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Spotlight Your Achievements! AGC Launches Awards Season with the Opening of Build America, AGC in the Community, Innovation, Diversity and Inclusion Awards
July 15, 2024
Apply by Thursday, October 31, 2024!  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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Students Connect at AGC Convention
AGC of America is pleased to announce that we had nearly 150 students from college and universities across the nation attend the AGC Student Chapter Annual Meeting held during AGC’s 94th Annual Convention in Palm Springs in early March. The meeting kicked off with a rousing welcome by 2013 AGC… Read More
March 19, 2013
Outstanding Student Chapter Contest Accepting Applications
Applications are currently being accepted for the AGC Outstanding Student Chapter Contest, designed to recognize and reward AGC Student Chapters for their dedication to community and public service projects. All AGC Student Chapters are encouraged to submit an application to showcase their work in… Read More
March 19, 2013
Construction Employment Increased in 34 States, D.C. Between December and January
Construction employment expanded in two-thirds of all states in January as the industry showed signs of emerging from a six-year slump, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. Association officials cautioned however that the industry's… Read More
March 18, 2013
NLRB Recess Appointment Challenge Likely Headed to Supreme Court
This week, the Obama administration stated it would petition the Supreme Court to review the recent U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit decision, Noel Canning v. NLRB, a key case (of several separate cases) challenging the validity of three “recess appointments” President Obama made to the… Read More
March 15, 2013
Ways and Means Committee Creates Tax Reform Working Groups
The groups are led by one Republican Member serving as chair and one Democratic Member serving as vice chair. Each of the 11 groups will review current law in its designated issue area and then identify, research and compile feedback related to the topic of the working group. Each working group… Read More
March 15, 2013
AGC Member Testifies at House Pension Hearing
On March 5, the U.S. House Education and Workforce’s Subcommittee on Heath, Employment, Labor and Pensions held a hearing titled, “Challenges Facing Multi-employer Pension Plans: Reviewing the Latest Findings by PBGC and GAO.”  Harold Force, president of Force Construction Co. in Columbus, Ind.,… Read More
March 15, 2013
Employers Required to Use New Form I-9 Beginning on May 7
On March 8, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised Form I-9, the Employment Eligibility Verification form. The new form, which expires on March 31, 2016, is available for immediate use by employers; however, employers who need time to make changes to their current… Read More
March 15, 2013
Opp Construction, Grand Forks, N.D. Named Nation's Safest Construction Company in 2012
Opp Construction of Grand Forks, N.D. was named the nation’s safest construction company in 2012 by the Associated General Contractors of America. The association, which oversees the Willis-sponsored Construction Safety Excellence Awards, an annual ranking of construction safety programs, noted… Read More
March 15, 2013
House and Senate Budget Committees Move Forward
This week, House Republicans and Senate Democrats began the process of moving their respective fiscal year (FY) 2014 budgets.  In the House, Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan passed his budget out of committee late Wednesday night on a party-line 22 to 17 vote. All committee Republicans voted for… Read More
March 15, 2013
MAP-21 Implementation Hearing
Today, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee held a hearing on the implementation of the transportation reauthorization bill, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21).  At the hearing, Chairman Tom Petri (R-Wis.) and members of the subcommittee heard from Department… Read More
March 14, 2013

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