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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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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood invited a group of AGC contractors last week to meet with him to provide a progress report on the impact of stimulus funding for transportation projects. The contractors have been awarded contracts for Recovery Act-funded projects and reported that, as a result,… Read More
June 4, 2009
On May 19, I had the privilege, along with a handful of other members of the National Association for Business Economics, to brief Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and Governor Dan Tarullo on the state of the economy. Thanks to the feedback many of the 12,000 subscribers to the Data DIGest… Read More
June 4, 2009
The cost of construction-industry collective bargaining agreement (CBA) terms and conditions as a percentage of wages and fringes was unchanged in 2008 at 6.4 percent, according to the Construction Labor Research Council's (CLRC) latest Cost of Terms and Conditions in Collective Bargaining… Read More
June 4, 2009
On April 30, 2009, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced a shift in its workforce enforcement priorities from the prosecution of illegal aliens working in the United States to the prosecution of employers who knowingly hire them. According to a fact sheet distributed by DHS, only 135… Read More
June 4, 2009
AGC CEO Steve Sandherr met with officials from the Obama Administration's Office of Management and Budget, Department of Labor, Office of Federal Procurement Policy and the Vice President's staff last week to discuss AGC's position on the Government Mandated Labor Agreements (GMLAs).
Earlier in… Read More
June 4, 2009
Troubling Employment Data Underscores Need for Speedy Distribution of Stimulus Funds, AGC Economist Ken Simonson Notes
Construction employment fell in 276 of the nation's largest 299 metro areas from April 2008 to April 2009, according to a new analysis of government data conducted by the… Read More
June 4, 2009
On June 1, AGC submitted to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Councils written comments on a series of interim rules amending the FAR in order to implement several key provisions set forth in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The interim rules were issued March 31 without… Read More
June 4, 2009
On June 4, AGC held its third session in its new Federal Contracting: Stimulus at Work webinar series, entitled "How to Handle Claims and Disputes." The federal market has changed dramatically over the last six months and this program provided participants with the ins and outs of federal contracts… Read More
June 4, 2009
Vice President Joe Biden, left, participates in the roundtable on the Recovery Act with Christian Zimmermann, right, Tuesday, June 2, 2009.
Christian Zimmermann from AGC member company Pike Industries represented the association during a roundtable hosted by Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday in… Read More
June 4, 2009
President Obama released some details he would like to be included in health care reform legislation this week and requested legislation on his desk to sign by October. The details were more specific and may signal that he plans to play a greater role in crafting the legislation.
The list of… Read More
June 4, 2009