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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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2011 Voters Show Strong Support for Funding Infrastructure
The results of the 2011 election show voters remain supportive of statewide bonds despite the economic downturn, with $6.575 billion approved in two states. Arkansas voters approved a renewal of a $575 million highway bond program and Texas voters approved $6 billion in bonds for water projects.… Read More
November 11, 2011
Bill to Fund Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Introduced in the House
Representative Tim Bishop (D-NY) introduced H.R. 3145, the “Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011,” which would reauthorize both the clean water and safe drinking water State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs and establish a clean water trust fund. On Nov. 4, AGC sent a letter to Rep… Read More
November 11, 2011
House GOP Signals Support for Passing a Highway and Transit Bill Update
As reported last week, AGC joined forces with Reps. Reid Ribble (R-Wis.) and Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) to circulate a letter to Republicans in the House of Representatives calling on Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.), and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to take… Read More
November 11, 2011
Senate Committee Approves Bipartisan Two-year Transportation Reauthorization Package
By a vote of 18 to 0, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) approved a two-year transportation authorization bill. This is the first step in the long process of passing a reauthorization bill. AGC will continue to work with the House and Senate throughout this process to ensure… Read More
November 11, 2011
Senate Approves 3 Percent Repeal by 95 to 0; House to Vote Again
On Nov. 10, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 674, a bill to repeal the 3 percent withholding law after amending it slightly. AGC supports repeal of this onerous mandate. The U.S. House of Representatives may vote on the amended bill as early as next week. H.R. 674 passed by a vote of 95 to 0, with one… Read More
November 11, 2011
Senate Vote to Repeal 3 Percent Tax Withholding Mandate by 95 to 0 a Victory for Construction Firms, Workers, and Taxpayers
In response to the Senate vote (by a margin of 95 to 0) to repeal the 3 percent tax withholding mandate, AGC's chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr issued the following statement: "An overwhelming bipartisan majority of Senators understand that repealing the 3 percent tax withholding… Read More
November 10, 2011
New Medical Facility Uses 100 Percent ConsensusDOCS Contracts
The new $4.4 million, 17,500-square-foot Capital Park Family Health Center in Columbus, Ohio, is the first major 100 percent ConsensusDOCS project in Ohio. “The Capital Park Family Health Center project represents a real construction achievement.” said Donald Gregory, Esq. of Kegler, Brown, Hill… Read More
November 10, 2011
AGC to Provide Two-Part, Advanced Davis-Bacon Webinar
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the enactment of the Davis-Bacon Act. So, what has changed in 70 years? While the law itself hasn’t changed much, the administration of the law has changed significantly, causing concern for many contractors with federal and federally assisted construction… Read More
November 8, 2011
FAR Council Issues Final Rules on Labor Laws Notice and on Labor Relations Costs
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council has issued a final rule implementing Executive Order 13496 and a Department of Labor (DOL) regulation requiring most federal contractors to notify employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).  The final rule became… Read More
November 8, 2011
Senate Clears Procedural Hurdle to 3 Percent Tax Withholding Repeal
Monday evening, the U.S. Senate  voted 94 to 1 to proceed to consideration of H.R. 674, a bill to repeal the 3 percent income tax withholding law, with a final vote on passage due by Wednesday. Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) was the single vote against proceeding. Last week, AGC reported that… Read More
November 7, 2011

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