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TRIP Report: Arizona’s Rural Roads Have High Fatality Rates & Significant Deficiencies
TRIP, a national transportation research nonprofit released its annual report on the nation’s rural roads and bridges. The report finds that roads, highways, rails and bridges lack adequate capacit...
READ MOREWelcome New Members
The AZAGC is pleased to extend a warm welcome to the following new members: Lewis and Smith Engineering, LLC 15270 N. Oracle Road, Suite 124, Tucson, AZ 85739 520-437-9228 www.lewisandsmith.com Luk...
READ MOREAGC of America Re-Launches Construction Votes Election Center
Today is National Voter Registration Day and AGC of America and its Construction Advocacy Fund are excited to announce the relaunch of Construction Votes, the industry’s dedicated election center f...
READ MOREAZAGC Partners with YouTurn Health to Help Prevent Suicides in the Construction Industry
In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Month, the Arizona Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, Inc. (AZAGC) is proud to partner with Youturn Health, a dedicated organiza...
READ MOREConstruction Firms Add 34,000 Jobs in August With Gains in All Subsectors as Industry Unemployment Rate Hits Record August Low of 3.2 Percent
The construction sector added 34,000 jobs in August while the industry’s unemployment rate fell to 3.2 percent, the lowest August rate in the 25-year history of the data, according to an analysis o...
READ MORENew Survey Shows How Nation’s Failure To Invest In Construction Education & Training Programs Makes It Hard For Firms To Build
The nation’s failure to invest in construction workforce education and training programs is having a real, measurable impact on the country’s ability to build infrastructure and other construction...
READ MOREConstruction Spending Slips 0.3 Percent In July With Decreases In Private Projects As New Survey Indicates Worker Shortages Are Worsening
Construction spending slid 0.3 percent from June to July, pulled down by declines in private residential and nonresidential construction, according to an analysis of a new government report that th...
READ MOREWelcome New Members July-August
The AZAGC is pleased to extend a warm welcome to the following new members: Coral Construction Company 10780 SW Clutter Road, Sherwood, OR 97140 503-682-2252 www.coralconstruction.com John Weisner,...
READ MOREPhoenix wins US industrial construction crown
With 40 million square feet of industrial construction underway in the first half of the year, Phoenix leads the nation in that category, according to a report by real estate listing site Commercia...
READ MORE$2B semiconductor complex planned in Peoria, Ariz.
Semiconductor company Amkor is planning a $2 billion campus in Peoria, Ariz. A video explains the plan for the project, which will eventually produce silicon wafers. KPNX-TV (Phoenix)
READ MOREConstruction Employment Increases In 39 States Between July 2023 And July 2024
Construction employment increased in 39 states in July from a year earlier, while 29 states and the District of Columbia added construction jobs between June and July, according to a new analysis o...
READ MOREUndergraduate and Graduate Scholarship Program Applications Open
The AGC Education and Research Foundation is excited to announce that applications for their annual undergraduate and graduate scholarships are now open for the 2025-2026 academic year! These schol...
READ MOREAGC of America Awards Applications Now Open! Apply by October 31st
AGC of America is proud to announce the launch of the 2025 AGC Awards competitions! AGC awards recognize the nation’s most pioneering projects as well as talented and community-minded contractors,...
READ MOREImportant Prop 479 Fundraiser on August 29th
Join us for this important fundraiser on August 29, 2024 to support Proposition 479 that will be on the November ballot. This proposition is a vital investment in transportation infrastructure for...
READ MOREConstruction Spending Slides 0.3 Percent In June As Drop In Homebuilding And Major Public Segments Outweighs Selected Nonresidential Gains
Construction spending slid 0.3 percent from May to June as declines in single-family homebuilding and major public project types outweighed selective gains in private nonresidential categories, acc...
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