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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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Election Day Only 26 Days Away
Early voting for the November 2 mid-term election is now underway in a number of states.  News reports indicate that the number of voters who cast early ballots in this year's primary elections increased 50 percent over the 2006 midterm, a trend that is reshaping political campaigns across the… Read More
October 7, 2010
AGC PAC Nears $1,000,000 in Contributions for 2010 Election Cycle
With just 26 days until Election Day, AGC PAC has contributed nearly $1,000,000 to candidates for federal office.  So far in the 2010 election cycle, AGC PAC contributed $998,796.30 to 251 Congressional candidates, including $230,250 (or 23 percent) to Democratic candidates and $768,546.30 (or 77… Read More
October 7, 2010
New Congressional Report Outlines Ways Agencies Can Accelerate Infrastructure Projects
Ranking Member on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee John Mica (R-Fla.) released a report this week titled Sitting on Our Assets.  According to Ranking Member Mica, the purpose of the report is to "outline and analyze the failure of certain federal agencies to properly utilize or… Read More
October 7, 2010
Rural Community Funding from USDA’s Recovery Act Money Announced
More than $445 million in funding was announced by the Department of Agriculture for 89 water and wastewater infrastructure projects in local communities. The funding is part of the $1.4 billion that USDA received as part of the Recovery Act and is designed to protect public health and the… Read More
October 7, 2010
AGC Resource Explores Qualifications Based Selection of Contractors
Qualifications Based Selection of Contractors was released in 2009 by the AGC Project Delivery Committee. Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) is a procurement method in which the final criteria for selection are qualifications and demonstrated competence without consideration of price/cost until… Read More
October 7, 2010
U.S. EPA Throws Out Numeric Stormwater Limit for Construction, Heads Back to Drawing Board
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has abruptly decided to abandon the first nationwide numeric limit on the amount of sediment that can cloud the water running off of construction sites.  Citing evidence that both AGC and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) included in… Read More
October 6, 2010
Troubled Construction Loans Are Still a Threat to Economy
The trouble for construction loans is far from over.  According to USA Today, the percentage of non-current construction loans was at an all-time high of 17 percent last March.  The Congressional Oversight Panel claims that these loans have the highest likelihood of default and are having the… Read More
October 5, 2010
Federal money boosts construction spending; more metros gain jobs; input costs rise
Construction spending edged up 0.4% in August to $812 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate but remained 10% below the August 2009 level, the Census Bureau reported today. The good news was limited to public construction, which climbed 2.5% for the month, although it was down 1.0% year-over-… Read More
October 1, 2010
Total Construction Spending Up 0.4 Percent to $812 Billion in August
Total construction spending edged up 0.4 percent between July and August to $812 billion, driven by increases in public construction activity including stimulus and base realignment projects, according to an analysis of new Census Bureau data released today by AGC. Association officials… Read More
October 1, 2010
Construction Spending - August
STIMULUS, BASE REALIGNMENT, OTHER FEDERAL PROGRAMS DRIVE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION SPENDING UP 0.4 PERCENT TO $812 BILLION IN AUGUST Private Construction Spending Continues "Devastating" Decline, Construction Association Officials Note, Urging Action on Long-Term Infrastructure Bills to Avoid Another… Read More
October 1, 2010

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