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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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The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods climbed 0.6% in April, seasonally adjusted, but fell 3.7% since April 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on May 14. The PPI for inputs to construction industries, a weighted average of PPIs for materials used in every type of… Read More
May 22, 2009
Capitol Hill's newspaper, The Hill, listed AGC as the only commercial construction industry association on its Top Lobbyists of 2009 list.
AGC was cited for its work in "crafting" the economic stimulus package. Read the entire list here.
For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-… Read More
May 22, 2009
Willie Fort, far right, listens as Secretary LaHood speaks at the podium.
AGC member Jim Andoga (Austin Bridge & Road) and new hire Willie Fort attended an event Thursday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., as guests of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
During his remarks,… Read More
May 21, 2009
AGC regrets to inform you that due to low registration and participation, the Construction Education Committee Meeting scheduled for June 9-11, 2009 in Hot Springs, VA has been cancelled. The CEC and its subcommittees will conduct committee business and any immediate agenda items via a conference… Read More
May 21, 2009
AGC members met with Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on May 20 to discuss the success of the stimulus. Reuters reporter Lisa Lambert covered the event and reported on contractors' stories of saved jobs and projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
AGC of… Read More
May 21, 2009
This group of highway contractors, suppliers and other interested parties gathered to hear from construction leaders and to lobby on construction funding issues. Every state was represented and the participants visited hundreds of congressional offices to lobby on the transportation reauthorization… Read More
May 21, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives today is expected to pass H.R. 915, a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding and safety oversight programs for four years with a total authorized spending level of $70billion. The bill includes a total of $16.2 billion for the… Read More
May 21, 2009
AGC of America staff and contractor members met with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood (center) at the DOT headquarters in Washington, D.C.
During his remarks, Secretary LaHood cited stimulus success stories, including Austin Bridge & Roads' new I-49 project in Shreveport, La., and some… Read More
May 21, 2009
The debate and speculation on the "so-called" Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) remains a top priority for AGC. The top Senate supporter of the bill,Senator Harkin (D-Iowa) has said that he is trying to work with Senator Specter(D-Pa.) to come up with a compromise on EFCA. If he were able to forge… Read More
May 21, 2009
The House Energy and Commerce Committee tonight is expected to pass a bill to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 83 percent from 2005 levels by 2050through a nationwide cap and trade program and a nationwide renewable energy standard. The vote follows four days of debate and partisan votes on… Read More
May 21, 2009