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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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Interested in Lean? Join the AGC Lean Construction Forum
The AGC Lean Construction Forum is an inclusive and collaborative community that is open to anyone with an interest in lean construction processes.  The Forum website provides information on the latest Forum activities, lean-related articles, a searchable database of lean resources and a discussion… Read More
January 19, 2012
Construction Employment Below Peak Levels in Every State as AGC Begins Push for New Highway and Transit Funding
Five years after states first started shedding construction jobs, construction employment remains below peak levels in all fifty states and the District of Columbia according to a new analysis released today by AGC. Given the continued weakness in construction employment, AGC is launching a new… Read More
January 19, 2012
2011 AGC Building Contractor Year in Review
AGC of America represents approximately 30,000 firms throughout the construction industry, including more than 7,000 general contractors—a majority of whom perform some form of building construction as part of their business. Whether through the AGC Building Division, advocacy, safety and health,… Read More
January 19, 2012
Construction Materials Prices Drop Again in December as Amount Contractors Charge is Stagnant for the Month, Up Slightly for the Year
The amount contractors pay for a range of key construction materials edged down 0.2 percent in December but climbed 5.3 percent from a year earlier, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released today by AGC. Meanwhile, the amount contractors charge to construct projects… Read More
January 18, 2012
Romney Takes New Hampshire & Iowa; Will Republicans Finally Rally Behind Him?
Mitt Romney secured a decisive and expected victory in Tuesday night’s New Hampshire presidential primary, easily defeating runner-up Ron Paul and leaving his conservative challengers trailing far behind. As a result, the former Massachusetts governor is the first-ever Republican who is not an… Read More
January 14, 2012
OFCCP Proposes Changes to Affirmative Action Obligations Related to Individuals with Disabilities
On Dec. 9, 2011, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued its proposed rule to revise regulations under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act implementing affirmative action and nondiscrimination obligations to contractors and subcontractors, and to evaluate the affirmative… Read More
January 14, 2012
AGC Tax and Fiscal Affairs Committee Hears from FASB Chair
The AGC Tax and Fiscal Affairs Committee held their winter meeting on Jan. 5 and 6.  The committee discussed numerous topics, including: the legislative and political landscape, an update of Federal Accounting Standards Board (FASB) activities regarding revenue recognition, leases and the evolving… Read More
January 13, 2012
Registration is Now Open for 2012 AGC Federal Contractors Conference
April 16-19, 2012 | The Mayflower Hotel | Washington, DC The 2012 AGC Federal Contractors Conference will be held April 16-19, 2012, at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. This meeting is the only national event where contractors and federal agency personnel can meet in a collaborative forum… Read More
January 13, 2012
Transportation is Job #1 Campaign
With only 80 days remaining until the expiration of the latest highway and transit authorization extension, AGC is kicking-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 13, 2012
EPA’s Draft Vessel General Permits Out for Public Comment
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing two draft vessel general permits that would regulate discharges from commercial vessels, excluding military and recreational vessels. Construction companies involved in marine operations that own or operate vessels (e.g., tugs or barges)… Read More
January 12, 2012

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