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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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Update: Finance’s Blank Slate Approach
A joint statement from Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) declared that they received “substantial feedback” from fellow senators before the July 26 deadline for “blank slate” submissions. Chairman Baucus pledged to keep the written submissions private, and a… Read More
August 2, 2013
U.S. EPA Updates and Re-releases Report on Built Environment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released “Our Built and Natural Environments: A Technical Review of the Interactions among Land Use, Transportation, and Environmental Quality.” As part of its smart growth program, this second edition of a report from 2001 details how the… Read More
August 2, 2013
Construction Unemployment Hits 9.1 Percent, Lowest July Mark Since 2008
The unemployment rate for construction workers fell to the lowest July level in five years last month, even though employment has stagnated in the past four months, according to an analysis of new government data by AGC of America. Association officials urged Washington leaders to act on stalled… Read More
August 2, 2013
Advance Management Program: New Schedule!
For over 20 years, AGC’s Advanced Management Program has been strengthening participant’s business proficiencies and construction knowledge through the guidance of industry experts and by sharing best practices and ideas with fellow construction professionals. New this year, the schedule has been… Read More
August 2, 2013
New EPA Administrator Readies to Advance Full Regulatory Agenda Amid Anticipated Budget Cuts
The U.S. Senate confirmed Gina McCarthy as the new administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on July 18 by a 59-40 vote. On EPA’s regulatory agenda are new rules that would limit greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from power plants, control hydraulic fracturing (natural gas… Read More
August 2, 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 1, 2013
Camp Courts House Moderates
On July 31, House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) held a closed-door meeting with the New Democrats, a coalition of moderate House Democratic members supportive of pro-growth tax policies, in order to prepare them for an active role in tax reform debate. According to congressional staff… Read More
August 1, 2013
Upcoming Committee Action
According to Ways and Means Committee staff, Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) plans to draft legislation during the August congressional recess (which begins August 2) and hopes to have a committee markup in October before a November showdown over raising the debt limit. The House reconvenes on… Read More
August 1, 2013
Camp Weighing Potential Senate Bid
According to reports, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) “is considering” running for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Carl Levin and “has met with” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). Chairman Camp noted, “It’s a big decision, and I’m going to… Read More
August 1, 2013
Construction Spending Slips in June as Residential Market Pauses, Private Nonresidential and Public Spending Decline
Total construction spending cooled in June as residential building hit the pause button, while private nonresidential and public construction also declined, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data by AGC of America. Association officials urged lawmakers in Washington to make… Read More
August 1, 2013

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