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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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The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods rose 0.4% in November, not seasonally adjusted (0.8%, seasonally adjusted), and 3.5% from November 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Tuesday. The PPI for inputs to construction—a weighted average of the cost of materials used in… Read More
December 15, 2010
AGC member Randy Snow, senior vice president of Charleston, S.C.-based United Infrastructure Group, participated in an AGC co-sponsored media event with Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and Charleston Mayor Joe Riley to discuss the importance of renewed federal infrastructure investment.
The… Read More
December 15, 2010
Huge jumps in prices for diesel fuel and copper - two key inputs to construction - pinched contractors in November as weak demand for construction forced them to hold down bid prices despite the cost increases, AGC said today in an analysis of November producer price index figures.
Prices for… Read More
December 14, 2010
The AGC Lean Construction Forum hosted a webinar titled “Lean Construction in Practice Through ‘Real World’ Applications” on November 30. Eighty three people registered, with dozens more participating.
The webinar featured Forum Chair Chuck Greco and two contractors who explained how they have… Read More
December 14, 2010
AGC has joined with the Federal Highway Administration, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), academia and other industry groups in sponsoring the 2nd International Conference on Transportation Construction Management The conference.
The event is scheduled… Read More
December 14, 2010
On January 19, 2011, ConsensusDOCS will be releasing new and updated documents. All ConsensusDOCS users receive free access to the new documents within their subscription package.
SUBSCRIBE TODAY to receive your email notice with a link to the new and updated documents. AGC Members receive a 20… Read More
December 13, 2010
The Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association, Inc. (WWEMA) announced that it has joined the ConsensusDOCS coalition, which creates standard contract documents for use by all participants in the construction industry.
WWEMA is a non-profit trade organization founded in 1908 to… Read More
December 10, 2010
On Wednesday, the House passed (212-206) a nearly $1.1 trillion continuing resolution (CR) funding the federal government for the remainder of this fiscal year (until Sept. 30, 2011). The measure would also extend for nine months -- from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 -- authorization for federal highway, mass… Read More
December 10, 2010
AGC recognized early on that BIM would change the industry and has made sure the right tools are available to keep its members ahead of the curve. Last year, AGC launched Unit 1: BIM 101 an Introduction to Building Information Modeling, the first of four courses in the BIM Education Program. Since… Read More
December 9, 2010
Following two failed votes in the U.S. Senate Saturday to extend the Bush-era tax cuts only for the middle-class or those making less than $1 million a year, the White House and GOP Congressional leadership Monday struck a deal to extend current tax rates for all taxpayers for another two years… Read More
December 9, 2010