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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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New Publication: Project Delivery Systems for Construction - Third Edition
Project Delivery Systems for Construction-Third Edition explores traditional and alternative project delivery systems including Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, Construction Management At-Risk, Integrated Project Delivery, and more. New chapters include: · Procurement Options · Basis of… Read More
September 27, 2011
Free Publication: Best Value Selections Publication Now Available Through the AGC Website
Developed by AGC of America and the National Association of State Facilities Administrators (NASFA), Best Practices for Use of Best Value Selections explores the use of Best Value Selection and identifies many of the best practices related to this type of procurement. Whether Best Value Selection… Read More
September 27, 2011
House T and I Committee Chairman Mica Looking for Revenue to Maintain Highway and Transit Funding
AGC participated in a stakeholder meeting with House Transportation & Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.) this week where he updated the group on his plans for moving forward with multi-year transportation reauthorization legislation. Chairman Mica advised that the… Read More
September 26, 2011
Construction Employment Increased in 146 Out of 337 Metro Areas Between August 2010 & 2011 as Private Sector Demand Improves
Construction employment increased in 146 out of 337 metropolitan areas between August 2010 and August 2011, declined in 145 and stayed level in 46, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by AGC. Association officials noted that the local employment data remains relatively… Read More
September 26, 2011
U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA Issues Updated Whistleblower Investigations Manual
The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration released a new edition of its Whistleblower Investigations Manual, one of a series of measures to improve OSHA's Whistleblower Protection Program that were announced in August. The new edition of the manual contains updates to… Read More
September 26, 2011
AGC Chapter Leaders Visit D.C., Call On Congress to Stimulate Demand for Construction
This week, AGC held its annual National & Chapter Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., which brought chapter leaders together to discuss best practices and meet with Members of Congress to address AGC's top legislative issues. During the meetings with legislators, AGC members used the… Read More
September 24, 2011
House Judiciary Committee Approves National E-Verify Legislation
On Sept. 21, 2011, the House Judiciary Committee approved, by a 22-13 vote, H.R. 2885, the Legal Workforce Act, sponsored by Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas).  The legislation would require all U.S. employers to use E-Verify. Although E-Verify is not currently mandatory, federal contractors are… Read More
September 24, 2011
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2012 Transportation Funding at Current Levels
Sept. 21, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved Fiscal Year 2012 funding for the highway and transit programs at the same level as FY 2011. In addition, the bill provides an additional $1.9 billion in emergency relief funding and $550 million for the Transportation Investment Generating… Read More
September 23, 2011
Senate Appropriators Restores Nominal Funding for FY 2012 GSA Construction Accounts
On Sept. 15, 2011, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill for FY 2012. The legislation provides annual funding for the Treasury Department, the Executive Office of the President, the Judiciary, the District of Columbia, the… Read More
September 23, 2011
Continuing Resolution Measure Challenged, Risking Potential Government Shutdown
A Coalition of conservative Republicans handed Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) a major defeat on Sept.21 as legislation allowing the federal government to continue operating through Nov. 18 was defeated by a 190-235 vote.  48 Republicans voted no on the measure… Read More
September 23, 2011

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