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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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National Construction Charity Group Begins Renovations to Palm Springs' Angel View
Construction charity organization AGC Charities, Inc. began work this week on renovations to the main facility of a Palm Springs area group that supports children and adults with disabilities as part of its annual Operation Opening Doors event. Dozens of contractors are donating time, expertise and… Read More
March 4, 2013
Sequestration Goes into Effect: What Construction Contractors Should Know
On Friday, Congressional leadership and President Obama failed to reach a deal to avert the $85 billion in automatic and indiscriminate budget cuts, called sequestration. The president signed an order directing the start of the spending cuts late Friday evening.  AGC has estimated that $4 billion… Read More
March 4, 2013
Labor Department Issues New FMLA Regulations; New Forms & Poster Required
On Feb. 6, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by issuing new regulations along with an updated poster and forms.  The regulations cover leave related to members or veterans of the military as well as… Read More
March 4, 2013
2013 National Work Zone Week – Participate in AGC’s Work Zone Survey
AGC annually participates in National Work Zone Awareness Week which is used as an opportunity to get media coverage to raise public awareness about the dangers for highway construction workers and motorists when road improvements are under way. This year’s National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW… Read More
March 4, 2013
Sequestration Impacts on Transportation Funding Limited
The Highway Trust Fund (HTF) and Airport Improvement Program are not included in the sequestration process that was implemented by President Obama on March 1, 2013. While the Highway Trust Fund is not included in sequestration, general fund transfers into the trust fund resulting from the recently… Read More
March 4, 2013
Transportation Funding Reduced in Continuing Resolution – Action Requested
Because congress was unable to pass the appropriations bills necessary to fund government programs in FY 2013, a six month Continuing Resolution (CR) was enacted at the end of last year. The current CR funded most federal government operations for the first six months of FY 2013 at similar levels… Read More
March 3, 2013
Construction Spending Level Tumbled in January from Upwardly Revised December Total
Construction spending snapped a nine-month string of monthly gains with a sharp decline in January but still rose from year-ago levels, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials cautioned that “across-the-board”… Read More
March 1, 2013
U.S. Congress Extends Alternative Fuel and Infrastructure Tax Credits
At the beginning of 2013, President Obama signed into law The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 that provides one-year extensions for several tax credits, including those for compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), and propane (liquefied petroleum gas or LPG).  If you use… Read More
February 28, 2013
Public Comment Period Opens for GSA Report on Green Building Certification Systems
On Feb. 5, the General Services Administration (GSA) announced the opening of a sixty-day public comment period on the federal government’s use of third-party green building certification systems.  The 2012 Green Building Certification System Review is available for public comment (ending on April… Read More
February 28, 2013
EPA Releases New Fact Sheets to Assuage Concerns About Low-Impact Development
Low-impact development (LID) strategies are central to many sustainable infrastructure initiatives, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been promoting the benefits of these practices for years.  In addition, EPA is expected to incorporate LID strategies and techniques in its new… Read More
February 28, 2013

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