Beyond the Hard Hat: Prioritizing Healthy Minds in Construction Safety - In this episode of ConstructorCast, host Max Nelson is joined by key members of Jordan Foster Construction—Asma Bayunus and Tricia Kagerer—to delve into the crucial topic of mental health in the construction industry.… Read More
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James H. Roberts, President and CEO of Granite Construction Inc., represented AGC at a hearing held July 24 by the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee to examine how the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) was working in light of the large budget… Read More
July 29, 2013
On July 2, 2013, the Department of Treasury announced that the employer mandate requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will be delayed for one year, until January 1, 2015. The decision came after several complaints from the employer community regarding the complications, confusion and lack… Read More
July 29, 2013
AGC recently sent two letters opposing the possible use of project labor agreement (PLA) mandates posted by the U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering Command for to repair facades at: (1) Rickover Hall and (2) Nimitz Library, both located at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.
AGC has sent over… Read More
July 27, 2013
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) announced that on July 29 they will visit two separate small businesses in Philadelphia as part of their nationwide “Simpler Taxes Tour.” The Philadelphia trip is the second stop… Read More
July 27, 2013
On July 24, in response to a Dear Colleague letter from Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) outlining a basic framework for drafting a tax reform bill, AGC sent a letter to the Finance Committee leaders and members of the Senate highlighting various portions of the… Read More
July 26, 2013
The Coalition for Fair Effective Tax Rates officially launched this week. The focus of the group is to persuade lawmakers, opinion leaders and the public to view tax reform through the lens of effective tax rates, the amount in taxes that businesses actually pay. Coalition members plan to ask… Read More
July 26, 2013
The House Interior/Environment Appropriations Subcommittee finished up its work on a bill that would fund, among other things, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its programs for fiscal year (FY) 2014. The EPA saw almost a $3 billion cut to their programs, with the State Revolving Loan… Read More
July 26, 2013
On July 19, Rep. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) introduced the AGC-supported Construction Contracting Act of 2013, H.R. 2751, which would prohibit federal agencies from procuring construction services from small businesses through reverse auctions. Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.) introduced the Design Build… Read More
July 26, 2013
More than 50 industry and local government groups sent a letter asking Senators to request the Senate Finance Committee leaders maintain the federal tax exemption on municipal bond interest as they consider the chamber’s priorities for its comprehensive tax reform package.
The letter explains that… Read More
July 25, 2013
On Tuesday, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a hearing on the fiscal condition of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). The subcommittee heard testimony from Polly Trottenberg, undersecretary for policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and… Read More
July 25, 2013
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