Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Construction Officials Caution that Rising Materials Prices Threaten to Undermine the Economic Recovery as Many Construction Firms are Unable to Capitalize on the Economic Re-Opening and Add New Staff
Materials costs and supply-chain issues remain top concerns for many contractors. To help contractors and chapters deliver the latest information to owners, officials, and others, AGC of America created the attached, newly revised, June edition of the Construction Inflation Alert, which is
June 23, 2021
New York and Vermont Iowa Post Biggest Monthly Losses, While Florida and Oklahoma Top Gainers; Texas and Wyoming Have Worst Job Losses from the Pandemic, as Utah and Idaho Add the Most
Construction employment in May remained below the April level in 40 states and the District of Columbia, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government employment data released today. Association officials said skyrocketing materials prices and excessive delays in receiving key construction supplies were holding back the industry’s recovery.
Preservation Idaho is proud to award the following projects at the Orchids and Onions Awards Ceremony the Idaho Black History Museum in Boise, ID. at 12:30 on Saturday, June 26th.
A version of this article previously appeared on EideBailly.com
The U.S. Treasury has released a 114-page “Green Book” detailing the tax proposals included in President Joe Biden’s budget for Fiscal Year 2022, which begins on October 1, 2021.
Earlier today, U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh announced that the long-anticipated federal COVID-19 ETS will NOT apply to construction. This represents a significant change from early reports that the new standard would apply to a broad range of industries, including construction. AGC of America led a broad coalition effort to question the need for the standard, considering the widespread adoption of coronavirus vaccines and the fact the construction industry has been operating, safely, since the start of the pandemic.
A version of this article previously appeared on EideBailly.com
What started out as a slow quarter for accounting standards updates (ASUs) ended with a bang with a significant change to goodwill evaluations for certain entities.
The Idaho AGC is proud that one of its members was honored by Construction Equipment magazine with its “Under 40” award. Chase Camberlango with Western Construction was recognized as one of only 17 winners nationwide in this year’s edition of the award that recognizes “the exciting potential within the heavy-equipment industry.”
In this episode of Words With Wayne, CM Company takes us on a tour of the new Owyhee High School wrapping up in Meridian. This much-needed project has been worked on by many different Idaho AGC members. We'll also touch base with Idaho AGC staff in Las Vegas and Eastern Idaho, and meet the newest addition to the Idaho AGC Board of Directors: Aaron Johnson with Bateman-Hall.
