News

Featured Story
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

AGC News

Recent Stories

AGC Urges Agencies 'Draw Bright Lines' in Revised WOTUS Definition
Latest Update on WOTUS Rule Status On Nov. 28, AGC commented on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) request for pre-proposal feedback on revising the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA). … Read More
November 30, 2017
Construction Employment Increases in 243 Metro Areas Between October 2016 & 2017 as Officials Urge Changes to Tax Reform Bill to Sustain Growth
Construction employment increased in 243 out of 358 metro areas between October 2016 and October 2017, declined in 59 and stagnated in 56, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the best way… Read More
November 29, 2017
Construction Employment Rises in 41 States Between October 2016 and October 2017; Jobs Increase in 26 States Between September and October
Forty-one states added construction jobs between October 2016 and October 2017, while 26 states added construction jobs between September and October, continuing a pattern of widespread but uneven growth in industry employment, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More
November 17, 2017
AGC Targets Burdensome OSHA, PLA and DOJ Guidance
Calls for Congressional Repeal These Agency Policies On November 15, AGC urged Congress to repeal—under the Congressional Review Act (CRA)—burdensome federal agency policies, including the U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration’s (OSHA) multi-employer citation policy, the U.S… Read More
November 17, 2017
AGC Supports Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Rules
AGC submitted comments November 6 to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) supporting its proposal to repeal an Obama-era rule requiring states to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when planning transportation improvement projects. AGC joined with 38 other organizations with similar… Read More
November 13, 2017
Circuit Court Rejects Operating Engineers' Claim to Forklifts and Skid Steers
Operating Engineers Local 18 has lost another battle in its war to regain jurisdiction over operation of forklifts and skid steers, this time in circuit court.  The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (KY, MI, OH, TN) on October 31 upheld decisions by the National Labor Relations Board… Read More
November 13, 2017
Senate Confirms Trump's Nominee for NLRB General Counsel
The Senate has confirmed Peter B. Robb to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a four-year term.  Robb is presently a management-side labor and employment lawyer with the law firm Downs Rachlin Martin in Vermont.  His prior employment includes serving as… Read More
November 13, 2017
AGC Supports Energy Star Program
Helps Contractors Meet Green Building Owners’ Requirements AGC, as a member of the High Performance Building Coalition, on Nov. 7 expressed support for the federal government’s Energy Star program, as the House of Representatives weighs significant changes to the successful program.  The… Read More
November 9, 2017
AGC Prepares Early Feedback on the Future Definition of ‘Waters of the United States’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have opened a docket to collect written comments on how “Waters of the United State” or WOTUS definition should revised.  The agencies have spent the last few months gathering public feedback through a series of… Read More
November 7, 2017
Save the Date for the Next AGC Environmental Managers' Roundtable Discussion
Mark your calendars.  Co-located with its 99th Annual Convention, AGC will host its latest series of roundtable discussions exclusively for in-house environmental managers at construction firms on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans.  This AGC In-House… Read More
November 7, 2017

Notice for AGC News Releases

Notice of Permission to Use

AGC retains the copyright to all of its news releases but grants a license for their limited use with attribution under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). Warranties are disclaimed and conditions do apply. Following are the acceptable attributions:

  • News Media: Any attribution that meets the editorial standards for such media.
  • All Others: This is [a reprint, an excerpt or an adaptation] of a [exact date with hypertext link] News Release by the Associated General Contractors of America. © 2020 Associated General Contractors of America. License granted for limited use with attribution under Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). Warranties are disclaimed and conditions do apply.