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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 Opposes NAVFAC Mandated-PLA
Recently, AGC sent a letter opposing the possible use of a project labor agreement (PLA) mandate posted by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest for design-build construction of a Special Forces Support Activity Operations Facility at the U.S. Navy’s Silver Strand Training Complex in… Read More
August 21, 2014
More Primary Results
Alaska Thirty percent of Alaska voters went to the polls on Tuesday in one of the nation's last major competitive primaries.  There, former Attorney General and Natural Resources Department director Dan Sullivan claimed the Republican Senatorial nomination, winning the right to challenge… Read More
August 21, 2014
July Construction Employment Increases in 39 States from a Year Ago and in 34 States from Prior Month
Construction firms added jobs in 39 states from July 2013 to July 2014 and in 34 states from June to July, according to an analysis today of Labor Department data by AGC of America. Association officials said the employment gains are good news, but that the pipeline of skilled craft workers,… Read More
August 18, 2014
OFCCP Issues FAQs on Employer-Employee Relationships
On August 5, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) addressing how federal contractors should assess their employment relationships to distinguish “employees” from “independent contractors” or other non-… Read More
August 15, 2014
Don’t Stop Now: Our Fight for Long-Term Federal Transportation Funding Continues
Still Time to Meet with Your Members of Congress in August First, thanks to those of you who have already participated in the Hardhats for Highways campaign and communicated our message with your members of Congress, either through in-person visits or by sending “e-Hardhat” letters.  Your efforts… Read More
August 14, 2014
AGC Opposes NAVFAC Mandated-PLA
Recently, AGC sent a letter opposing the possible use of a project labor agreement (PLA) mandate posted by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest for a design-build construction project to decentralize the steam heating system at Naval Base San Diego, Calif. AGC has sent over 80… Read More
August 14, 2014
AGC Calls for MS4 Systems to be Excluded from “Waters of the United States”
Joins Real Estate and Development Groups in Submitting Comments AGC and 11 other groups active in the real estate development, construction, and management fields called on the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) to categorically exclude municipal… Read More
August 14, 2014
Journalism and Science Groups Outraged at EPA Attempts to Muzzle Scientists
U.S. EPA is blocking its science advisers from speaking freely to the public and the press, according to a letter sent to EPA chief Gina McCarthy by journalism and scientific advocacy groups. At a recent closed-door meeting of the EPA’s Science Advisory Board, the entity that EPA convenes to… Read More
August 14, 2014
Primary Results from Saturday’s and Tuesday’s Elections
Connecticut Not much competitive action in the Connecticut primary, as none of the five House incumbents faced a challenger.  In the Governor's race, former U.S. Ambassador Tom Foley (R), scored a 56-44 percent Republican primary victory over state Senate Minority Leader John McKinney.  The latter… Read More
August 14, 2014
TAKE ACTION: Tell Federal Regulators How Their Water Rule Affects Your Business
Comment on Massive Expansion of Federal Jurisdiction in ‘Waters of the U.S.’ Proposed Rule UPDATE: The agencies have extended once again the public comment period on the WOTUS proposal to Nov. 14, 2014. AGC encourages members to use our template letter in the Regulatory Action Center to help craft… Read More
August 13, 2014

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