Numbers Game

Private sector improvement, a continuing credit crunch and a slowdown in "green" building projects were components of the AGC-Computer Guidance 2012 Construction Hiring and Business Outlook. View the report and a video on YouTube, along with the results of detailed surveys of contractors nationwide and statewide.

You can find more about what's ahead for construction economics on page 3 of the most recent issue of our newsletter, The Builder.

In other news from the AGC of America:

Construction employment rose in 28 states between December 2010 and December 2011.
The Environmental Protection Agency launched a website to help contractors know what they need to do to meet standards regarding stationary diesel engines. Also from the EPA, information is starting to flow in on changes to the proposed stormwater regulation rules, which are due out February 15.
The AGC's next free webinar offering turns its attention to building a better organizational leadership program. This program starts at 1 p.m. Tuesday, February 21.
Materials prices dropped again in December, according to AGC of America Chief Economist Ken Simonson.