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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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AGC Offers Continuing Education at 97th Annual Convention
March 9-11, 2016, San Antonio, TX   Grab your hat and boots and join your fellow construction industry professionals at the 97th Annual AGC Convention, March 9-11, 2016, at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio. The Annual Convention will feature 15 education sessions offering various continuing… Read More
November 24, 2015
Eighty-Nine Construction Professionals Awarded New Certificate of Management-Lean Construction (CM-Lean) Credential
Earlier last month AGC of America announced that the first group of 51 individuals had been awarded the Certificate of Management-Lean Construction (CM-Lean) credential. The CM-Lean credential was created to allow individuals the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of concepts… Read More
November 24, 2015
EPA Proposes Revised Rule on Excluding Air Data Affected by 'Exceptional Events'
Improvements Needed to Ensure Dust Storms, Wildfires Do Not Cause Clean Air Violations Note: EPA has extended the public comment deadline to Feb. 3, 2016. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently proposed changes to its “Exceptional Events Rule” (EER) that allows the agency to… Read More
November 24, 2015
EPA Releases Interim 'Eco-Friendly' Recommendations to Guide Federal Agency Purchasing
This action is in response to a Mar. 2015 Executive Order (EO) 13693 directing EPA to provide federal purchasers with recommendations of specifications, standards, and ecolabels to use in identifying and procuring environmentally preferable products and services.  The interim recommendations… Read More
November 24, 2015
Where Are We with WOTUS?
In the Midst of Nationwide Stay, Federal Agencies Work to ‘Improve’ 404 Permit Program The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted a statement on its website concerning the litigation over the new “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule, acknowledging that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the… Read More
November 23, 2015
E-Verify Records from 2005 to Be Deleted; Available for Download through Dec. 31
In January of 2015, the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) began a new practice of deleting E-Verify transaction records that are more than 10 years old.  As a result, employers lost access in E-Verify to cases created prior to Dec. 31, 2004,… Read More
November 23, 2015
ACA Employer Reporting Due Early 2016; AGC Webinar to Explain Requirements
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) added new reporting requirements for those employers that are subject to the ACA’s Employer Mandate. The reporting obligations of IRS Forms 1094-C and 1095-C are mandatory with respect to 2015 and forms are due to affected employees and the IRS in early 2016. The… Read More
November 23, 2015
Union Contractors Conference Call Scheduled for Dec. 14
AGC of America’s Union Contractors Committee will hold its next conference call on Monday, December 14, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.  The agenda includes updates on recent legal and labor developments and a roundtable discussion of activities of interest to union contractors. … Read More
November 20, 2015
AGC Offers Davis-Bacon Webinar Dec. 10 and 15 -- Registration Now Open
The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) impose numerous, confusing mandates on construction contractors that work under federal and federally assisted contracts. Failure to comply puts covered contractors at risk of catastrophic consequences, from high-dollar penalties to debarment from future… Read More
November 20, 2015
Construction Employment Rebounds in October with Year-Over-Year Growth in 43 States and D.C., Job Gains in 35 States from September to October
Construction job growth rebounded in October as 43 states and the District of Columbia recorded employment increases from a year earlier, while 35 states added construction jobs in the past month, according to analysis of Labor Department data released today by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More
November 20, 2015

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