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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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LaHood Praises AGC as a Valuable Partner
Secretary of the Department of Transportation Ray LaHood partnered with AGC to hold a press conference on the importance of underground damage prevention. This follows on the heels of an event in March where the Secretary kicked off National Safe Digging… Read More
April 14, 2011
Contractors’ financial position grew more precarious in March as prices for key materials escalated while prices construction firms charge for completed projects stayed flat, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released Thursday by AGC.
Association officials said contractors’… Read More
April 14, 2011
For the third year at AGC’s Annual Convention, AGC offered educational tracks on 5 different subjects – BIM and Technology, Executive Management, Federal Markets, Financial Management, and Risk and Liability Management. Each session was eligible for industry-related continuing education credits… Read More
April 14, 2011
President Obama signed H.R. 4 into law, a bill supported by AGC that repeals the 1099 reporting requirement that would have required all businesses to submit Form 1099s to the IRS and to any business with which it purchased $600 or more in goods or services in a year, creating a tremendous… Read More
April 14, 2011
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently issued guidance to help prevent fall-related injuries and deaths among residential construction workers. Data shows that falls are the leading cause of death for workers involved in residential construction.
OSHA issued the… Read More
April 13, 2011
The Construction Users Roundtable (CURT), a major owners’ group, is developing a workforce development assessment that contractors will have to fill out as part of their prequalification process. Attendees at AGC’s 92nd Annual Convention, held recently in Las Vegas, received a preview of the… Read More
April 13, 2011
Training, Education and Development Forum Chairman Mike Kenig of Holder Construction in Atlanta, Ga., received a National Chair of the Year award at the recent AGC Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In 2010, in addition to serving as chairman of AGC’s Building Division, Kenig agreed to lead… Read More
April 12, 2011
AGC will partner with the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., to present a roundtable conversation about the best techniques and practices for improving the efficiency and environmental performance of our built environment.
Building a Green Future: Best Practices for Making Our Built… Read More
April 12, 2011
Senators Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced S.573, the Corps of Engineers Reform Act of 2011, on March 14. The legislation converts the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund into a state-administered grant program with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) doling out funding… Read More
April 12, 2011
The U.S. Senate Wednesday defeated four competing amendments to pending small business legislation that would have blocked, delayed, or limited the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from stationary sources. Although none of the amendments… Read More
April 12, 2011