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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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Higher Fines for Federal Safety, Environmental Law Violations Starting this Summer
OSHA, EPA and FWS Finalize New Maximum Civil Penalties The financial penalties that federal agencies may impose on the regulated community as restitution (or a deterrent) for any violation of statutes/regulations or permit requirements are about to go way up, some by as much as 150 percent.… Read More
July 20, 2016
AGC Members Surveyed for the SMPS "Sell. Do. Win Business"
The SMPS Foundation and the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) have just released the much-anticipated report,  "Sell. Do. Win Business". Over 65 AGC members were surveyed for this report, which highlights facts and figures on how A/E/C firms are handling business… Read More
July 19, 2016
Walk-A-Day Campaign to Launch in January 2017
The design and construction industry is a feat of multi-tasking.  There are many participants that have different responsibilities, work for different companies, and have different contracts with the clients.  These interests are aligned in the delivery of a structure, but can be… Read More
July 19, 2016
Walk-A-Day Campaign to Launch in January 2017
The design and construction industry is a feat of multi-tasking.  There are many participants that have different responsibilities, work for different companies, and have different contracts with the clients.  These interests are aligned in the delivery of a structure, but can be… Read More
July 19, 2016
Registration is Open for AGC's 2016 BuildCon
October 18-19, 2016 | Atlanta, GA   Registration is open for AGC of America’s premier Building Contractor’s event!BuildCon 2016 brings together high-level leaders in the building construction industry to share, learn and discuss the issues that are essential to them and their business.… Read More
July 19, 2016
Training in Collaboration Should Start in College
Contributed by Thompson E. Penney, FAIA, LS3P and Ryan Abbott, Sundt Construction, Co-Chairs of the National AIA-AGC Joint Committee In an industry that is evolving at an exponential rate and growing increasingly complex and interrelated, the lines between architecture and construction are rapidly… Read More
July 19, 2016
Court Puts Temporary Hold on AGC-Opposed Persuader Rule and Signals High Potential for Permanent Block
A federal court on June 26 issued a nationwide preliminary injunction preventing the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) final "persuader" rule from taking effect as scheduled on July 1.  Although the injunction is only temporary, the ruling is a significant victory for employers and for the… Read More
July 11, 2016
Construction Employment Stalls in June but Tops Overall Rate of Job Gains Since June 2015; Data on Pay, Hours, Unemployment Point to Worker Scarcity
Construction employment was unchanged from May to June, but an increase in hourly pay and longer workweeks, along with shrinking numbers of unemployed construction workers, suggest contractors would hire more workers if they were available, according to an analysis by the Associated General… Read More
July 8, 2016
AGC Sends Additional 385 Comment Letter to Treasury
Today, AGC sent a comprehensive comment letter to the IRS in advance of the July 14 public hearing. The letter offered recommendations that would curtail the proposed regulation’s effects on domestic construction companies. The letter is in addition to the comments sent last week asking for a… Read More
July 8, 2016
Learn about the WELL Building Standard on this New AGC WebEd
Register now and tune in on July 19, 2016, from 2p.m. to 3p.m. Eastern Time. Join AGC of America and the sustainability director for Clark Construction, Fulya Kocak Gin, on this new WebEd to introduce general contractors to the WELL Building Standard® on July 19th from 2p.m. to 3p.m. ET.  In… Read More
July 5, 2016

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