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Spotlight Your Achievements! AGC Launches Awards Season with the Opening of Build America, AGC in the Community, Innovation, Diversity and Inclusion Awards
July 15, 2024
Apply by Thursday, October 31, 2024!  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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State Construction Employment - June
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CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT SHOWS SIGNS OF "STABILIZING" AS SIX STATES ADD JOBS BETWEEN JUNE 2009 & 2010; 22 STATES ADD JOBS DURING THE PAST MONTH Kansas Tops Yearly and Kentucky Tops Monthly Gainers; Nevada and California Experience Most Jobs Losses During Past Year While Wyoming Experiences… Read More
July 20, 2010
New Publication Explores Integrated Project Delivery
Integrated Project Delivery for Public and Private Owners explores the varying degrees of collaboration found in IPD, defining it as a philosophy and as a delivery method.  The publication explores why owners should consider adopting IPD principles, how IPD fits in to related industry trends, such… Read More
July 19, 2010
Proposed OSHA Legislation Fails to Recognize the Need for Industry and Government to Work Together to Improve Safety
H.R. 5663, The Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, was recently introduced in response to the tragic mine accident in West Virginia. However, the legislation also seeks to make drastic changes to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) by turning back the clock on well over 15… Read More
July 19, 2010
New Publication Explores All Levels of IPD for Project Owners
AGC of America, together with the National Association of State Facilities Administrators (NASFA), Construction Owners Association of America (COAA), APPA: The Association of Higher Education Facilities Officers, and the American Institute of Architects (AIA), just released Integrated Project… Read More
July 19, 2010
Building Contractors Conference Presentations Available
PowerPoint presentations from the June 2010 AGC Building Contractors Conference in Midway, Utah are now available by clicking here. Presentation topics include: lean construction case studies, EPA Effluent Limitations Guidelines rule, OSHA's agenda, material prices outlook, sustainable design… Read More
July 19, 2010
AGC Responds to EPA’s Plans to Expand Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program Rule to Commercial Buildings
AGC July 6 responded to an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to expand the Agency's Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program (RRP) requirements to cover work performed in commercial and public buildings. The ANPR includes no proposed… Read More
July 19, 2010
ConsensusDOCS Administrative Forms - FREE Webinar
July 22, 2010 | 2:00p.m. - 3:30p.m. ET   ConsensusDOCS has dozens of administrative forms to help you manage your construction projects, both large and small. Learn about the ConsensusDOCS administrative forms using the 700 Series as a baseline for examples.  Learn how to use these administrative… Read More
July 19, 2010
AGC Explores New Federal Rules for Stormwater Runoff from Construction Sites, Provides In-Depth Q&A Analysis
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized new stormwater requirements that will impact nearly every construction and development project in the United States.  Penalties for violating these "Construction and Development Effluent Limitations Guidelines" (C&D ELG) may… Read More
July 19, 2010
Part III: How Can Contractors Stay Informed of New Rules Coming Out of U.S. EPA?
Recent upgrades to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) new "Rulemaking Gateway" offers small businesses "an easy way" to track most rulemakings, according to the Agency.  This website provides an overview of EPA's priority rulemakings that are currently under development. It also… Read More
July 19, 2010
Town Hall Meetings Address Transportation and Jobs
AGC participated in a town hall-style meeting with U.S. Department of Transportation's top leaders who addressed the next long-term transportation bill. This meeting was the final event in the Department's series of "listening tours" leading up to release of its principles the surface… Read More
July 16, 2010

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