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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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Debut of AGC's Contractors Environmental Conference a Success
AGC held its first-ever Contractors Environmental Conference on June 7-8, 2012, in the Washington, D.C. area.  Approximately 100 participants learned from industry experts, peers and regulators the latest strategies for maintaining compliance, improving efficiencies, exploring new markets and being… Read More
June 15, 2012
Senate Stalemate Delays Critical Flood Control Dam Funding
Today, the U.S. Senate delayed consideration of a farm bill that would authorize $150 million for the nation’s only dam rehabilitation program. The stalemate came as a result of lawmakers’ inability to reach agreement on the number of amendments to be offered on the legislation. The Small… Read More
June 15, 2012
ACTION NEEDED: Tell Your Senators to Halt EPA Clean Water Act Jurisdictional Overreach
The Senate began consideration of the Farm Bill and its amendments this week. Among those offered, Senator Barrasso (R-Wyo.) presented his AGC-backed legislation that halts forthcoming final guidance from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps)… Read More
June 15, 2012
Construction Materials Prices Drop in May
The amount contractors pay for a range of key construction materials edged down 0.3 percent in May and climbed by only 2.3 percent from a year earlier, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released today by the Associated General Contractors of America. Meanwhile, the amount… Read More
June 13, 2012
AGC and FMI Release 2012 Business Development Report
AGC of America and FMI recently released the AGC-FMI 2012 Business Development Survey report.  The two organizations surveyed both general and specialty contractors in Fall 2011 to better understand how these firms utilize business development within their companies and throughout their business. … Read More
June 12, 2012
AGC Education & Training Survey: Complete for Three Chances to Win!
In an effort to improve our education and training offerings, AGC of America is conducting a needs assessment survey of our members.  Your input will help us shape our future programs and to ensure that we are meeting the training needs of our members.  We estimate that it will take you… Read More
June 12, 2012
Transportation Conference Committee Continues Deliberations
Negotiations between the House and Senate over their separate versions of a transportation authorization bill accelerated somewhat last week when Senate Environment and Public Works Chairman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), together with Ranking Committee Republican Jim Inhofe (Okla.), personally… Read More
June 11, 2012
Pledge Now to have a Drug- and Alcohol-free Construction Workplace
AGC teamed up with four other construction-related groups to form the Construction Coalition for a Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace. The coalition’s mission is to create a drug- and alcohol-free construction industry by providing companies and organizations with the resources necessary to implement… Read More
June 11, 2012
Cuts to USACE’s Civil Works Construction Accounts in House Passed Energy & Water Development Funding Bill
Yesterday, the House approved the FY 2013 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies appropriations bill totaling $32.1 billion – a cut of $965 million below the President’s budget request. The legislation provides the annual funding for the various agencies and programs under the Department… Read More
June 10, 2012
House Reduces Construction Funding in FY13 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Funding Bill
On May 31, the House passed the FY 2013 Military Constriction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill, providing $71.7 billion in discretionary funding for military construction and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This funding level matches the FY 2012 enacted level, but falls $694… Read More
June 10, 2012

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