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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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AGC Webinar Cautions Contractors to Prepare for Increased OFCCP Enforcement
On Nov. 13, 2012, AGC hosted a webinar on Affirmative Action in Employment:  How to Implement the Employment Practices and Procedures Required by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP).   The webinar provided compliance assistance training and best practices for federal and… Read More
November 21, 2012
NLRB Validates Job Targeting Program Involving State-Funded Projects
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has reaffirmed its position that union job targeting programs are protected under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) and has clarified that this protection extends even to programs funded in part by voluntary deductions from the wages of workers… Read More
November 21, 2012
Construction Employment Declined in 28 States Between October 2011 and 2012
Construction employment declined in 28 states from October 2011 to October 2012 even as 31 states and D.C. added jobs during the past month, according to an analysis by AGC of Labor Department data.  Association officials noted that residential construction gains were being undermined by the… Read More
November 20, 2012
Year-to-Date Collective Bargaining Negotiations Yield Higher First-Year Increases Than in 2011
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Collective bargaining negotiations in the construction industry settled between January and September of this year resulted in an average first-year wage-and-benefits increase of $1.01 or 2.2 percent, according to the latest Settlements Report issued by the AGC-supported Construction Labor Research… Read More
November 19, 2012
Davis-Bacon Pitfalls & Hot Topics to be Covered in AGC Webinar Dec. 11 and 13
AGC of America will provide its latest training on federal prevailing wage laws in a two-part webinar on Dec. 11 and 13, 2012, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. EST.  The format is different from previous years, offering new information for everyone involved in compliance with the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts… Read More
November 19, 2012
Register Now for AGC’s Winter Financial Issues Forum
The AGC Financial Issues Forum will hold their winter meeting Jan. 10-11, 2013 in Scottsdale, Arizona at Hotel Valley Ho.  At this meeting, attendees will discuss numerous topics, including: the legislative and political landscape including the plans for comprehensive tax reform, an update of… Read More
November 17, 2012
Corps Releases Second Draft of Safety Manual Revision
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued a second draft of the EM-385 Safety Manual revision, which is available for comment, and has extended the deadline for comments to Jan. 31, 2013. To review the draft, click on the link above and go the tab on the left that says "EM 385-1-1, 2008… Read More
November 16, 2012
Senate Committee Moves Forward on WRDA
On Nov. 15, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee moved forward on authorizing a new Water Resources Development Act (WRDA), holding a legislative hearing on draft legislation. Yesterday, EPW Committee Ranking Member James Inhofe (R-Okla.) and committee member David Vitter (R-La.),… Read More
November 16, 2012
House Republicans and Senate Democrats and Republicans Choose Leaders for 113th Congress
This week, House and Senate Republicans voted to elect their respective leaders for the 113th Congress . Most of the positions in the House were foregone conclusions, as no one challenged Speaker John Boehner (Ohio), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.), or Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (Calif.). The… Read More
November 16, 2012
Construction Material Costs Dip in October
Construction contractors face a continuing cost squeeze, even though a key price index for construction materials dipped in October and showed only a moderate increase over the past year, according to an analysis of federal figures released today by the Associated General Contractors of America.… Read More
November 14, 2012

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