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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 Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) have released a draft Accounting Standards Update to create a single revenue recognition standard across multiple industries, including construction. The new standard could have significant… Read More
November 15, 2010
LEED Gold certification, the the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program's second highest rating, is becoming the new standard for all federal building projects. This is one level up from the previous LEED Silver certification requirements. GSA reports… Read More
November 15, 2010
Construction professionals are familiar with commercial green building projects and the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. But what some contractors may not know is that "green" is growing to encompass other critical infrastructure projects - including highway and… Read More
November 15, 2010
Titled "Rising from the Ashes of Recent Economic Woes," this survey was aimed at charting out some of the fundamental changes in the industry today. The survey measures the "degree of staffing changes", predicted the "timing of future rehiring and spending increases", and indicates the "shifts in… Read More
November 15, 2010
AGC is currently accepting applications for the 2011 Education Excellence Awards, which recognize the most innovative and collaborative training and development programs.
AGC accepts both self- and third-party nominations for these awards, which are presented annually at the fall Training &… Read More
November 15, 2010
Every day, more contractors are taking advantage of the BIM Education Program, a four-course curriculum that addresses technology, contract negation, process and adoption issues, at AGC Chapters so they’re not left behind.
The series delivers cutting-edge training to contractors that are… Read More
November 15, 2010
On November 9, 2010, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published final regulations implementing Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). GINA prohibits employers from making employment decisions on the basis of genetic information and family history and… Read More
November 15, 2010
California State Chico, Iowa State and Kansas State Universities are all winners in AGC’s Outstanding Student Chapter contest!
California State University, Chico AGC Student Chapter was selected as the top student group, largely for its work building new transitional housing for victims of… Read More
November 15, 2010
Written by AGC contractor members and professional industry practitioners, Project Delivery Systems for Construction provides detailed information on traditional and alternative project delivery systems. It includes chapters on Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, Construction Management At-Risk,… Read More
November 15, 2010
Are you interested in continuing education and have been thinking about (or want to know more about) AGC’s Supervisory Training Program? There are still three webinars left in the Supervisory Training Program Webinar Series!
Designed for early-career construction supervisors and those looking… Read More
November 12, 2010