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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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This week, a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers announced they have reached a deal on advancing legislation that would reform the workforce development system. The bill, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIO),represents a compromise between the SKILLS Act (H.R. 803), which passed… Read More
May 23, 2014
AGC of America is pleased to announce that over four hundred individuals have earned the Certificate of Management—Building Information Modeling (CM-BIM). Professionals located all over the nation have traveled to the 19 test centers to take their exam that earns them the professional accreditation… Read More
May 22, 2014
This 5th Annual Lean Summit is jointly presented by the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), Lean Construction Institute (LCI), and Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). This event will be held June 11, 2014 in St. Charles, Mo. The Summit will explore why and how owners can use Lean… Read More
May 21, 2014
Where can a construction industry professional learn the latest collaborative strategies and interact with high level leaders all in one place? At “AEC Collaboration 2014: Partnering, Opportunity, Risk & The Future”, the AGC of America Building Contractors Conference, Sept. 10-12, 2014, in… Read More
May 21, 2014
The Building and Federal and Heavy Construction Divisions have established a new task force to help AGC members learn more about underutilized and excess Federal facilities, an emerging industry issue.
Over the years, legislation addressing this issue has failed to pass in Congress. Many of… Read More
May 21, 2014
AGC is pleased to announce that Warren Kiesel joined the AGC Training, Education and Development (TED) Department as Director of Curriculum Development on May 22. Warren has nineteen years of experience in curriculum design, development and evaluation, most recently with the American Red Cross.… Read More
May 21, 2014
Registration is now open for AGC’s 2014 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference. The conference, for HR, training and workforce development professionals in the construction industry, will be held Oct. 15-17 at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. For more… Read More
May 20, 2014
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The AGC Labor and Employment Law Council held its 30th Annual Construction Labor Law Symposium on May 1 and 2, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Attorneys and chapter labor relations managers from across the country shared information and learned about the latest developments in construction labor and… Read More
May 16, 2014
Construction firms added jobs in 39 states and the District of Columbia over the past 12 months and in 29 states and D.C. between March and April according to an analysis today by AGC of America of Labor Department data. Association officials welcomed the mostly positive figures but cautioned that… Read More
May 16, 2014
This morning, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) unanimously approved S. 2322, the MAP-21 Reauthorization Act. The AGC-supported bipartisan bill is the first step towards reauthorizing current transportation funding legislation and identifying the revenue needed to provide for… Read More
May 16, 2014