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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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AGC Announces Education Excellence Awards Winners
The two construction companies and one training professional who won the AGC’s Education Excellence Awards were announced during the 5th Annual Training, Education and Development Conference, held Oct. 3-4, in Kansas City, Missouri. The EEA for Supervisor to Executive Management Training was given… Read More
October 12, 2011
White House Issues Guidance for Multiple-Award Contracts
On September 29, The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) issued guidance to federal agency chief acquisition officers and senior procurement executives in their effort to curb duplication of multiple award contracts (MACs).  Starting Jan 1, 2012, agencies must prepare business cases –… Read More
October 12, 2011
AGC is Successful in Effort to Standardize USACE Past Performance Questionnaires
In another great AGC success, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) issued a memorandum, on Oct. 5, which implements a new process for obtaining Past Performance Information (PPI) by use of Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs).  This change came about several meetings with USACE on the need to… Read More
October 12, 2011
Immigration-Related Compliance Assistance Training for Employers Throughout October
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will be conducting immigration-related compliance assistance webinars for employers throughout October. USCIS’s webinar topics include: Form I-9:  Employment Eligibility Verification… Read More
October 12, 2011
Webinar: Your Purchase Agreement for Non-commodity Goods - The ConsensusDOCS 703
On Oct. 26th from 2:00 - 3:30 pm ET, a distinguished panel experienced in construction contract drafting and negotiation will review the major provisions of the ConsensusDOCS 703 Standard Purchase Agreement for Noncommodity Goods by a Constructor.  The interactive panel will identify and analyze… Read More
October 11, 2011
The Congressional Redistricting Shuffle: The Status of this Decennial Dance
Every ten years following the census, state legislatures, special commissions, courts, and occasionally the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) engage in a complex, two-step dance to redraw congressional district lines to address population shifts. AGC PAC continues to closely monitor the status of… Read More
October 10, 2011
OSHA Testifies on Workplace Rulemaking
On  Oct. 5, the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, chaired by Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.), held a hearing entitled, “Workplace Safety: Ensuring a Responsible Regulatory Environment.” The hearing examined Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulatory proposals and their impact… Read More
October 10, 2011
AGC Joins Business Community in Opposing Onerous Buy American Provisions in President’s Jobs Bill
AGC joined several other industry and trade groups in the business community calling on Congressional leaders to oppose the expansion of Buy American provisions in the president’s jobs bill, the American Jobs Act of 2011. These provisions, while similar to language in the Recovery Act passed in… Read More
October 10, 2011
Lean Webinar: Three Lean Tools to Help Your Company be More Competitive
Construction projects are increasingly more complex. Cash is now the grand emperor of survival and competition for fewer jobs is intense. Contractors must do more with fewer resources and greater cooperation is needed to have successful projects. Come learn about how Lean Construction processes… Read More
October 10, 2011
House Approves Bill to Block EPA Cement Regulations
Today, the House approved H.R. 2681, the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011, a bill that would force the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to rewrite three new rules targeting cement makers that impose stringent emission requirements and solid waste standards on the industry. As… Read More
October 9, 2011

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