Featured Story
May 23, 2024
Sixty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More
AGC News
Recent Stories
On April 27, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the formation of a new agency council to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In the memo, EPA Administrator Michael Regan also reiterated the agency’s commitment to the 2019 PFAS Action Plan. The… Read More
May 6, 2021
Construction Officials Say New Infrastructure Investments, Tariff Relief for Key Construction Materials are Needed to Help Contractors Cope with Continued Economic Impacts of the Pandemic
Nonresidential construction spending fell to a two-year low in March as contractors struggled with… Read More
May 3, 2021
After delaying the opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 Data Collections on May 8, 2020, in light of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has announced that the 2019 and 2020 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection is now open. The EEO-1 is an… Read More
April 29, 2021
$15 on Federal Contracts Beginning in 2022
On Apr. 21, President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) requiring federal contractors to pay a $15 minimum wage to employees working on federal contracts. The increase builds on a 2014 EO signed by President Barack Obama that previously raised… Read More
April 29, 2021
Would Increase Taxes on Individuals, on Capital Gains & at Death
On April 28, President Biden released his $2 trillion American Families Plan to expand federal spending on childcare, community college and paid leave programs. The plan, as outlined in a White House fact sheet, would be financed… Read More
April 29, 2021
AGC of America and our survey partner, HCSS are asking all highway and transportation members involved in highway construction work to evaluate the state of highway work zone safety by completing this annual survey. We want to collect information on the number, severity, impacts and potential… Read More
April 29, 2021
AGC to Meet with White House
On April 26, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) submitted its draft COVID-19 ETS to the White House for final review. The review process generally takes a few weeks to no more than 90 days. Given the pressure the White House is under from… Read More
April 29, 2021
AGC Seeks Clarity on Conflicts Between CDC & OSHA Guidance
On April 27, the CDC issued updated guidance for fully vaccinated individuals related to mask use, social distancing and COVID-19 testing requirements, among other things. The agency clarified that fully vaccinated people can, “… Read More
April 29, 2021
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land and Odessa, Texas Have Worst 12-Month Employment Losses, While Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Wash. and Sierra Vista-Douglas, Ariz. Lead List of 104 Metros with Job Gains
Construction employment decreased from March 2020 to March 2021 in 203, or 57 percent, of the… Read More
April 28, 2021
As the director of marketing and social media for Small Giants, Kimberly Werner has worked in the design and construction industry since 2003, joined Small Giants in 2009 and moved to Colorado in 2015 to lead the expansion of Small Giants in the Denver market. In addition to her day-to-day… Read More
April 27, 2021