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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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FHWA Issues Order to Rescind $8.7 Billion in State Highway Funds
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has notified states that, as required by SAFETEA-LU, $8.7 billion in budget authority will be rescinded from their unobligated Federal-aid highway balances on September 30, 2009. While for some states this will not have a direct effect, in many states this… Read More
August 27, 2009
Supporters Still Pushing for “So-Called” Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)
EFCA remains in a holding pattern on Capitol Hill at this time.  Right before the August break there were rumors that some movement had been made in finding a potential compromise to EFCA by removing the card check portion of the bill.  The group of Senators seeking to find a compromise are all… Read More
August 27, 2009
Is Your Company's Health Plan "Qualified"?
As many construction employers are trying to figure out exactly what health care reform will mean for them, one issue that raises questions for employers, insurers and employees alike is that of a "qualified health benefits" plan.  As mentioned in AGC's What Does a Health Insurance Mandate Mean for… Read More
August 27, 2009
AGC Offers Insights on Stimulus to USA Today and CNN
AGC's chief economist Ken Simonson was quoted today in USA Today and CNN.com regarding the effect of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act's construction funding. The USA Today article explains how stimulus-funded construction projects are coming in at lower than estimated costs, which is… Read More
August 26, 2009
Guest Article: The Hidden Risks of Green Buildings: Why Building Problems are Likely in Hot, Humid Climates
The great irony of building green is that the very concepts intended to enhance a building's performance over its entire lifetime are many of the same things that make a building highly susceptible to moisture and mold problems during its first few years of operation. While green buildings have… Read More
August 26, 2009
EPA Launches New Clean Diesel Helpline
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC) just announced a new "clean diesel helpline."  Get answers to your questions on clean diesel funding and technologies within one business day. Do you have questions about: Clean diesel funding? Clean diesel… Read More
August 26, 2009
Upcoming Webinar Will Examine ‘Winning’ Diesel Retrofit Grant Applications, Lessons Learned
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded a total of $156 million in clean diesel grants in an extremely fierce national grant competition authorized by the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA - part of the Energy Policy Act of 2005) and funded by the American Recovery and… Read More
August 26, 2009
AGC Chapters to Invest Nearly $3.7 Million to Cut Diesel Emissions
AGC of Kentucky and Constructors Association of Western Pennsylvania (CAWP) have won $2 million and $925,000 respectively in federal grants under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Clean Diesel Funding Assistance Program.  In addition, the Chapters have leveraged more than $… Read More
August 26, 2009
AGC Urges EPA to Decline California Request to Impose Billions in Diesel Retrofit Costs on Devastated U.S. Construction Industry
Construction companies nationwide will suffer significant financial losses and more construction workers will lose their jobs if the federal government allows California to proceed with plans to impose retroactive emissions standards on diesel construction equipment, warned AGC in an August 10… Read More
August 26, 2009
Negotiating Skills for Contractors
San Diego, California - September 29-30 - Manchester Grand Hyatt   Many negotiators fail to realize that successful negotiating is a talent - a talent that can be improved by learning the right skills. Negotiating doesn't mean tricks and intimidation. The ability to successfully negotiate is a… Read More
August 26, 2009

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