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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 Tells NLRB to Keep 'Joint Employer' Standard As-Is
AGC, its coalition Coalition for a Democratic Workplace, and other employer organizations, submitted a group amicus brief in a case before the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or “Board”) addressing the standard for determining when two companies constitute “joint employers” under the… Read More
July 15, 2014
Miss. Senate Race: Chris McDaniel Should Concede
Media coverage is increasing of what may be an impending legal challenge to the Mississippi U.S. Senate Republican run-off election result from defeated candidate Chris McDaniel. Now certified as a 7,667 vote loser to Sen. Thad Cochran, McDaniel has a daunting task before him if he is to achieve… Read More
July 11, 2014
Registration for the AGC Highway & Utilities Contractors Conference is Open!
meetings.agc.org/highwayutilities Get up to date information on a variety of Issues that will impact the highway, transportation and utility construction markets over the next year. The 2014 AGC Highway and Utilities Contractors Conference will be held Nov. 13-15, 2014, at the Omni LaCosta in San… Read More
July 11, 2014
Register for the AGC/CFMA Construction Financial Management Conference
Register Now and Save at meetings.agc.org/agc_cfma Jointly sponsored by AGC and the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), the 18th Annual AGC/CFMA Construction Financial Management Conference will be held Nov. 5-7, 2014 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nev. This three-day conference… Read More
July 11, 2014
House Scheduled to Vote on Bonus Depreciation Legislation
On Friday, the House of Representatives is expected to approve another bill that permanently extends an expired tax provision. H.R. 4718 would expand and make permanent 50 percent bonus depreciation for qualified property placed in service after Dec. 31, 2013. While bonus depreciation is not… Read More
July 11, 2014
Congress Approves AGC-Supported Legislation Reforming Workforce Development System
Yesterday, the U.S. House overwhelming passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act by a vote of 415-6. The vote came on the heels of the Senate’s 95-3 vote two weeks ago. The strong number of votes in both the House and Senate were a rare display of bipartisanship. The legislation is now… Read More
July 10, 2014
House/Senate Committees Move to Shore Up Highway Funding
Both the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee moved legislation today to provide sufficient revenue to the Highway Trust Fund in order to keep highway and transit programs operational until May 31, 2015. The House bill included language extending MAP-21 authorization, at… Read More
July 10, 2014
AGC Opposes Automatic Debarment Legislation
On July 9, AGC sent a detailed letter and joined with an industry business coalition in a letter to the House of Representatives strongly  opposing legislation  automatically debarring federal contractors for any violation—or even claims thereof—of the Fair Labor Standards Act.  The legislation… Read More
July 10, 2014
Affordable Care Act Questions Answered During AGC Webinar
AGC recently hosted a webinar to educate construction contractors on the latest regulations that implement the employer mandates of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).  The webinar, Affordable Care Act Update for Construction Employers, is a follow-up to AGC’s 2013 webinar series, The Affordable Care… Read More
July 10, 2014
New Report Showing America's Rural Roads Have Significant Deficiencies and High Fatality Rates is a Stark Reminder of Need for New Highway Funding
The chief executive officer of AGC of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, released the following statement in response to a report on the condition of the nation's rural roads released by national transportation research group TRIP today. The report found that the rural road fatality rate is three times… Read More
July 10, 2014

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