After nearly three and a half years and seventeen extensions Congress is finally moving legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration programs. On February 18 the Senate approved a two year measure that would, among other things, fund the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) at 4.0… Read More February 23, 2011
AGC of America sponsored a forum on the conservative case for transportation. Hosted by the Weekly Standard, it was the magazine's first-ever policy event.
The event, which was moderated by conservative commentator Fred Barnes, included a panel conversation featuring Virginia Secretary of… Read More February 23, 2011
Amendment to Restrict Imposition of PLAs on FY 2011 Work Narrowly Defeated
On February 16, Representative John Sullivan (R-Okla.) introduced legislation that seeks to ensure that federal contracts are awarded through open competition.
The Government Neutrality in Contracting Act would prohibit… Read More February 23, 2011
AGC’s 92nd Annual Convention—Las Vegas, Nevada, on March 21-25—provides members with an opportunity to learn more about recent developments associated with construction equipment, lead-based paint, stormwater controls, reuse of industrial materials and green construction.
On Monday, Glen Chrusciel… Read More February 23, 2011
On March 24, AGC will co-host a full-day Green Roads Summit at CONEXPO-CON/AGG in Las Vegas. Transportation and industry leaders will show the path of the green highways movement across the nation, an extension of the green building movement that now so dominates the construction industry.… Read More February 23, 2011
The current extension of highway and transit program authorization expires on March 4, 2011. Failure to pass an extension by that date will result in a shutdown of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This inaction could further result in:
Stopping Federal reimbursements to states for… Read More February 22, 2011
Guide to LEED 2009 Estimating and Preconstruction Strategies walks the reader step by step through the LEED 2009 for New Construction process, offering advanced techniques for estimating the actual costs, in time and money, for building green. It serves as an essential primer to price-assessment… Read More February 22, 2011
AGC of America’s HR Network is now known as the HR Forum. The HR Forum will continue to operate under its existing structure, allowing all AGC members and Chapter staff who have an interest in construction-industry HR issues to connect and interact with each other, keep pace with the latest… Read More February 22, 2011
The Census Bureau has begun to provide detailed locality and other data about population changes between 2000 and 2010. As of February 22, population changes by county and city were available for 13 states, with seven more expected this week and the rest by the end of March.
Census posts a map for… Read More February 22, 2011
AGC's chief economist Ken Simonson appeared on Bloomberg Television to discuss how demand for apartments, and new apartment construction, appears to be rising.
Watch the video here.
February 22, 2011