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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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New Jersey Special Primary Scheduled for Next Tuesday All but Over
The New Jersey special primary election to replace the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D) is scheduled for next Tuesday, but according to Quinnipiac University's final poll before the vote, the race is virtually over. When Mr. Lautenberg died in early June and Gov. Chris Christie (R) scheduled the… Read More
August 9, 2013
AGC Continues Efforts to Stop or Limit Costly Affirmative Action Rules
On Tuesday, Aug. 6, AGC met with the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) to discuss the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) proposed rules that will govern federal contractors’ employment of veterans and people with disabilities. These rules will require direct federal… Read More
August 9, 2013
Administration Should Reconsider Unnecessary Employment Rules for Federal Contractors
The Obama administration should reconsider its proposal to impose oppressive new regulations governing the employment of veterans and people with disabilities on federal contractors, officials with AGC of America argued today during a meeting with the administration. Association officials said… Read More
August 6, 2013
AGC Chapters and Members Urge Action on Guest Worker Bill in House
This week, AGC chapters and members in Texas and Arizona signed onto letters delivered to certain members of the House urging support for the Poe-Labrador guest worker bill. The House may consider the bill sometime this fall.  The letters were also signed by companies, associations and individuals… Read More
August 3, 2013
OFCCP Moves Forward With Persons with Disabilities and Veterans Rules
This week, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) sent two final rules to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on revising the regulations implementing Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act. This marks the… Read More
August 3, 2013
TCC Weighs In on Highway Trust Fund
Last week, the AGC-led Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) sent a letter to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) urging them to address the pending Highway Trust Fund (HTF) revenue shortfall as they work to finalize a comprehensive… Read More
August 3, 2013
Register and Save Now for the 17th Annual AGC/CFMA Construction Financial Management Conference
October 23-25, 2013 | Las Vegas, Nev.  Jointly sponsored by AGC and the Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA), the 17th Annual AGC/CFMA Construction Financial Management Conference offers programs and workshops designed specifically for financial professionals in the construction… Read More
August 3, 2013
Republican and Democratic Plans for Transportation Funding Stumble in Both Chambers
The FY 2015 Transportation and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill failed to move forward in both the House and Senate this week.   Both bills provided AGC-supported funding levels for federal highway and transit programs and the Airport Improvement Program, but differed in… Read More
August 2, 2013
AGC Comments on FHWA’s Buy America Waivers
AGC has prepared draft comments to submit to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) concerning the continuation of waivers from Buy America requirements for manufactured products that are not substantially made of steel or iron and for the minimal use of foreign steel products. Comments are due… Read More
August 2, 2013
President Repackages Tax Plan
On July 30, President Obama gave a speech in Chattanooga, Tenn., where he laid out more of his “middle-out” economic plan to create jobs as a “grand bargain for the middle class.” The speech focused on his tax reform plan – an exact likeness of the framework for corporate tax reform released in… Read More
August 2, 2013

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