--- title: Concord | News | AGC description: AGC | Stay informed on the latest updates and news for Concord. image: https://www.concordlp.com/hubfs/A%20green%20woodland%20close%20up%20of%20the%20ground%20with%20the%20Concord%20logo%20overlaying%20on%20top.jpg --- # News Posts tagged with AGC Search Filter Select a topic Show all articles 174 Amortization 179D 179D Information ABI ACEC AGC AIA Advocacy Architects Billings Index Concord Policy Primer Construction EBI Economic Data Engineers Extenders General Contractors Industry Trends Legislative Outlook Legislative Update OBBBA PWA R&D Safe Harbor Tax Incentives ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Screen-Shot-2015-12-18-at-11_19_00-AM-1-1-1.png?length=800&name=Screen-Shot-2015-12-18-at-11_19_00-AM-1-1-1.png) [AGC](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/agc) Jan 01, 2015 ## Report from AGC – Contractors Predict Boom Year Contractors interviewed by the Association of General Contractors for its new report Ready To Hire Again: The 2015 Construction Hiring And Business Outlook don’t just say they’re confident in the coming year: They’re putting their money behind it, with 80 percent planning to expand their payrolls. ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-34-37-2736-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-48-56-2853-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-35-30-6865-PM.jpg?length=800&name=concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-34-37-2736-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-48-56-2853-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-35-30-6865-PM.jpg) [AGC](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/agc) Nov 07, 2014 ## AGC Economist Forecasts Strong Overall Construction Growth Citing the “shale gale” — the increased production of North American shale oil and its downstream effects — a rise in residential construction (especially multi-family) and work on the Panama Canal, Ken Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America, said he foresees strong construction growth for 2015. ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-34-37-2736-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-48-56-2853-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-35-30-6865-PM.jpg?length=800&name=concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-34-37-2736-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-48-56-2853-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-35-30-6865-PM.jpg) [AGC](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/agc) Mar 03, 2014 ## AGC construction spending analysis shows biggest increase in 8 years Despite a harsh winter, year-over-year construction spending has increased by the greatest amount since 2006, according to an analysis of Census Bureau data by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-34-37-2736-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-48-56-2853-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-35-30-6865-PM.jpg?length=800&name=concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-34-37-2736-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-48-56-2853-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-35-30-6865-PM.jpg) [AGC](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/agc) Mar 03, 2014 ## AGC construction Spending Analysis Shows Biggest Increase in 8 Years Despite a harsh winter, year-over-year construction spending has increased by the greatest amount since 2006, according to an analysis of Census Bureau data by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). ![](https://www.concordlp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-34-37-2736-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-48-56-2853-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-35-30-6865-PM.jpg?length=800&name=concord-default-featured-image-Mar-19-2024-10-34-37-2736-AM-Mar-19-2024-11-48-56-2853-AM-Mar-19-2024-12-35-30-6865-PM.jpg) [AGC](https://www.concordlp.com/news/tag/agc) Jan 19, 2012 ## AGC Urges Congress to Pass Infrastructure Bills Five years after states started shedding construction jobs in advance of the recession, construction employment is down in every state — in some cases, by more than 50 percent, according to an analysis of Census Bureau data by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC).