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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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Stephen E. Sandherr, the chief executive officer of AGC, spoke at a media event in Washington, D.C. with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. During his speech, Sandherr outlined the benefits of infrastructure investments, and called for congressional support of the proposal.
To read the full… Read More
September 9, 2011
The Select Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction, the 12-member bipartisan committee tasked with cutting at least $1.2 trillion from our nation’s federal deficit held their first meeting yesterday on Capitol Hill.
The meeting - which was organizational in nature - laid the foundation for the next… Read More
September 9, 2011
Congress returned to Washington this week facing a busy legislative agenda. With several priorities competing for attention, AGC members are urged to keep the repeal of 3 percent government withholding in the forefront.
As reported last week, House Republican leadership has identified repeal of… Read More
September 9, 2011
The National Labor Relations Board has ruled in the second of two bannering cases brought by the San Diego Chapter AGC, finding lawful a union’s display, at business locations of secondary employers, of banners announcing a “labor dispute” and seeking to “shame” the employers or to persuade the… Read More
September 9, 2011
The National Association for Business Economics (NABE) announced this week that it has elected AGC chief economist Ken Simonson to serve as the group’s vice president this year. NABE is the premier professional association for business economists and those who use economics in the workplace. NABE… Read More
September 8, 2011
There is still time to register for AGC’s 2011 HR Professionals Conference, Training, Education & Development (TED) Conference, and Federal Contracting Compliance Construction HR Workshop, but the hotel discount ends Friday, Sept. 9, so act fast.
Both conferences will take place at the Crowne… Read More
September 8, 2011
On August 15, 2011, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that “Self Check,” a free online service of E-Verify that allows individuals to check their own employment eligibility status, is now available in Spanish and accessible to residents in 16 additional states:… Read More
September 7, 2011
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued a hazard alert, warning workers and employers of the dangers of using certain Eaton/Cutler-Hammer molded-case circuit breakers that were incorrectly rebuilt. The third-party rebuilder may have altered the circuit breakers –… Read More
September 6, 2011
With early voting underway in Nevada's 2nd Congressional District special election, Republicans outpace Democrats to the polls, a good sign for AGC PAC-backed candidate Mark Amodei (R). In Reno’s Washoe County, the most populous county in the district, Republicans account for 52 percent of the… Read More
September 4, 2011
While Congress is out of town, wrapping up their August break, AGC members continue to meet with them locally to advocate on behalf of the industry. Last week, representatives of the Kansas City Chapter met with U.S. Representative Sam Graves (R-MO). Graves is the current chairman of the U.S. House… Read More
September 4, 2011