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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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Passage of Transportation Bill a Victory for Construction Workers, Commuters, Shippers and the Economy, Official Says
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement today in reaction to Congressional passage of a 27-month highway and transit measure: “The passage of the 27-month transportation bill ends nearly three years worth of… Read More
June 29, 2012
House Appropriations Committee Approves Interior/Environment Legislation
The House Appropriations Committee approved the FY 2013 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill, which includes funding for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Forest Service, and various independent and related agencies. In total, the bill cuts of $1… Read More
June 29, 2012
Agreement on Transportation Reauthorization Reached – Conference Report Goes to House and Senate for Final Approval
The House and Senate leadership and conferees reached an agreement yesterday on the final outstanding issues in the transportation reauthorization negotiations. Logistical issues related to finalizing language and getting sign-off from all conferees has kept the conference report from being… Read More
June 29, 2012
Supreme Court Rules on Healthcare Law
Today, the Supreme Court upheld the centerpiece of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) – the individual mandate.  As a result, most of the Affordable Care Act currently in effect will remain in effect unless future legislation revokes any of those provisions. According to the law, by 2014, each of… Read More
June 29, 2012
Iowa's Department of Administration Services Adopts Use of ConsensusDocs Contracts for New Construction Projects
Iowa’s Department of Administration Services (DAS) has begun using standard contract documents developed by ConsensusDocs as the basis for its building contracts.  The state agency, which typically oversees 200 projects and $200 million worth of construction projects annually, is the latest in a… Read More
June 29, 2012
AGC Welcomes New Members to AGC's Environmental Forum Steering Committee; Meets with EPA and Corps
AGC is pleased to announce the appointment of six new members and the new chair, Connie Determan with Kiewit Corporation, to serve on its Environmental Forum Steering Committee through the AGC Convention 2015.  Members of the Steering Committee have direct access to federal regulatory officials,… Read More
June 29, 2012
AGC Applauds USGBC Decision to Delay Rollout of LEED 2012
In response to stakeholder concerns, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced on June 4 the decision to delay until 2013 the member voting on the newest version of its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system—LEED 2012.  USGBC also has renamed the… Read More
June 29, 2012
Register Now for July 10 Listening Session on GSA’s Review of Green Building Certification Systems
A new governmental review of green building rating systems will inform future decision-making on the system(s) to be used across the federal government.  An interagency group is examining the Green Building Certification System Review and evaluating how these systems can advance the performance of… Read More
June 28, 2012
LIUNA’s Brent Booker Becomes Next Secretary-Treasurer of BCTD
On June 7, the Governing Board of Presidents of the AFL-CIO’s Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD) unanimously elected Brent Booker to be its secretary-treasurer.  Booker succeeds Sean McGarvey, who was elected BCTC president on April 16, 2012, following the untimely death of Mark… Read More
June 28, 2012
Highway and Transit Bill Will Protect Jobs and Boost the Economy
The chief executive officer of the Associated General Contractors of America, Stephen E. Sandherr, issued the following statement in response to the recently-announced deal on a 27-month federal surface transportation bill by the Congressional conference committee: “The members of the conference… Read More
June 27, 2012

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