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AGC of America is proud to announce the launch of the 2025 AGC Awards competitions! The Baldwin Group Build America Awards (including the Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence category) and AGC in the Community competitions recognize the nation's most… Read More
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As members of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform work to finalize their report before the December 1 deadline, AGC and other transportation stakeholders continue to meet with those members to ensure any final package includes the 15 cent per gallon gas tax increase that was… Read More
November 18, 2010
With this strategic guide to building information modeling (BIM), you'll learn how to implement this new technology as part of a comprehensive systems approach to the design, construction, management, operation, maintenance, and use of buildings.
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November 18, 2010
AGC’s latest BIMForum meeting had near-record attendance, with nearly 300 architects, engineers and contractors on site in Atlanta.
Attendees participated in tours of a construction project on Georgia Tech’s campus as well as Georgia Tech’s Digital Building Labs. In addition, AGC congratulated… Read More
November 18, 2010
The ConsensusDOCS 752 – Subcontract for Federal Government Construction Projects was created specifically to assist contractors and subcontractors comply with new and complex federal laws and regulations. The ConsensusDOCS Federal Subcontract is the only standard agreement that addresses the terms… Read More
November 17, 2010
AGC is now accepting nominations to the 12th Annual Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA). CSEA is the industry’s elite safety excellence awards program, recognizing companies that have developed and implemented premier safety and loss prevention programs.
The CSEA program also showcases… Read More
November 17, 2010
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) have released a draft Accounting Standards Update to create a single revenue recognition standard across multiple industries, including construction.
The new standard could have significant… Read More
November 17, 2010
Originally written in 1999, a task force of AGC members updated and completed the AGC Guide to Construction Financing-Second Edition (PDF). This 26-page publication clearly explains the construction financing process and points out some of the opportunities and pitfalls for the contractor. It is… Read More
November 17, 2010
Training centers, community colleges and high schools nationwide will have clearer guidelines to help train future construction workers thanks to a new “competency model” released November 12 by the U.S. Department of Labor and the Associated General Contractors of America. The framework will give… Read More
November 16, 2010
Arkansas Business covered AGC's chief economist Ken Simonson's latest visit to the Arkansas Chapter in Little Rock this week. During his presentation, Simonson told the audience that while the industry isn't yet in recovery mode, it is worsening at a slower rate.
Read the article in Arkansas… Read More
November 16, 2010
Construction contractors continue to be squeezed by rising prices for key construction materials and flat prices for what they can charge for finished projects, according to an analysis of October Producer Price Index figures released Tuesday by the Associated General Contractors of America.… Read More
November 16, 2010