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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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House GOP Leadership Discussing Revamping Reauthorization Proposal
Rumors are circulating on Capitol Hill today that the Republican leadership is considering redrafting the five year surface transportation reauthorization bill and replacing it with a bill of eighteen month duration. A spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner (R-Oh.) acknowledged that a “revamped… Read More
February 24, 2012
IRS Issues Guidance for Employers on Tax Credit for Hiring Veterans
On Feb. 9, 2012, the IRS released guidance and forms that employers may use to claim the newly-expanded tax credit for hiring veterans as outlined in the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) to Hire Heroes Act of 2011. Enacted Nov. 21, 2011, the VOW Act provides an expanded Work Opportunity Tax… Read More
February 23, 2012
Upcoming AGC Convention in Hawaii to Include Various Labor & HR Events
AGC of America’s 93rd Annual Convention will offer several sessions on labor and human resource matters open to all Convention registrants.  The Convention will take place March 13-17, 2012, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Union Contractors Committee will meet on March 13 at 9:15 a.m.  The meeting will… Read More
February 22, 2012
Billings Index Suggests Activity Will Continue to Improve in 2012
The American Institute of Architects reported last month that the Architectural Billings Index had jumped to 52 in December, indicating that the demand for nonresidential construction is on the rise. Any reading above 50 is said to indicate an increase in commercial building construction 6 to 9… Read More
February 22, 2012
AGC Steers EPA Clear of Environmental Extremes in 2012 Stormwater Permit
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has now finalized its 2012 construction general permit (CGP), which applies to and authorizes stormwater discharges from construction projects that disturb one or more acres of land in the areas where EPA is the permitting authority. While far more… Read More
February 22, 2012
AGC Urges OFCCP to Exempt Construction Industry from Section 503 Disabilities Regulations
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On Feb. 21, 2012, AGC submitted comments on the Dec. 9, 2011, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program’s (OFCCP) notice of proposed rulemaking, which would implement significant revisions of the regulations governing affirmative action requirements for direct federal contractors and their… Read More
February 22, 2012
Construction Employment Below Peak Levels in 329 Out of 337 Metro Areas While Vital Federal Infrastructure Measures Languish
Construction employment remains below peak levels in 329 out of 337 metro areas, according to a new analysis released today by AGC. Given the continued weakness in construction employment, AGC urged Congress to pass years-late infrastructure measures, including legislation to fund highway, transit… Read More
February 21, 2012
San Antonio BIMForum - BIM and VDC Deliverables
The Spring BIMForum, April 25-26, 2012, will focus on BIM and VDC deliverables -- the tangible, defined sets of information that are pulled from a BIM to serve a specific design or construction purpose. The BIM’s collection of project information gives a model the power to help control, analyze and… Read More
February 20, 2012
President Signs FAA Authorization Legislation
After more than a four-year delay by Congress and 22 short-term extensions, last week President Obama signed a four-year compromise Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization bill. The legislation includes $13.4 billion for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) and extends the airline… Read More
February 20, 2012
Construction Industry Experiences Slight Increase in Union Representation in 2011
The percentage of construction workers represented by a union rose very slightly in 2011, to 14.9 percent from 13.7 percent in 2010, according to the latest data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  The median weekly earnings of workers in the industry also increased over the year,… Read More
February 20, 2012

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