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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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AGC and a diverse group of more than 55 national coalition partners representing state and local governments, housing and infrastructure developers, transportation groups and private industry, have urged the U.S. Senate to support the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds which local and state… Read More
March 23, 2013
On March 20, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee unanimously approved a Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). This bill represents a bipartisan effort to address our nation’s aging navigational system of inland waterways, coastal harbors and ports, locks and dams, and flood… Read More
March 23, 2013
The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has published an interim final rule that governs whistleblower complaints filed under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Section 1558 of the ACA provides protection to employees against retaliation by… Read More
March 22, 2013
Union representation in the construction industry slipped to 13.7 percent (850,000 workers) in 2012, a decline from 14.9 percent (928,000 workers) in 2011 and equal to the percentage in 2010, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports. Union membership in the industry dropped from 14 percent (… Read More
March 22, 2013
On Thursday, the House completed action on Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-Wis.) version of a FY 2014 budget resolution mostly by a party-line vote of 221 to 207. While the budget resolution is nonbinding, it nevertheless establishes the overall framework for funding government programs… Read More
March 22, 2013
Things are looking up, according to Rocco Davis of the Laborers’ International Union of North America (“LiUNA”) in a March 6 address during AGC of America’s Annual Convention in Palm Springs, CA. Davis, who serves LiUNA as Vice President, Special Assistant to the General President, and Pacific… Read More
March 22, 2013
A bi-partisan group of Senators – Schumer (D-N.Y.), McCain (R-Ariz.), Durbin (D-Ill.), Graham (R-S.C.), Menendez (D-N.J.), Rubio (R-Fla.), Bennet (D-Colo.), and Flake (R-Ariz.) – are working on an important piece of immigration reform – the future temporary worker visa program. These Senators are… Read More
March 22, 2013
Sequester Remains But Agencies Gain Some Flexibility & Includes Increased Transportation Funding
Following a strong personal push by AGC lobbyists and a grassroots effort by AGC members, the Senate included increased funding levels for federal highway and transit programs for the remainder of… Read More
March 22, 2013
Construction employment increased in 145 out of 339 metropolitan areas between January 2012 and January 2013, declined in 141 and was stagnant in 53, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by AGC. Association officials noted that after years of declining construction… Read More
March 22, 2013
Population growth is a major driver of various types of construction over the medium to long term. But where the population grows also matters. Figures released by the Census Bureau on local population growth show it is happening in numerous areas that didn't have a housing boom last decade and,… Read More
March 19, 2013