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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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Hardhats for Highways: Seven Weeks until Current Extension Expires
Use the Fourth of July Recess to Meet with Your Congressmen In-Person    With just seven weeks until the most-recent extension for highway & transit programs expires – on July 31 – the Fourth of July Congressional recess is the perfect opportunity for you to schedule an in-person… Read More
July 24, 2015
Senate Considers Prohibiting Construction Reverse Auctions
Urge Your Senators to Oppose the Use of Reverse Auctions    Sens. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) this week introduced the AGC-backed Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act, and included the legislation as an amendment to the National Defense Authorization… Read More
July 24, 2015
Fourteen Candidates Running for President…and Counting
Four individuals officially declared their intention to seek the presidency this week bringing the total number of announced candidates to 14 – four Democrats and ten Republicans. Over the weekend in Baltimore, Md., the state’s former governor, Martin O’Malley (D), officially kicked off his… Read More
July 24, 2015
Tax Committee Action: House and Senate
The Senate Finance Working Groups were granted an informal extension through June to submit their recommendations on ways to reform the tax code to the committee’s leadership. On the House side, committee members are working to wrangle together enough offsets to fund a long-term… Read More
July 24, 2015
Still Time to Register for the AGC Financial Issues Summer Meeting
June 8-9, 2015 | Colorado Springs, Colo.    The AGC Financial Issues Committee (FIC) Summer Meeting will be held June 8-9, 2015 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colo. The meeting is geared toward member company AGC member company CFOs, Treasurers, Finance Directors,… Read More
July 24, 2015
Complimentary Webinar: Surviving the Federal Construction Regulatory Onslaught
Thursday, June 4 @ 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET    Register to join construction law and regulation experts for a complimentary webinar on Thursday, June 4 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. eastern time for a discussion on the new and pending federal regulations impacting your business. AGC’… Read More
July 24, 2015
More Candidates Enter the Presidential Fray
Two Republicans officially declared their intention to seek the presidency this week bringing the total number of announced candidates to 10 – two Democrats and eight Republicans. On Wednesday, former US Senator Rick Santorum (R-Penn.) stated that he would again become a candidate in the… Read More
July 24, 2015
Army Rule Would Remove 400 US Army Corps of Engineers Contracting Officers
AGC Takes Action through Congress to Prevent Removal and Begins Dialogue with Army    The Department of the Army recently issued a final rule (via memorandum) to the Army Federal Acquisition Regulation that, if implemented, would remove contracting authority from about 400 engineers… Read More
July 24, 2015
Denver VA Hospital Project Narrowly Averts Work Shutdown
Congress Passes AGC-Backed Measure to Allow Construction to Continue    Late last week, the House and Senate passed legislation to allow work on the Department of Veterans Affairs Denver Hospital Project to continue for several more weeks. The Veterans Access, Choice and… Read More
July 24, 2015
Blacklisting Executive Order Proposed Rule & Guidance Released
AGC to Provide Comments in Opposition    On May 27, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued a proposed rule and the Department of Labor (DOL) issued guidance implementing the president’s “Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces” Executive Order (EO)… Read More
July 24, 2015

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