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AGC of America is proud to announce the launch of the 2025 AGC Awards competitions! The Baldwin Group Build America Awards (including the Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence category) and AGC in the Community competitions recognize the nation's most… Read More
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Construction labor costs are rising, after years of little movement. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that compensation (wages and salaries, benefits, and required employer payments such as unemployment and worker’s compensation) for all employees in the construction industry increased… Read More
April 30, 2013
At the AGC Annual Convention last month, AGC presented its National Committee Chair of the Year Award to Connie Determan of Kiewit Corporation (Omaha, Neb.) for her outstanding leadership of AGC’s Environmental Forum. A member of the Forum’s Steering Committee since 2009, Connie Determan accepted… Read More
April 30, 2013
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in response to the nomination of Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to Serve as U.S. Secretary of Transportation:
"It is encouraging that President Obama has decided to… Read More
April 29, 2013
Unless EPA Shows Hazard and Causal Linkage to Renovation Work, Additional Rules Unwarranted
AGC and its partners in the “Commercial Properties Coalition” recently filed a 61-page response to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) latest request for data and information on renovation and… Read More
April 22, 2013
Today, AGC celebrates green construction efforts on Earth Day, along with its chapters and members. While AGC debuts a new online toolkit for building energy code information, AGC chapters and members celebrate Earth Day through building green, recycling, carpooling, planting trees, cleaning up… Read More
April 22, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published a proposed rule to withdraw the nationwide numeric discharge limit from its 2009 Construction and Development Effluent Limitations Guidelines rule (C&D ELG), along with revising some of the rule’s non-numeric requirements. If… Read More
April 19, 2013
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued its final National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit, regulating discharges, including ballast water, from commercial vessels. EPA’s 2013 Vessel General Permit (VGP) will replace the 2008 VGP when it expires… Read More
April 19, 2013
Construction employment increased in 30 states in March as the industry expanded but at a slower pace than in February, according to an analysis by AGC of America of Labor Department data. Association officials cautioned, however, that many states remain vulnerable to construction cutbacks from… Read More
April 19, 2013
This week, the Senate bipartisan “gang of eight” unveiled their long-awaited immigration bill. The 884 page bill covers border security, establishing an opportunity for earned legal status of undocumented workers, visa programs for highly skilled workers and temporary visas for lower skilled… Read More
April 18, 2013
FHWA Administrator Victor Mendez to Deliver Keynote at Conference
Attendees at the AGC 2013 Contractors Environmental Conference (CEC) on June 13-14, 2013, will gain access to up-to-date information and resources on compliance and trends that affect the business of construction across the nation… Read More
April 18, 2013