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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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Senate Impasse on Transportation Extensions Threatens to Shutdown FAA Programs
Legislation to extend the federal highway and transit programs and the programs of the Federal Aviation Administration has passed the House and Senate. HR 2887, which would extend the SAFETEA-LU authorization for six months until March 31, 2012, and the FAA authorization for four and a half months… Read More
September 16, 2011
House Passes Bill to Block National Labor Relations Board from Influencing Relocations, Shut Downs and Transfers of Employees and Operations
The bill, H.R.2587, the Protecting Jobs from Government Interference Act passed the House by a vote of 238 to 186.  The bill directed at the NRLB’s response to Boeing moving a new production facility to South Carolina.   Seven Republicans voted against the bill while eight Democrats voted for it. … Read More
September 16, 2011
AGC Testifies at IRS on 3 Percent Withholding, President Proposes Additional One-Year Delay
Monday, Sept. 12, 2011, AGC’s CEO, Steve Sandherr, testified at a public hearing at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on proposed regulations to change the effective date of the 3 percent withholding mandate to Jan. 1, 2013 for new and materially modified contracts, and to Jan. 1, 2014 for all… Read More
September 16, 2011
U.S. Department of Labor Improves Enforcement Database
The U.S. Department of Labor announced enhancements to its online enforcement database designed to improve public access to and understanding of the department’s enforcement actions.  The updated website includes a number of new features, including map displays of inspection and violation data, as… Read More
September 15, 2011
President Obama Sends His Jobs Bill To Congress
This week President Obama sent Congress his jobs plan, the American Jobs Act, which he outlined in a speech last week before a joint session of Congress.  The American Jobs Act is a $447 billion jobs creation proposal consisting of a combination of tax cuts ($253b), extension of unemployment… Read More
September 15, 2011
Prices of Key Construction Materials Fall in August, Even as Annual Materials Cost Increases
The amount contractors pay for a range of key construction materials declined in August, but contractors continue to be squeezed as materials cost increases have outstripped the price of finished buildings over the past year, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released today… Read More
September 14, 2011
AGC to Present The Big Build Event at the National Building Museum
AGC will present The Big Build event, a hands-on family festival of tools, trucks and building arts, at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 17 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  The event includes activities for all ages such as drywall finishing, bricklaying, woodworking, stone… Read More
September 13, 2011
House Passes Transportation Program Extension
By voice vote, the House today approved HR 2887, the Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011. The legislation extends authorization of the federal highway and transit programs for six months and the aviation programs for four and a half months. Included in the legislation is… Read More
September 13, 2011
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Announces the Acceptance of Electronic Certified Payrolls for Davis-Bacon
On June 7, 2011, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (the “Corps”), the division of the Army responsible for investigating, developing and maintaining the nation's water and related environmental resources, issued a Procurement Instruction Letter to its contracting officers giving the authority to use… Read More
September 13, 2011
AGC’s CEO Testifies Before the IRS About 3 Percent Withholding
The chief executive officer of AGC, Stephen Sandherr, testified at a public hearing hosted by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). In his testimony, Sandherr detailed AGC’s opposition to 3 percent government withholding, outlining the unfair burden it places on contractors. Sandherr proceeded to… Read More
September 12, 2011

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