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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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CBO Projects Highway Trust Fund In Deficit In FY2013
The Congressional Budget Office today released its semiannual projections for Highway Trust Fund balances which are based on their assumptions about revenue and outlays. These estimates make no assumptions or projections about the results of the current reauthorization process. Instead, the… Read More
January 31, 2012
House Transportation Reauthorization Bill Released
House and Senate negotiators on the long-awaited final Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill have reached an agreement. Details of the conference agreement are not yet available. Senate Aviation subcommittee chairman John D. Rockefeller (D-WVa) issued a statement which says the… Read More
January 31, 2012
Final Chance to Plan Ahead and Save: AGC Management Programs Early Registration Discounts Ends Wednesday, Feb. 15th
With today’s challenging climate, training is more important than ever. Sign up by Wednesday, Feb. 15th for the Construction Project Manager Course and receive $500 off per registration fee.  Upcoming Program Date: Construction Project Manager Course April 15- 20, 2011               Potomac, MD… Read More
January 31, 2012
Lean Construction Unit 1: Variation in Production Systems Now Available!
Unit 1: Variation in Productions Systems, in AGC’s Lean Construction Education Program, is now available. Variation in Production Systems is a four-hour course that will be offered locally at AGC Chapters across the country. Following completion of this course, participants will be able to: Define… Read More
January 30, 2012
AGC PAC Backs Cornilles in OR-1 Special Election
AGC PAC chimed in this week for Candidate Rob Cornilles (R) in the race to fill Oregon’s First District U.S. House seat. Cornilles faces off against former state Sen. Suzanne Bonamici (D) in the all-mail special election ending on Jan. 31 to replace ex-Rep. David Wu (D). Wu resigned in August 2011… Read More
January 30, 2012
AGC Continues Successful Effort to Deter Federal Agencies from Requiring Project Labor Agreements
More than 40 PLA requirements removed or prevented AGC is again attacking agency efforts to impose Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects.  This week, AGC sent letters to the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) expressing strong concerns against their decisions… Read More
January 29, 2012
House Small Business Committee Poised to Move Long-Awaited Contracting Reform Vehicles
The week of Jan. 30 the House Small Business Committee will begin to roll out several major pieces of legislation to reform and modernize small business contracting.  AGC had the opportunity to provide input on many of the proposals that will be released over the next several weeks. The… Read More
January 29, 2012
President Obama‘s State of the Union Address Takes Administration from “Winning the Future” to “Winning the Election”
On Jan. 24, 2012, President Obama issued his State of the Union address to call on the federal government to reform itself by streamlining the federal government and cutting burdensome regulations for Americans who are still hurting from the recession. The president mentioned he has proposed over… Read More
January 28, 2012
Transportation is Job #1 Campaign
With only 66 days remaining until the expiration of the latest highway and transit authorization extension, today AGC kicked-off a comprehensive grassroots and communications campaign asking Congress to take action on a reauthorization bill before March 31, 2012. The campaign, called Make… Read More
January 28, 2012
AGC Achieves Legislative Success in “Do-Nothing” Congress
AGC secured two major legislative victories in the so-called “do-nothing” Congress in 2011, including: (1) repeal of the 3 percent tax withholding mandate on local, state and federal government contracts for goods and services; and (2) repeal of the expanded Form 1099 requirement that was a part of… Read More
January 28, 2012

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