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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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Last year, AGC started a new tradition of hosting an AGC Charities Operation Opening Doors project immediately before the start of the convention. We’re continuing that tradition this year, and will be making significant improvements to the home of one very special family in Las Vegas.
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February 25, 2011
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) has released its summary document of state damage prevention laws. The document summarizes state damage prevention laws relative to specific characteristics of the laws as they relate to requirements applicable to excavators and… Read More
February 25, 2011
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR) for the rest of FY11, which will fund the government after the current CR expires on March 4.
The current CR was passed during the lame duck session of the 111th Congress in December and funds everything at… Read More
February 25, 2011
President Obama began last week by unveiling a $3.7 trillion FY 2012 budget and the House of Representatives finished the week by debating and passing a continuing resolution to fund the remainder of FY 2011. If Congress fails to pass the funding bill by March 4, the government will be forced to “… Read More
February 25, 2011
President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget request makes good on the administration’s pledge to cut spending levels. Under the president’s plan, FY12 funding for the CWSRF would be $1.55B, the DWSRF would be $990M, and the RUS Rural Water and Waste Program would be $411M.
This represents cuts of $… Read More
February 24, 2011
May 24-25, 2011
Federal transportation programs face challenges like never before. SAFETEA-LU expired on September 30, 2009 and funding for the highway and transit programs have been continued through a series of short term extensions.
Highway Trust Fund revenue is insufficient to support current… Read More
February 24, 2011
“The value of new construction starts retreated 6% in January” at a seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to McGraw-Hill Construction (MHC), based on data it collected. “The decline came as the result of a pullback for nonresidential building after a strong December, combined with a loss of… Read More
February 24, 2011
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson announced new plans for the agency to regulate chemicals in the nation’s water systems. Among the regulated substances were chemicals such as perchlorate, volatile organic compounds, and hexavalent chromium.
The agency will be… Read More
February 24, 2011
Next week, Congress is expected to take action on several bills important to the construction industry.
First, the House is expected to consider legislation to extend the highway and transit authorization through the end of the current federal fiscal year, which ends on September 30, 2011. The… Read More
February 24, 2011
After nearly three and a half years and seventeen extensions Congress is finally moving legislation to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration programs. On February 18 the Senate approved a two year measure that would, among other things, fund the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) at 4.0… Read More
February 23, 2011