Firms Are Boosting Pay and Benefits, Adding New Training Programs and Adopting New Technologies to Cope, but Labor Shortages Threaten Broader Economic Growth as Officials Outline Federal Measures to Help Eighty percent of construction firms report they are having a hard time filling hourly craft positions that represent the bulk of the construction workforce, according [...]
Total Fund Will Exceed $800,000, Additional Funding Available for Maine Students Contractors review donated items for the silent auction. The Associated General Contractors of Maine Education Foundation announced following a Gala Event that contractors have committed to more than $300,000 in additional funds for Maine students pursuing construction careers. The total fund balance [...]
Construction Official Urges Senate and House Officials to Build on the Work of Senators Barrasso and Carper by Passing a Bipartisan, Bi-cameral Highway and Transit Bill as Soon as Possible The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in support of the newly introduced, bipartisan [...]
The Associated General Contractors of Maine applauds Governor Janet Mills decision to veto two bills targeting the New England Clean Energy Connect and setting the stage for a new threat to the state’s permitting process. “Maine construction workers are hopeful the project will receive a fair process, and in the end, we can build a [...]
MEDIA ADVISORY Contractor’s Event to Raise Funds for Education Foundation to Help Maine Students Pursuing Construction Careers New England Patriots Superbowl Champion Rob Ninkovich to Speak A new effort to help increase the education and training of Maine’s workforce includes raising money to increase the capacity of the association’s education foundation. On Friday, May 17, [...]