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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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On Wednesday, the Senate passed their AGC supported, 2- year, $109 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill, S. 1813 the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) by a strong bipartisan vote of 74-22. Funding levels and key provisions of MAP-21 can be found here.
The… Read More
March 16, 2012
Arlington’s Pentagon renovation project was the most significant construction projects of 2011, AGC announced today. As a result, the project’s contractor, Hensel Phelps Construction Co., was the grand award winner while 15 other firms received the association’s Alliant Build America Award in other… Read More
March 16, 2012
The cost of construction materials accelerated dramatically in February after moderating for several months, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released today by AGC. As a result, construction firms will be forced to pay more for key materials even as demand for construction… Read More
March 15, 2012
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Dozens of volunteer contractors renovated the facility of a Honolulu-based charity group named HUGS that supports families with seriously ill children free-of-charge. The renovation project was organized by the philanthropic organization AGC Charities, Inc., was the group's third annual Operation… Read More
March 15, 2012
Bethesda-based Clark Construction Group was honored today for performing some of the construction industry’s best charitable work in 2011 for its efforts in helping communities impacted by the extensive construction work required through the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) process. As a result… Read More
March 14, 2012
This afternoon, the Senate passed their AGC supported, 2- year, $109 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill, the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) by a strong bipartisan vote of 74-22.
Attention now is focused on the House of Representatives where Republican… Read More
March 14, 2012
Vicksburg’s U.S. Route 60 at Vicksburg Road Roundabout was one of the most successful construction partnerships of 2011, AGC announced today. As a result, the project’s contractor, Glendale-based Combs Construction Company, Inc., was one of only three projects to receive AGC’s Marvin M. Black… Read More
March 14, 2012
Construction employment rose in 28 states and the District of Columbia between January 2011 and January 2012, while 20 states lost construction jobs and two held steady—the best net positive showing for state construction employment since 2007, according to an analysis by AGC of Labor Department… Read More
March 13, 2012
On March 2, 2012, a federal court in Washington, D.C., upheld most of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) notice posting rule. The posting rule is described here, here, and here.
The court upheld the NLRB’s right to issue the posting requirement but invalidated the remedial portions of the… Read More
March 13, 2012
Gov. Mitt Romney won six out of 10 state primary contests on Super Tuesday—the most delegate rich primary day on the nomination calendar—with 419 delegates up for grabs. Alaska, Idaho, Massachusetts, Ohio, Vermont and Virginia voted for Romney, while Sen. Rick Santorum won North Dakota, Oklahoma… Read More
March 10, 2012