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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As the House and Senate Budget Conference Committee members continue to meet, AGC is urging them to address the long-term stability of the Highway Trust Fund.
Last week, AGC urged members to visit the AGC Legislative Action Center and send a letter to their respective members of Congress asking… Read More
November 16, 2013
In response to a request for comments from the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), AGC submitted comments regarding the proposed employer reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – also known as the health care reform law. The reporting requirements will be used to verify the… Read More
November 16, 2013
The Small Business and Family Relief Act was recently introduced, which will delay the health insurance tax until 2016. The tax is scheduled to begin in 2014 and will be levied on health insurance companies – and will ultimately be passed on to small businesses and employees who are covered by… Read More
November 16, 2013
AGC will conduct a two-part webinar titled “Davis-Bacon: Understanding, Influencing, and Complying with Federal Prevailing Wage Requirements” on Dec. 5 and 10, 2013, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Understanding and complying with the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts is no simple task.… Read More
November 15, 2013
AGC of America would like to congratulate our craft training partner, NCCER, and member WRTP/BIG STEP of Milwaukee on receiving 2013 Workforce Development Awards from the Construction Users Roundtable (CURT). The awards were announced during CURT’s annual conference, held Nov. 11-13 in Tucson, Ariz… Read More
November 15, 2013
AGC of America is rolling out its template “Build” recruiting website with a free, 60-minute webinar, to be held from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013.
The template is based on the BuildWisconsin.com website created and maintained by AGC of Wisconsin. The goal of this 60-minute… Read More
November 15, 2013
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has rescheduled a Listening Session on the proposed changes to DOT’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program rules to Dec. 5, 2013, and has extended the deadline for written comments on the proposed rule changes until Dec. 26. The Listening… Read More
November 15, 2013
On Nov. 13, AGC sent a letter opposing the possible use of a project labor agreement (PLA) mandate posted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District for the Center Hill Dam Safety Rehabilitation Project in Lancaster, Tennessee.
AGC has sent over 80 letters to federal agencies opposing… Read More
November 15, 2013
The 2014 AGC Federal Contractors Conference will be held June 10-12, 2014, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. The conference will be held in conjunction with the Transportation Construction Coalition meeting, also at the Mayflower Hotel, June 9-10.
If you are engaged in any aspect of… Read More
November 15, 2013
Construction employment hit a 50-month high as employers added 11,000 jobs in October, the fifth consecutive month of sector job gains, and the industry unemployment rate fell to 9 percent, according to an analysis of new government data by AGC of America. Association officials said that the new… Read More
November 8, 2013