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2024 AGC & HCSS Highway Work Zone Safety Survey
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

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OFCCP Releases Highly Anticipated Technical Assistance Guide for Construction Contractors
The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) recently announced the release of its new technical assistance guide created specifically for construction contractors. OFCCP intends for construction contractors to use the technical assistance guide as a… Read More
February 24, 2020
USCIS Releases New Version of Form I-9
On Jan. 31, 2020, The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a new version of Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. This new version contains minor changes to the form and its instructions. Employers should begin using this updated form as of Jan. 31,… Read More
February 24, 2020
OFCCP Launches Its Contractor Compliance Institute
OFCCP recently announced the release of its new Contractor Compliance Institute (CCI), an on-demand learning management system designed to help federal contract holders meet their equal employment opportunity obligations. OFCCP created the CCI curriculum specifically for federal contractors,… Read More
February 24, 2020
AGC Student Chapter at Auburn University Participates in MLK Service Project
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2020, a group of seven student members in Auburn’s Student Chapter of AGC teamed up with Alabama Rural Ministry (ARM) to volunteer for the MLK Day Celebration. The group was assigned a sub-floor replacement project at the residence of a local elderly couple. Years of… Read More
February 24, 2020
Alabama AGC CLC: See a Need - Fill a Need
In January of 2019, the new leadership group of Mobile AL CLC met to discuss the goals for the 2019 calendar year. Among these goals were to encourage AGC leaders to guide their young people to CLC, engage current CLC members and recruit others, find new and creative meeting formats and community… Read More
February 24, 2020
GBCA CLC Takes the Spotlight and is Set for Growth in 2020
The General Building Contractors Association (GBCA) held its Annual Meeting on January 13, 2020 to look back on the past year’s successes of the association and its members, and to look forward to new initiatives in the upcoming year. This year, the event focused on the construction industry’s… Read More
February 24, 2020
U.S. DOT Announces First Round of 2020 Airport Infrastructure Grants; $520M in Funding for Construction at Airports
On Feb. 19, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced the award of $520 million in airport infrastructure grants to 287 airports as part of the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). The AIP grant program awards billions of dollars each year for the planning and development of public-use… Read More
February 20, 2020
BLS Releases Annual Report on Worker Earnings and Union Represenation
Union representation across occupations in the construction industry modestly declined in 2019, from 13.8 percent to 13.6 percent of workers employed, according to an annual release recently issued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”).  Union membership in the industry also… Read More
February 18, 2020
Business Development Forum Member Highlight: Meet Mauricio
Mauricio Henderson, 37, is the President of Perseverance in Denver, Colorado. Mauricio joined AGC's Business Development Forum for access to a peer network to get other peoples perspectives on industry challenges and share information that can add value to other organizations. Mauricio states that… Read More
February 17, 2020
The BD Forum’s Activities at AGC Annual Convention
Because AGC understands that Business Development is a crucial topic in the construction industry that interests and affects all of our members,  we will be offering several BD-related educational sessions and networking opportunities. Educational Sessions: Outpace Your Competition:… Read More
February 17, 2020

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