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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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Webinar on Lean Workstructuring: Perspectives from Miron and Boldt
This Thursday, Sept. 20, at 2:00 p.m. EST, leading practitioners of Lean Workstructuring will provide their perspectives on how their organizations use Lean Practices – specifically related to Workstructuring – to improve the delivery of projects. The unique perspectives of the three panelists will… Read More
September 17, 2012
Federal Report Indicates Construction to be one of Best-Paying Jobs Through 2020
According to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment in construction will be one of the best-paying jobs through 2020, along with health care and social assistance, scientific and technical services, waste management, and transportation. The report projects that approximately… Read More
September 17, 2012
Transportation Funding Reduced in Continuing Resolution
The House is expected to approve a continuing resolution (CR) for FY 2013 today that would fund federal government programs for six months at the same level as FY 2012 with a slight increase of .612 percent. This action is necessary because Congress has failed to pass any of the 12 appropriations… Read More
September 14, 2012
DOT Proposes Stringent Changes to DBE Program
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on Sept. 6, 2012, issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking asking for comment on significant changes it is proposing in its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) rules. Comments are due by Nov. 5, 2012. The proposal suggests a series of changes in the… Read More
September 14, 2012
ConsensusDocs Offers Free Webinar, Tour of New Technology Platform
On Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, ConsensusDocs will be offering free insight into their new technology platform. There is a better way to build, and ConsensusDocs is transforming contractual negotiations in the design and construction industry with the launch of a new open and collaborative technology… Read More
September 14, 2012
Newly Released Construction Multiemployer Pension Plan Inventory Supports AGC Lobbying Efforts
A report was recently released by the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) and Horizon Actuarial Services, which contains an inventory of historical data for all multiemployer pension plans in the construction industry (not just mechanical trades).  The report explains how the… Read More
September 14, 2012
House Passes Legislation to Fund the Government Through March 2013
The House passed a continuing resolution (CR) for FY 2013 by a vote of 329-91 that would largely hold government spending at levels set in 2012. The $1.047 trillion spending measure would fund the government through March 27, 2013.  The Senate is expected to take up and pass the CR next week. By… Read More
September 13, 2012
NCCER Credential Renamed ‘Knowledge Verified’
The National Center for Construction Education & Research, AGC of America’s craft training partner, will be re-launching its “certified written” credential as “knowledge verified” to better reflect the actual status and accomplishments of each craft professional. Beginning Jan. 1, 2013, NCCER… Read More
September 13, 2012
Construction Materials Prices Increase in August and Year-Over-Year
The cost of key construction materials increased in August and year-to-year, resuming a trend that has forced contractors to pay more for materials even as competitive pressures restrain prices for finished projects, according to an analysis of federal figures released today by the Associated… Read More
September 13, 2012
AGC Webinar Discusses Importance of HR and Safety Collaboration
On September 5, 2012, AGC hosted a webinar on the Essential Safety Matters for HR:  Working Together to Keep Employees Safe and the Company Litigation-Free.  An on-demand version of the webinar is available for purchase from the AGC Bookstore.  Both HR and safety managers have a responsibility… Read More
September 12, 2012

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