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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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Expired Tax Provisions Begin Renewal Process
Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is planning to mark up a package of recently expired business tax provisions known as “extenders” on April 2. Chairman Wyden has said he would like to move the package as a whole, while Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) said he may want to cull the… Read More
March 28, 2014
EPA and the Corps of Engineers Release Proposed Rule Expanding Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
AGC believes it is a massive – and unnecessary – expansion in Clean Water Act jurisdiction The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposed their new rule aimed at clarifying the definition of “waters of the U.S.” and which bodies of water fall under… Read More
March 28, 2014
Construction Employment Increased in 37 States from a Year Ago and in 30 States from January to February
Construction firms added jobs in 37 states over the past 12 months and in 30 states between January and February according to an analysis today by AGC of America of Labor Department data. Association officials said the jobs gains came even as many parts of the country experienced unusually severe… Read More
March 28, 2014
AGC Presents Third Contractors Environmental Conference
Let the ‘Voice and Choice’ of the Construction Industry Meet Your Environmental Training Needs With stormwater runoff rules, water and wetlands jurisdiction, and energy and climate change policies making national headlines daily, most construction firms have put environmental issues on their… Read More
March 26, 2014
2013 First Place Outstanding Student Chapter Winner Presents at 95th AGC Annual Convention
Each year the winners of the Outstanding Student Chapters Contest are invited to share their winning project at the AGC Annual Convention. This year, twelve of ISU AGC’s fourteen cabinets, were able to attend the Convention, where they shared details about their Operation Dry Creek Road project in… Read More
March 25, 2014
Overview of AGC’s Training, Education and Development Staff and Duties
The following is an update of AGC of America’s Training, Education and Development (TED) staff and who is responsible for various activities. Mike Stark (Executive Director, Knowledge Programs & Building Markets) oversees staff and programs in the TED Department and Building Division. Mike has… Read More
March 25, 2014
Save the Date: 2014 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference
Once again, HR and Training Professionals in the Construction Industry will come together in October for AGC’s Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference. The Conference will take place Oct. 15-17 in Phoenix, Ariz. at the Sheraton Phoenix Downtown. Information about the event is located… Read More
March 25, 2014
AGC Releases Workforce Development Plan
Last month, AGC released a new Workforce Development Plan. This plan outlines a series of measures AGC is urging national, state and local officials to adopt to make it easier for school districts, construction firms and chapters to establish training programs to help prepare future construction… Read More
March 25, 2014
2014 AGC Outstanding Student Chapter Contest
Applications are currently being accepted for the AGC Outstanding Student Chapter Contest, designed to recognize and reward AGC Student Chapters for their dedication to community and public service projects. All AGC Student Chapters are encouraged to submit an application to showcase their work in… Read More
March 25, 2014
AGC Participates in Veterans Event at Department of Labor
On February 10, First Lady Michele Obama announced at a U.S. Department of Labor event that “the construction industry has pledged to hire 100,000 veterans” during the next five years.  During the event, she noted that 100 construction companies have pledged to increase their hiring and cited the… Read More
March 25, 2014

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