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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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AGC Comments on Wind Energy Workforce Development Plan
AGC recently submitted comments on the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind & Water Power Program draft plan for workforce development for the U.S. wind industry. AGC feels the plan, as drafted, is focused too narrowly since most workers in the wind sector of the energy industry will need core… Read More
September 3, 2010
Private sector, construction add jobs in August; construction spending drops in July
Nonfarm payroll employment in August fell by 54,000, seasonally adjusted, as layoffs of temporary Census workers swamped an increase of 67,000 in private-sector payrolls, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The unemployment rate in August was 9.6% (9.5%, not seasonally adjusted),… Read More
September 3, 2010
Construction Employment - August
CONSTRUCTION ADDED 19,000 JOBS LAST MONTH AS STRIKE ENDS  BUT INDUSTRY'S 17 PERCENT UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IS HIGHEST EVER FOR AUGUST Industry Association Urges Congress and the Administration to Act on Long-Delayed Infrastructure Bills and Avoid Tax Rate Increases or Risk Further Job Losses  The… Read More
September 3, 2010
Be the first to attend the newest BIM courses—Contract Negotiation and Risk Allocation and Process, Adoption, and Integration
Building Information Modeling (BIM), one of the most exciting developments in the construction industry, is changing the way projects are built. This emerging process requires new mind sets, technologies, and practices to move the industry forward. Attend AGC’s BIM Education Program Contract… Read More
September 2, 2010
Review Commission Upholds OSHA's Multi-employer Citation Policy
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has upheld OSHA's multi-employer citation policyin a reversal of a decision the Commission made during the previous administration. Under the policy, OSHA inspectors may cite employers on multi-employer worksites for violations that do not expose… Read More
September 2, 2010
Review Commission Upholds OSHA's Multi-employer Citation Policy
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission has upheld OSHA's multi-employer citation policy in a reversal of a decision the Commission made during the previous administration. Under the policy, OSHA inspectors may cite employers on multi-employer worksites for violations that do not… Read More
September 2, 2010
AGC Members Give Hawaii Congressman Djou Construction Site Tour in Honolulu
On Friday, August, 27, Congressman Charles Djou (R-Hawaii) toured a construction job in Honolulu, Hawaii. AGC member company Watts Constructors, LLC, hosted the Congressman at the Arizona Memorial Visitor Center Replacement project.  AGC encourages members to host Members of Congress at job sites… Read More
September 2, 2010
Review Commission Upholds OSHA's Multi-employer Citation Policy
The Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission upheld OSHA's multi-employer citation policy in a reversal of a decision the Commission made during the previous administration. Under the policy, OSHA inspectors may cite employers on multi-employer worksites for violations that do not expose… Read More
September 2, 2010
Campaign for Highway and Transportation Bill Continues in Columbia, S.C.
The Transportation Construction Coalition and Americans for Transportation Mobility continued efforts for passage of the long-delayed highway and transit bill on Tuesday with the unveiling of new billboard and online advertisements in Columbia. Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) participated in… Read More
September 2, 2010
Corps of Engineers Withdraws PLA Requirement on Army Reserve Project
Once again, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) initially required that a contractor submit an executed project labor agreement (PLA), this time on an Army Reserve project in Los Alamitos, California.  Over the past week, AGC members and staff made inquiries to the Louisville District Command… Read More
September 2, 2010

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