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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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ACTION NEEDED: Urge Your Representatives to Support the Creation of a Water Infrastructure Trust Fund
In mid November, Rep. Earl Blumenauer introduced a bipartisan, AGC-supported piece of legislation that would create a water infrastructure trust fund designed to supplement the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) with additional capitalization. Please take action now and urge your… Read More
December 7, 2013
WRDA Conference Committee Underway
AGC Continues to Advocate for the Construction Industry’s Priorities On Nov. 20, select members of the House and Senate—called conferees—gathered to begin work on resolving the discrepancies between the two chambers respective Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) bills in a conference committee… Read More
December 7, 2013
AGC-Supported Small Business Amendment Introduced
TAKE ACTION: Urge Your Senators to Support Counting Lower-Tier Small Businesses Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) recently introduced an AGC-supported small business reform amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2014, S. 1197.  The Senate could vote on the… Read More
December 7, 2013
AGC Testifies Before House Committee on Design-Build Reform
On Dec. 3, AGC Naval Engineering Facility Command Committee Chair Randall Gibson—president of a federal small business, Whitesell-Green, Inc., in Pensacola, Fla.—testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the federal government’s use of design-build contracting. In his… Read More
December 7, 2013
Gas Tax Increase Introduced in the House
On Wednesday, AGC and other transportation stakeholders joined in support of Oregon Democrat Congressman Earl Blumenauer as he introduced his bill H.R. 3636, the Update, Promote, and Develop America’s Transportation Essentials Act (UPDATE Act) at a press conference at the Capitol.  The bill would… Read More
December 7, 2013
Construction Employers Add 17,000 Jobs in November as Sector's Employment Hits Highest Level Since 2009
Construction employers added 17,000 jobs in November as the sector’s employment hit the highest level since August 2009, and the industry unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent, according to an analysis of new government data by AGC of America. Association officials noted that the new employment… Read More
December 6, 2013
AGC Responds to USACE PLA Inquiry
AGC recently sent a letter opposing the possible use of a project labor agreement (PLA) mandate posted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District for large scale construction projects (greater than $25 million) within the Baltimore-Washington corridor. AGC has sent over 80 letters to… Read More
December 6, 2013
Congressional Hearing Held on OFCCP Affirmative Action Rules
On Dec. 4, the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on the new affirmative action regulations for veterans and individuals with disabilities.  The new regulations were recently promulgated by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contractor… Read More
December 6, 2013
DOT Releases Regulatory Agenda
The Department of Transportation (DOT) released its semi-annual regulatory agenda last week, which gives a status report on a number of pending rules and regulations the agency is working on. During fiscal year 2014, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will continue to focus on creating… Read More
December 6, 2013
Gas Tax Increase Introduced in the House
AGC CEO Encourages President Obama to Offer HTF Solutions On Wednesday, AGC and other transportation stakeholders joined in support of Oregon Democrat Congressman Earl Blumenauer as he introduced his bill H.R. 3636, the Update, Promote, and Develop America’s Transportation Essentials Act (UPDATE… Read More
December 6, 2013

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