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August 13, 2024
With the addition of two new federal bid protests, AGC is aware that four AGC-member construction firms have now filed federal bid protests objecting to project solicitations that require a project labor agreement (PLA). All four protests have led the government to voluntarily suspend the contract… Read More
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Transportation Secretary Buttigieg Testifies
Lays Out Bold Vision for Infrastructure Investment
On March 25, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg made his first visit to Capitol Hill in his new capacity to testify before the House Transportation and Infrastructure… Read More
March 25, 2021
Announcing June Agenda for AGC's 2021 Surety Bonding and Construction Risk Management Conference
Join your fellow leaders in the construction, surety and insurance industries for engaging educational sessions and candid discussions of common interests and your respective strengths and weaknesses.… Read More
March 25, 2021
On March 22, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to become the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor by a bipartisan final vote of 68-29. Mayor Walsh has a long history with the construction industry, as he is the former head of the Boston Building Trades… Read More
March 25, 2021
On March 16, bipartisan members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced the AGC- supported Water Quality Protection and Jobs Creation Act of 2021 (HR 1915). The bill would substantially increase federal funding assistance available to states and localities through the… Read More
March 25, 2021
Senate Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) told AFL-CIO leader Richard Trumka that the PRO Act would receive a vote in the U.S. Senate if 50 senators pledge to support it. Currently, 45 Democratic senators have pledged their support for the PRO Act. The only Democratic senators to not yet lend… Read More
March 25, 2021
On March 25, the Senate is expected to pass the AGC-supported Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Extension Act that would extend the deadline for taking out a PPP loan through June 30, 2021. Importantly, while the legislation extends the deadline for loan approval through June 30, borrowers’… Read More
March 25, 2021
AGC Enters into Negotiations with SBA; Hoping for Settlement of PPP Lawsuit
AGC Member Wins Forgiveness of PPP Loan Over $2 Million
AGC and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) have agreed to formal discussions of a potential settlement of the lawsuit that AGC has brought against the Loan… Read More
March 25, 2021
On March 22, the United States Senate confirmed the nomination of Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to become the next Secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor by a bipartisan final vote of 68-29. Walsh has a long history with the construction industry. He is the former head of the Boston Building… Read More
March 23, 2021
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land and Lake Charles, La. Have Worst 12-Month Employment Losses; Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, Calif. and Sierra Vista-Douglas, Ariz. Top Ranks of Job Gainers
Construction employment decreased from… Read More
March 19, 2021
On March 18, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the AGC-supported American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6). This measure seeks to take a first step in reforming our nation’s immigration system by protecting the legal status of work authorized-Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (… Read More
March 18, 2021