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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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DOT Seeks More Comment on Proposed DBE Rule Changes
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that it is seeking further comments on its proposed changes to its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program regulations disadvantaged-business-enterprise-program-implementation-modifications, which were initially released on Sept. 6, 2012… Read More
September 27, 2013
Possibility of Government Shutdown Remains Uncertain
Because of the uncertainty of government funding over the next few days, AGC has compiled a Government Shutdown Resource Center that includes information on what contracts will be in jeopardy and which will be unaffected.  The document also gives advice on how to proceed with federal owners if… Read More
September 27, 2013
AGC Federal Government Shutdown Resource Center
What You Need to Know Now: Preparing for a Possible Government Shutdown The fiscal year 2013 appropriations law currently funding government operations, including many federal contracts, will expire on October 1, 2013, the beginning of FY 2014.  A failure by lawmakers to reach an agreement on… Read More
September 26, 2013
Alabama Special Election
Alabama voters went to the polls in the first of three elections to choose a successor to resigned Rep. Jo Bonner (R) last night, who departed the House in August to accept a position at the University of Alabama. The end result met predicted expectations, as Democratic former state Representative… Read More
September 26, 2013
AGC-Supported Bill Passes House
AGC joined several of their colleagues in the trucking and bus industry in supporting H.R. 3095, a bill that will ensure that any action taken by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regarding obstructive sleep apnea among commercial truck and bus drivers may occur only after a… Read More
September 26, 2013
AGC Requests Further Clarification of Guidance on Application of Davis-Bacon to Survey Crews
Amidst confusion among contractors and other parties, AGC has formally requested that the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) further clarify the application of the Davis-Bacon Act to Survey Crews.  The request is in response to WHD’s March 2013 issuance of All-Agency Memorandum… Read More
September 26, 2013
Construction Employment Increased in 194 out of 339 Metro Areas Between August 2012 and 2013
Construction employment expanded in 194 metro areas, declined in 88 and was stagnant in 57 between August 2012 and August 2013, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by AGC of America. Association officials added that despite the widespread gains, construction… Read More
September 26, 2013
Appeals Court Reinstitutes Michigan Law Banning Government-Mandated PLAs
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (Ky., Mich., Ohio, Tenn.) has upheld a Michigan statute that precludes state agencies from requiring or prohibiting their construction contractors and subcontractors to adhere to a project labor agreement (PLA).  The decision overturns a district… Read More
September 26, 2013
EPA Announces Public Teleconference on Hydraulic Fracturing Research
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) will hold a public teleconference to receive written and oral comments from the public on new and emerging information related to hydraulic fracturing and drinking water resources.  The public teleconference will be held… Read More
September 26, 2013
New Developments in Clean Water Act Jurisdiction
There have been several important developments in the ongoing battle over the precise scope of federal jurisdiction over “waters of the United States,” as dictated by the Clean Water Act (CWA).  Most notably, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps… Read More
September 25, 2013

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