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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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Transportation Bill Conference Committee Begins
Contact your Congressmen and Tell Them to Support a Long-Term Bill This week, select members of the House and Senate –called conferees – began negotiations on resolving the differences between the two chambers’ long-term highway & transit bills.  However, with funding levels and duration… Read More
February 4, 2016
OSHA Civil Penalties Increase - Signed Into Law as part of Budget Act
As previously reported by AGC, the Bipartisan Budget Act was a two-year budget agreement that Present Obama signed into law on Nov. 2. The bill included a provision that repeals the prohibition against adjusting the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) civil penalties for… Read More
February 4, 2016
Congress Passes Defense Bill; President to Sign into Law
AGC Federal Procurement Priorities to Become Law Both the House (last week) and Senate (this week) overwhelmingly passed the National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2016 (NDAA Bill), a bill the president vetoed just two weeks ago. The president is expected to sign the bill into law as a result of… Read More
February 4, 2016
Brady Wins Tax Gavel - Extenders are a Priority
Last week, the House Republican Steering Committee met and selected Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Texas) as the next Ways and Means Chairman, replacing the former chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) who was elevated by his colleagues to become the Speaker of the House. The race to replace Chairman Ryan was the… Read More
February 4, 2016
Legislators Debate New PABs Category for Buildings
AGC was instrumental in advancing the debate for a private activity bond (PAB) provision during the debate on the surface transportation reauthorization and funding measure last week in the House. The Performance Based Building Coalition is promoting the creation for a new category of… Read More
February 4, 2016
Round 4: Carson & Trump Remain on Top
Despite early criticism for utilizing a poll from a less-than-respectable firm that pushed Lindsey Graham out and demoted Chris Christie and Mike Huckabee to the undercard stage, the Fox Business Network received record ratings Tuesday night when 13.5 million viewers tuned in for the fourth… Read More
February 4, 2016
AGC Winter Financial Issues Committee Meeting
Register for the AGC Financial Issues Committee (FIC) Winter Meeting held at the Hyatt Regency Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch in Scottsdale, AZ scheduled for January 13-14, 2016. Please visit the meeting’s site to register as well as view presentations and agendas of past meetings. The meeting… Read More
February 4, 2016
Register Now for the 2016 Federal Contractors Conference
Save $100 on Registration Fee Register today for the 2016 AGC Federal Contractors Conference (FEDCON) and save $100 off the registration fee. FEDCON is the premier conference for federal construction contractors to discuss the latest projects, policies and contracting issues facing the industry… Read More
February 4, 2016
2015 AGC/CFMA Construction Financial Management Conference a Success
Save the Date! Oct 19-21, 2016 | Las Vegas, Nevada Last week, over 480 construction company owners, CFOs, CPAs and consultants attended the successful 19th Annual AGC/CFMA Construction Financial Management Conference, jointly sponsored by AGC and the Construction Financial Management Association (… Read More
February 4, 2016
Successful 2015 AGC Highway Contractors Conference in Phoenix Last Week
Save the Date! Nov. 3-5, 2016 | Phoenix, Arizona Last week, over 100 construction company owners, suppliers and industry partners who perform work in the highway & transit markets attended the 2015 AGC Highway Contractors Conference. The two-day meeting featured presentations and discussions… Read More
February 4, 2016

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