SpaceX has announced it will invest $100 billion to build the largest launch facility in the world, in Vermilion Parish. "Louisiana Spaceport" is designed to support thousands of launches annually and unlock spaceflight on an unprecedented scale. The historic project will establish Louisiana as a global hub for next-generation aerospace, with the capacity and infrastructure...

Data center construction is booming – but unprecedented growth brings new risks, challenges, and opportunities for contractors. AGC’s new five-part webinar series, Building the Future: The Data Center Construction Playbook, will bring together contractors, owners, insurers, attorneys, economists, and other industry experts to explore what it takes to compete and succeed

Government funding, surface transportation, defense, and several other major bills are competing for attention before September 30. Lawmakers will soon return to Washington with a long list of unfinished business and little time to complete it. Government funding tops the agenda, but it is far from the only major item facing Congress before the fiscal year ends. Surface transportation reauthorization, the annual defense bill, water infrastructure legislation, and several expiring federal programs could all compete for floor time this fall.

The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) airport grant program funds airport infrastructure projects such as runways, taxiways, airport signage, airport lighting, and airport markings. The grants strengthen our nation's aviation infrastructure.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted the federal permit authorizing construction of the Louisiana International Terminal (LIT), clearing the way for the nation's only new greenfield container port currently under development - a project positioned to turbocharge the economy of Greater New Orleans, redefine Gulf Coast trade capacity, and strengthen the U.S.

Baton Rouge Community College opened its new Capital City Construction Lab on Friday, creating a hands-on training space for students pursuing careers in the skilled trades, reports Yahoo.com. The facility, funded in part by an $850,000 grant from the Lowe's Foundation, provides training in carpentry, electrical work, HVAC, plumbing and construction management.

Recent tariff actions involving Canadian imports and proposed expanded tariff authority under a new sanctions bill could increase uncertainty for contractors already managing supply chain and cost pressures. After a three-day pause, the 50% tariffs on many Canadian imports took effect on August 22, 2026. Canada responded by imposing retaliatory tariffs on a range of U.S. products, which will take effect on September 8, 2026. These duties underscore the escalating trade tensions between the two countries and raise concerns about higher costs for materials, equipment, and other goods used by the construction industry. 

AGC recently urged the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to withdraw a proposed change to its lead standards that would eliminate an existing requirement for full-facepiece respirators in certain circumstances.

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Did you know? According to OSHA, 25% of job-site accidents relate to a language barrier. Hispanics will account for 75% of workforce growth through 2034, and over 60% of immigrant workers do not speak English (US Labor of Statistics).

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