summer driving season. "The men and women of t...

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May 25, 2021 Construction employment in April remained below the pre-pandemic high set in February 2020 in 36 states and the District of Columbia, despite increases from March to April in 26 states, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data released for April. Association officials said that the sector’s recovery was being undermined by increases in materials prices, delays in receiving key construction supplies and labor short...

Crazy construction costs impacting US homebuyers, builders Price of building supplies jump amid pandemic, triggering bump in costs for homebuyers Jason Carr, Digital Anchor, Live in the D Host Published:  Tags:  Prices for building supplies are at an all-time high across the nation, creating a ripple effect that is impacting home builders and buyers. The cost of lumber, steel and other building supplies have surged in recent months across the U.S. Lumber costs alone are adding nearly $36,000 ...

Materials Prices, Supply Chain Woes Threaten Recovery: AGC SHARE May 17, 2021 The cost of goods and services used in construction accelerated further in April as more items logged double-digit increases over the past year, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) of government data released today. Meanwhile, nonresidential contractors struggled with delays in receiving materials and intensify...

Sunday, 16 May 2021 08:40 PM MYT US President-elect Joe Biden delivers remarks during a televised speech on the current economic and health crises at The Queen Theatre in Wilmington, Delaware January 14, 2021. — Reuters pic Subscribe to our Telegram channel for the latest updates on news you need to know. WASHINGTON, May 16 — High unemployment. Rising prices. Gas lines. They’re a bad memory for Americans old enough to remember the 1970s — but they’re also likely causing a few sleeples...