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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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Romney Wins Iowa, New Hampshire Next—306 days until Election Day
On the road to the Republican presidential nomination, Mitt Romney narrowly won the first battle on Tuesday: the Iowa Caucuses. Romney edged Rick Santorum by a mere eight votes. The final count showed Romney winning 30,015 votes to Santorum’s 30,007 — or 24.6 percent to 24.5 percent. Ron Paul… Read More
January 6, 2012
Federal Contractor Contribution Disclosure Requirements Blocked in Defense Authorization, Omnibus Bills
Two major pieces of legislation, the Defense Authorization and Omnibus Appropriations bill for FY 2012, contain prohibitions on requiring the disclosure of political contributions by contractors bidding on federal work. The efforts, led by Congressional Republicans in the House and Senate, were… Read More
January 6, 2012
U.S. EPA Requesting Additional Data on Dirt in Construction Site Runoff
As previously reported, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is back to square one in developing a rule that would set a first-time numeric limit on how much dirt is allowed in stormwater that runs across a construction site.  EPA published a Federal Register notice on Jan. 3 requesting… Read More
January 6, 2012
AGC Webinar Discusses Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations and Enforcement Initiatives
On Dec. 8, 2011, AGC completed its two-day webinar on the Davis-Bacon Act Today: What’s New for Federal Construction Contractors.  The advanced-level webinar explained recent and upcoming happenings in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) with regard to wage determinations… Read More
January 5, 2012
NLRB Further Delays Implementation of Posting Rule
The National Labor Relations Board has again delayed the effective date of a new regulation requiring nearly every private-sector employer to post a particular notice informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act.  Amid legal challenges to the Board’s authority to issue… Read More
January 5, 2012
NLRB Issues Final Rule on “Quickie” Elections
On Dec. 22, the National Labor Relations Board issued a final rule revising representation-case procedures, also known as the “quickie elections” or “ambush elections.” The effective date of the rule is April 30, 2012. The final rule is a limited version of a more comprehensive and highly… Read More
January 5, 2012
Obama Makes Recess Appointments to NLRB
On Jan. 4, 2012, President Obama bypassed the Senate confirmation process and announced he would make three recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The three appointments are: Sharon Block (D), currently deputy assistant secretary for congressional affairs at the U.S.… Read More
January 5, 2012
Federal Grant Program Offers Opportunity for Construction Industry
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration has announced the availability of approximately $98.5 million in Workforce Innovation Fund grants to support employment and training services. While eligible applicants are limited to state workforce agencies, local workforce… Read More
January 4, 2012
First Regional AGC-ACCEE Workshop Held in Atlanta
AGC of America would like to thank the Georgia Branch AGC for hosting a successful workshop on Dec. 15, 2011, to help define the skills, knowledge abilities that college and university students will have upon graduation from construction management and construction technology programs accredited by… Read More
January 4, 2012
NLRB Issues Final Rule on “Quickie” Elections
The National Labor Relations Board on Dec. 22 issued a final rule revising procedures in cases where a union files a petition for an election to determine whether it will become the exclusive collective bargaining representative of a unit of workers.  The effective date of the rule is April 30,… Read More
January 3, 2012

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