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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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EPA/NHTSA Announce New Emissions and Fuel-Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) unveiled a first-ever program to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and improve fuel efficiency of heavy-duty trucks.  The agencies are each proposing… Read More
August 25, 2011
AGC Urges NLRB to Withdraw “Quickie Election” Rule
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) should withdraw a proposed rule to amend procedures in union representation cases, AGC argued in comments submitted yesterday.  AGC submitted the independent comments in addition to signing onto comments submitted by the Coalition for a Democratic… Read More
August 23, 2011
IPD & Lean Construction Building Conference
Join large project owners, leaders from top building construction firms, design professionals and other stakeholders at the AGC IPD and Lean Construction Building Conference in San Antonio, Texas, September 21-24, 2011 at the Westin La Cantera Resort. Please note that the hotel deadline is today,… Read More
August 22, 2011
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
August 22, 2011
AGC Releases New Updated Guide to Contract Surety Bonds
AGC and the National Association of Surety Bond Producers (NASBP) released a new, revised edition of the construction and surety industries’ primer on the surety bond product, The Basic Bond Book.  The construction and surety industries have relied for two decades on this resource to introduce… Read More
August 22, 2011
AGC Continues Successful Effort to Deter Federal Agencies from Using Project Labor Agreements
AGC is again attacking agency efforts to use Project Labor Agreements on federal construction projects.  This week AGC sent two more letters questioning the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) potential use of Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on upcoming construction projects. These letters are the… Read More
August 21, 2011
President Obama to Outline New Jobs Proposals in Speech after Labor Day
The White House announced that President Obama plans to deliver a speech after Labor Day aimed at jump-starting the economy.  The speech will outline two different goals.  The first would produce jobs and increase economic growth. The second would guide the Congressional Joint Select Committee on… Read More
August 20, 2011
Construction Employment Increases in 26 States and the District of Columbia in July
According to an analysis by AGC of state employment data released by the Labor Department, construction employment increased in 26 states between July 2010 and July 2011 and during the past month.  The relatively even split between states adding and losing construction jobs was to be expected given… Read More
August 19, 2011
Highway and Transit Program Face Crucial September 30 Deadline
When Congress returns in September, it will only have a few short weeks to deal with reauthorization of the highway and transit programs. Failure to act by September 30 could lead to a shutdown of the Federal-aid highway program and parts of the federal transit program similar to the recent FAA… Read More
August 19, 2011
Federal Agencies Told to Cut 2013 Budgets by OMB
A memo released on Aug. 17 by Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Jacob Lew could lead to more cuts to federal construction accounts in the coming years.  The memo directed all federal agencies to plan a 2013 budget that is at least 5 percent below their current spending level, and to… Read More
August 19, 2011

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