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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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Contractor Bound to Successor Multiemployer Agreement Despite Effort to End Bargaining Relationship
The National Labor Relations Board has ruled that a construction contractor’s efforts to terminate a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and withdraw from a multiemployer group were ineffective and that the contractor was bound to a subsequent labor agreement negotiated by the multiemployer… Read More
November 7, 2012
EPA Awards $30 Million for Clean Diesel Projects, Future Funding Remains Uncertain
In mid-October, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the recipients of the Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grants for fiscal year (FY) 2012.  EPA awarded $30 million to fund projects designed to replace, retrofit or repower older diesel-powered engines like those used in… Read More
November 2, 2012
Wage and Hour Laws in the Wake of a Natural Disaster
Whether it’s an earthquake, blizzard, bush fire or hurricane, sometimes Mother Nature unexpectedly interrupts the flow of the work week.   As government officials and disaster recovery experts encourage workers to stay home, companies are left to determine if and how employees will be compensated… Read More
November 2, 2012
Construction Sector Adds 17,000 Jobs Between September and October
Construction employers added 17,000 jobs in October while the industry's unemployment rate fell to 11.4 percent, according to an analysis of new federal data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials noted that total construction employment levels have… Read More
November 2, 2012
Construction Spending Hits Three-Year High in September
Construction spending in September climbed to a nearly three-year high at an annualized rate of $852 billion, as increased spending on houses, apartments and private nonresidential projects outweighed a continuing downturn in public construction, according to an analysis of new federal data… Read More
November 1, 2012
Webinar: Stormwater Compliance Documentation
If your company wants to stay in compliance with the myriad of new and forthcoming stormwater runoff requirements, you need an effective document management system.   All stormwater permitting authorities require a site-specific Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) as well documentation of… Read More
October 31, 2012
AGC Charities, Inc. to Renovate Capitol Hill's American Legion Post as Part of Nationwide Charity Effort
Construction charity organization AGC Charities, Inc. announced today that it will renovate part of the American Legion Post located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. to make the facility more handicap accessible. Contractors will donate their time, expertise and money to make a series of… Read More
October 31, 2012
Construction Employment Declines in 160 out of 337 Metro Areas Between September 2011 and 2012
Construction employment declined in 160 out of 337 metropolitan areas between September 2011 and September 2012, increased in 125 and was stagnant in 52, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials… Read More
October 30, 2012
Call for Presentations for AGC's 2013 Environmental Contractors Conference
If your Chapter has had a good experience with a speaker on environmental issues, please let them know about AGC’s 2013 Contractors Environmental Conference: Compliant. Competitive. Cost-Effective.  AGC will hold this second national conference in early June 2013, in Crystal City, Va., right… Read More
October 29, 2012
OSHA Issues Compliance Directive for Roadway and Highway Construction Work Zones
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a compliance directive to provide guidance to compliance officers for the safe inspection of work sites where workers performing construction work on and/or near roadways or highways are exposed to hazards from vehicular traffic. The… Read More
October 26, 2012

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