News

Featured Story
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

AGC News

Recent Stories

OFCCP Proposes Rule for New Equal Pay Report
On August 8, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that, if implemented, will require covered federal contractors and subcontractors to submit an annual Equal Pay Report on employee compensation.  The proposal… Read More
August 12, 2014
Texas Innovators to Headline Keynote Address at Building Contractors Conference
For decades, the building construction industry provided good paying jobs and trained craft workers.  Recently, that trend has started to change - with an uptick in building permits and work, there are signs that a skilled labor shortage in the country may threaten projected growth and the ongoing… Read More
August 11, 2014
Three Point Jump for Architecture Billings Index
On the heels of consecutive months of decreasing demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) has returned to positive territory. As a leading economic indicator of construction activity, the ABI reflects the approximate nine to twelve month lead time between architecture… Read More
August 11, 2014
New Executive Order Requires Federal Contractors to Disclose Labor Law Violations, Give Workers Pay Information and Limit Arbitration
On July 31, President Obama issued the latest, and most far-reaching, executive order in a series of presidential directives imposing new mandates on federal contractors.  The Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order (“EO”) purports to help federal agencies “identify and work with contractors… Read More
August 11, 2014
Affordable Care Act Affordability Percentage Increases for 2015, Draft Employer Reporting Forms Released
On July 24, 2014, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Revenue Procedure 2014‐37 to index the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) affordability percentages for 2015.  As a result, large employers (according to the ACA’s definition) will need to ensure that an employee’s contribution for self-only… Read More
August 11, 2014
Meet with Your Members of Congress While They’re Home
Tell Them to Fix the Highway Trust Fund When They Return to Capitol Hill in September Congress is in recess and working in their home states for the month of August.  While they are home, they need to hear from you.  Please contact your Representative and Senator and urge them to fix the Highway… Read More
August 8, 2014
Missouri Voters Reject Highway Revenue Measure
On Tuesday, Missouri voters defeated a proposed statewide sales tax that would have raised billions of dollars for transportation improvements. Constitutional Amendment 7, rejected by nearly 59 percent of voters, would have increased the sales tax by three-quarter percent for the next ten years and… Read More
August 8, 2014
GSA Green Building Advisory Committee Explores Strengthening Net-Zero Energy Commitments, Schedules Committee Meeting for September
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings is currently holding a series of task group conference calls related to net-zero energy buildings and building labels in advance of a GSA Green Building Advisory Committee (GBAC) meeting scheduled for… Read More
August 8, 2014
EPA Spearheads Inter-Agency Green Infrastructure Collaborative
Government Agencies Make Commitments in Support In July 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with six other government agencies, committed to support specific green infrastructure* initiatives through an inter-agency collaborative led by EPA.  Participating agencies include… Read More
August 8, 2014
Poll Shows Support for Highways – No Consensus on Revenue Source
 A new AP-GfK poll finds that six in 10 Americans think the economic benefits of good highways, railroads and airports outweigh the cost to taxpayers. Yet the poll shows there is no consensus on how to pay for needed improvements and upkeep. Among those who drive multiple times per week, 62 percent… Read More
August 7, 2014

Notice for AGC News Releases

Notice of Permission to Use

AGC retains the copyright to all of its news releases but grants a license for their limited use with attribution under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). Warranties are disclaimed and conditions do apply. Following are the acceptable attributions:

  • News Media: Any attribution that meets the editorial standards for such media.
  • All Others: This is [a reprint, an excerpt or an adaptation] of a [exact date with hypertext link] News Release by the Associated General Contractors of America. © 2020 Associated General Contractors of America. License granted for limited use with attribution under Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). Warranties are disclaimed and conditions do apply.