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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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Construction Officials Call on Obama Administration to Reconsider Proposed Hiring Quotas
The Associated General Contractors of America today joined with 10 other national business associations in calling on the Obama administration to reconsider a series of new hiring mandates it wants to impose on contractors working on federal projects. Association officials noted that the government… Read More
May 24, 2012
EEOC Issues Enforcement Guidance on Criminal Background Investigations
On April 25, 2012, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued its enforcement guidance on the consideration of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  Effective immediately, the guidance updates, consolidates, and… Read More
May 22, 2012
Save the Date: 2012 Building Contractors Conference
The 2012 AGC Building Contractors Conference will be held September 12-15, 2012 at the Charleston Place Hotel in Charleston, SC.  The theme for this year is "Make Your Firm a Top Performer: Learn the Industry's Best Practices for Success."  More information will be made available soon.  Contact… Read More
May 22, 2012
Register Today for the Third Annual Lean Construction Summit
The 3rd Annual LEAN Construction Summit, jointly presented by CURT, AGC of America, LCI and AIA, is set to take place June 13th at the Ameristar Casino in St. Louis, MO. This year’s Summit, Optimizing the Project, Not the Pieces, will offer attendees the opportunity to explore why and how owners… Read More
May 22, 2012
ConsensusDocs Releases an Entirely New 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 platform. Technology has long been harnessed to improve safety, efficiency and quality in construction – now… Read More
May 22, 2012
After Five Consecutive Months of Positive Readings, Billings Index Slips Below 50 in April
The Architecture Billings Index, a leading indicator of U.S. construction activity nine to 12 months into the future, fell 2 points to 48.4 in April. Any reading above 50 is said to indicate expansion, while any reading below 50 is said to indicate a decline in the demand for design services. This… Read More
May 22, 2012
BIM Use Expected to Increase Rapidly for Infrastructure Projects
In a recent study conducted by McGraw-Hill, 46% of organizations surveyed report using BIM on their infrastructure projects, up from only 27% two years prior. Furthermore, McGraw-Hill’s report concludes that once these organizations adopt BIM, level of use rises rapidly, with more than half of the… Read More
May 22, 2012
Obama Procurement Chief Nominee Clears Senate Panel
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved President Obama’s choice to be administrator of the White House Office of Federal Procurement Policy. Committee members unanimously approved nominee Joseph Jordan, senior advisor to Office of Management and… Read More
May 21, 2012
Senate Committee Approves Bill Barring the Politicizing of Federal Contracts
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee yesterday approved legislation with bipartisan support to prohibit the collection of political contribution information from bidders for government contracts. The bill, S. 1100, Keeping Politics out of Federal Contracting, is… Read More
May 20, 2012
House Panel Approves Measure Expanding U.S. Contractor Preference for Overseas Military Construction
The House Appropriations Committee yesterday approved a provision expanding opportunities for U.S. contractors bidding on international military construction projects within the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. Included in the House Military Construction and Veterans Affairs… Read More
May 20, 2012

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