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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 to Provide Highway Work Zone Safety Training Program Thanks to New Federal Grant
AGC of America will provide highway work zone safety training classes next year thanks to a federal safety grant the association earned. The association will use the $135,000 Susan Harwood Training Grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to offer the safety training classes designed to prevent… Read More
September 24, 2014
Advanced Management Program: November 9-14, 2014, Dallas, Texas
Only four seats left for AGC’s Advanced Management Program (AMP) being held Nov. 9– 14, 2014, in Dallas, Texas.  For leaders in the construction industry, no program provides a more comprehensive, uniquely focused program for construction executives than AGC's Advanced Management Program. The AMP… Read More
September 23, 2014
Construction Project Manager Course: January 25-30, 2015, Dallas, Texas
Registration is now open for AGC's Construction Project Manager Course (PMC) being held Jan. 25– 30, 2015, at the Cooper Center Lodge in Dallas, Texas. PMC participants experience an interactive program that explores the critical areas of project management that seasoned project managers tackle on… Read More
September 23, 2014
Simonson Says: P3s - Possibilities, Pitfalls and Perplexities
A decade after the term “public-private partnerships” became a hot topic of discussion, P3s are still relatively uncommon and difficult to bring to fruition. Yet they still appear to provide a fertile opportunity for some contractors willing to puzzle through their complexities. Although some forms… Read More
September 23, 2014
Construction Employment Increased in 36 States During the Past Year, 28 States Added Jobs Between July and August
Construction firms added jobs in 36 states between August 2013 and August 2014 while construction employment increased in 28 states between July and August, according to an analysis today of Labor Department data by AGC of America. Association officials noted that construction activity continues to… Read More
September 19, 2014
Construction HR & Training Professionals Gear Up for Industry Conference
Each October, construction industry professionals in HR, training and workforce development gear up for the industry’s premier learning and networking event, AGC’s Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference, and this year is no different.  The 2014 event will be held Oct. 15-17 at the… Read More
September 16, 2014
EPA Relies on Municipal Stormwater Permits to Restrict Runoff at Developed Sites
AGC Explains Legal Limits to Mandates on Stormwater Retention, Flow or Impervious Surface Area As previously reported, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has stopped work to promulgate a new national rule to restrict the discharge of stormwater from developed sites (after construction… Read More
September 16, 2014
Consideration of Funding Bill Delayed
On Wednesday, House Republicans decided to delay consideration of a continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government funded after the end of the fiscal year – Sept. 30.  The decision was made following President Obama’s request to add language to the bill related to activities in the Middle East… Read More
September 13, 2014
House Passes Bill to Halt Administration’s Problematic Water Rule
Earlier this week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 5078, the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act, by a vote of 262-152. This bill would halt the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) proposed rulemaking that… Read More
September 12, 2014
AGC-Opposed Paycheck Legislation Advances in Senate, for Now
This week, the Senate voted to advance debate on the Paycheck Fairness Act by a vote of 73 to 25. The bill would give the government greater control over how a company’s employees are paid by expanding the Equal Pay Act to limit an employer’s ability to make pay decisions based on experience, local… Read More
September 12, 2014

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