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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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An In-Depth Look: Federal Green Construction: Assessing Potential Long Term Liabilities
Guest Article by Tom Kelleher, Jr., Senior Partner, Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP Introduction – Green Is Now Green construction is not the “Wave of the Future” in federal government construction contracts, it is here now.  Whether building a new facility at a military base in Georgia or… Read More
August 31, 2012
OSHA Issues Direct Final Rule for Cranes and Derricks
On Aug. 17, 2012, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a direct final rule that will apply the requirements of the new cranes and derricks in construction standard – Subpart CC – to underground construction and demolition work. The direct final rule will apply the crane… Read More
August 30, 2012
Fly Ash Disposal Now Being Deliberated by All Branches of Government
No EPA Decision Expected Until 2013. As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continues to evaluate whether or not to regulate coal combustion residuals (CCRs) as hazardous waste, the other branches of government go at it on their own and inch forward toward a resolution.  Meanwhile, the… Read More
August 30, 2012
Administrative Procedures Act Affords Public the Right to Participate In, Challenge CWA Permitting Proceedings
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The construction industry stands to benefit from a recent district court decision that blocked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from further regulating Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 “dredge and fill” discharges (concerning surface mining activities) through guidance, calling… Read More
August 29, 2012
Invitation to Virtual Town Hall for Contractor Input on LEED v4
AGC Environmental Forum members are invited to actively share their input and ask questions about the newest version of the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System.  Join AGC and the USGBC for a complimentary, virtual… Read More
August 29, 2012
Construction Employment Declines in 165 out of 337 Metro Areas Between July 2011 and July 2012
Construction employment declined in 165 out of 337 metropolitan areas between July 2011 and July 2012, increased in 123 and was stagnant in 49, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said that the… Read More
August 28, 2012
EPA Drafts Guidance on Excluding ‘Exceptional Events’ Data from Air Quality Designations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting public comment on draft guidance to improve the process for implementing the Agency’s Exceptional Events Rule (EER).  The EER allows the EPA to exclude certain air-quality monitoring data when determining whether or not an area violates a… Read More
August 27, 2012
Union Contractor Ordered to Make Benefit Fund Contributions for Nonbargaining Unit Work
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (Ill., Ind., Wis.) has held that a contractor was required to make contributions to Taft-Hartley pension and health-and-welfare plans for all hours worked by a bargaining-unit employee, including non-bargaining unit work. The contractor, DLF… Read More
August 27, 2012
FHWA Announces Every Day Counts II Summit Schedule
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has released a schedule for a series of Summits to be held this fall to promote implementation of its Every Day Counts II (EDC2) initiatives. EDC is a priority initiative championed by Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez to speed the delivery of… Read More
August 24, 2012
New Freight Policy Council Created
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced this week the formation of a policy group created to improve the condition and performance of the nation's freight network. The group was formed to begin implementation of MAP-21 requirement to develop a National Freight Strategic Plan. The new Freight… Read More
August 24, 2012

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