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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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Project Delivery Committee Becomes a Forum
AGC of America has transformed the Project Delivery Committee into the Project Delivery Forum.  This new forum will provide opportunities for AGC members and chapter staff to be informed of and participate in the association's initiatives related to project delivery issues and best practices.… Read More
September 24, 2010
Construction jobs, earnings increase in more states; MHC, Reed, ABI point differently
Seasonally adjusted construction employment rose in August in 25 states and the District of Columbia, dropped in 23 states and remained level in Iowa and Texas, AGC reported on Tuesday, based on new Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Compared with August 2009, construction employment rose in nine… Read More
September 24, 2010
New Opportunities for Contractors to Provide Input on EPA's Fly Ash Rule
On August 19, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended by 60 days the public comment period for its proposed rule to classify coal combustion residuals (CCR) as either hazardous or non-hazardous waste. The new deadline to submit comments is November 19. CCRs are used widely in… Read More
September 23, 2010
Legislative Calendar Dwindles as Mid-Term Election Approaches
With possibly only one legislative week left and 40 days before the November 2 election, both parties are positioning themselves to address major outstanding issues during a lame duck session of Congress. However, today the House did pass a Small Business Jobs Bill that provides construction… Read More
September 23, 2010
Republican House Members Release “A Pledge to America”
With one eye toward the elections and the other toward the potential for a GOP-run House of Representatives, Republicans today released "A Pledge to America." The 48-page package is a response to interaction with voters and an overview on how a Republican Congress will tackle the biggest issues… Read More
September 23, 2010
Small Business Jobs Bill Provides Construction Incentives and Business Relief
The U.S. House of Representatives today cleared H.R. 5297, the Small Business Jobs Act, a bill that would make $30 billion in funds available to community banks to make loans to small businesses and provide roughly $15 billion in tax and other incentives for businesses of all sizes. The bill now… Read More
September 23, 2010
OMB Issues New Reporting Requirements for Contractors Doing State and Local Work
Two new rules came out of the Office of Management that affect contractors who perform work on projects that are federally-assisted (i.e. projects funded in whole or in part through grants, loans, or financial assistance from the federal government such as the EPA's State Revolving Loan Fund, or… Read More
September 23, 2010
FAA Authorization Gets Three-month Extension
The House and Senate have each passed a three-month extension of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorization. Program and taxing authorization expired on September 30, 2007 and FAA has been operating under multiple short term extensions ever since.  The long-awaited multi-year FAA bill… Read More
September 23, 2010
Hawaii Hosts Final Official Primary
On September 18, Hawaii held the final official primary election of the 2010 election year. (Louisiana will hold its primary run-off on October 2). Rep. Charles Djou (R) will once again face Democratic opponent Colleen Hanabusa for Hawaii's 1st district in November. Djou was coined a Republican… Read More
September 23, 2010
OMB Issues New Reporting Requirements for Contractors Doing State and Local Work
In yet another example of direct-federal contracts rules being applied to federally-assisted work, two new rules came out of the Office of Management that affect contractors who perform work on projects that are federally-assisted (i.e. projects funded in whole or in part through grants, loans, or… Read More
September 22, 2010

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