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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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AGC Hosts Real Estate and Construction Group to Discuss Climate Change Impacts on Industry
AGC Wednesday hosted a meeting of real estate and construction stakeholders to discuss the impacts of legislative and regulatory efforts to regulate U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from stationary and mobile sources on the industry.  The meeting is the second AGC has convened with this group in… Read More
July 31, 2009
Administration Nominates David Michaels for Assistant Secretary of Labor at OSHA
The Administration announced Tuesday that David Michaels has been selected as the nominee for the Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.  This position requires a Senate confirmation, which has not yet been set. Michaels is an epidemiologist, research… Read More
July 31, 2009
Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Passes Senate, Moves to Conference
On July 29, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 passed the full Senate by a vote of 85-9 with six senators not voting. This bill contains the FY2010 funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as well as the Bureau of Reclamation. The next step is for the… Read More
July 31, 2009
Fall BIMFORUM Call for Presentations
The theme for Fall BIMForum meeting, to be held on October 8-9, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pa., will be “BIM AS THE EVOLVING STANDARD OF CARE: Driving process transformation for designers, contractors and owners.” The BIMForum Leadership is submitting this call for proposals to solicit ideas for… Read More
July 31, 2009
Registration Now Open for HR Professionals Conference and Training & Development Conference
Attending the AGC's 2009 Training & Development Conference (T&D) and HR Professionals Conference provides a unique opportunity for contractor and Chapter staff to participate in industry-focused sessions to learn innovative approaches to managing training and human capital.  For 2009, both… Read More
July 31, 2009
AGC Submits Recovery Act Comments to OMB - Agency Releases New ARRA Guidance
On June 22, AGC submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) written comments for consideration in the interim final regulation on federally-assisted projects. These projects would include building, highway and municipal and utility projects funded by the stimulus.  In addition, OMB that… Read More
July 31, 2009
Fall AGC BIMForum Call for Presentations - Deadline August 7
The theme for the Fall AGC BIMForum meeting, to be held on October 8-9, 2009 in Philadelphia, Pa., will be "BIM as the Evolving Standard of Care: Driving Process Transformation for Designers, Contractors and Owners."  The BIMForum Leadership is submitting this call for proposals to solicit ideas… Read More
July 31, 2009
Senate/House Approve Highway Trust Fund Fix
By a vote of 79-17 the Senate passed legislation to transfer $7 billion of general fund revenue to the Highway Trust Fund to provide enough revenue to ensure state transportation departments will continue receiving full reimbursements for federal-aid highway projects through September, the end of… Read More
July 30, 2009
AGC Releases Stimulus Survey Results
AGC released the results of a survey that measured the impact of stimulus funds on construction companies' ability to expand payrolls.  The survey found that stimulus construction funds have had little impact to date on companies' ability to hire new employees, but has helped companies save… Read More
July 30, 2009
Negotiating Skills
Submitted by Peter Nielsen and Randy Nemchin on behalf of FMI Corporation Negotiation as construction projects progress is inevitable. In many companies, project managers handle a significant amount of this negotiation. To some, the word “negotiate” denotes an adversarial tone. Others prefer to… Read More
July 30, 2009

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