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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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Conferees Close to a Deal on Highway Bill
The House and Senate are moving closer to a deal on the highway and bridge portions of the surface transportation reauthorization bill.  This afternoon, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) and Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.)… Read More
June 22, 2012
House Interior/Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Bill Drastically Cuts Clean Water SRF
This week, the House Interior/Environment Appropriations Subcommittee marked up its FY 2013 funding legislation for the Department of the Interior and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which also contains the funding for EPA’s State Revolving Funds (SRF) for clean water and drinking water… Read More
June 22, 2012
AGC Joins Industry Groups Decrying Proposed Buy American Requirements for State Revolving Funds
AGC joined other industry groups this week in sending a letter to members of the House Appropriations Committee making sure State Revolving Fund (SRF) projects are not hampered by harmful Buy American provisions. The House Interior/Environment Appropriations Subcommittee was reportedly working on… Read More
June 22, 2012
House Interior/Environment Appropriations Subcommittee Bill Drastically Cuts Clean Water SRF
This week, the House Interior/Environment Appropriations Subcommittee marked up its FY 2013 funding legislation for the Department of the Interior and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which also contains the funding for EPA’s State Revolving Funds (SRF) for clean water and drinking water… Read More
June 21, 2012
Registration Open for Training, Education and Development Conference
Registration is now open for AGC’s 2012 Training, Education & Development (TED) Conference.   For 2012, the conference will be co-located with the HR Professionals Conference in San Antonio. The TED Conference will beginn on the morning of Monday, Oct. 15, and last to midday on Oct. 16. On the… Read More
June 19, 2012
Real Estate Roundtable Survey Indicates Market Improvement Over a Year Ago
The Real Estate Roundtable’s Second Quarter 2012 Sentiment Index, which surveys real estate executives, indicated that “market conditions have improved since a year ago, but signaled a lack of confidence in the outlook for the coming year, citing global economic risks, doubts about Washington’s… Read More
June 19, 2012
Webinar: Lean Construction From a Specialty Contractors' Perspective
Lean is a philosophy and tool set that is as important to trade partners as it is for general contractors.  This webinar - hosted on July 17, 2012, at 2pm ET - looks at the Lean journey for TDIndustries over the past 17 years.  Reflecting on how TD's vision for Lean has changed, the presentation… Read More
June 18, 2012
Senate Committee Removes Immigration Provision that Singled out Construction Industry for New Immigration Restrictions
Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment to the FY 2013 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill that would block two U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) rules on temporary foreign workers. The H-2B visa program permits employers to… Read More
June 16, 2012
Conferees Continue Discussions Despite Public Discord
House and Senate Committee staffs continue to discuss proposals and exchange language on a variety of issues as part of the conference committee negotiations to develop a compromise transportation reauthorization bill with the hope of getting a bill completed by the June 30 deadline. The majority… Read More
June 16, 2012
Construction Employment Declined in 30 States Between May 2011 and 2012
More states lost construction jobs in May than at any point since June 2011 as 30 states experienced annual job losses and 27 states and D.C. lost jobs during the past month, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of Labor Department data. The weak state… Read More
June 15, 2012

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