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2024 AGC & HCSS Highway Work Zone Safety Survey
May 23, 2024
  Sixty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More

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ConstructorCast Episode on Evolving Marijuana Laws and Drug Testing Available Now
Grappling with the maze of marijuana laws and your company policy?  On this episode, Bill Judge of Drug Screening Compliance Institute talks about considerations for employers to create and enforce drug-testing policies that are consistent with the laws in all of the states in which they… Read More
October 4, 2022
Your Time is Now: Construction Risk Partners Build America Awards Applications Due Oct. 24!
  The deadline to apply for a Construction Risk Partners Build America Award is quickly approaching, but it’s not too late! These awards honor AGC members who build the nation's most impressive construction projects ranging across the building, highway and transportation, utility… Read More
October 3, 2022
Construction Spending Slips In August With Steep Slide In Homebuilding, Mixed Results For Public And Private Nonresidential Categories
  Total construction spending declined by 0.7 percent in August as spending on new houses turned sharply lower, while public and private nonresidential construction posted mixed results, according to an analysis the Associated General Contractors of America released today of federal spending… Read More
October 3, 2022
AGC Fights Back Against Criminalizing Important Business Practices in the Government Contracting Process
AGC goes to the U.S. Supreme Court to defend the practice of pre-bid interaction between public owners and contactors that ultimately leads to better RFPs and projects. AGC of America, with support from AGC of New York State, filed an amicus brief at the U.S. Supreme Court on September 6 to… Read More
September 28, 2022
NEW! ConstructorCast Episode: Evolving Marijuana Laws and Workplace Safety
Grappling with the maze of marijuana laws and your company policy?  On this episode, Bill Judge of Drug Screening Compliance Institute talks about considerations for employers to create and enforce drug-testing policies that are consistent with the laws in all of the states in which they… Read More
September 28, 2022
Construction Employment Grows In 246 Of 358 Metro Areas From August 2021 To 2022 But Record Openings Show Firms Want To Add More Workers
Construction employment increased in 246 or 69 percent of 358 metro areas between August 2021 and August 2022, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. But association officials noted the job gains likely would have been higher… Read More
September 27, 2022
Another Environmental Permitting Reform Bill Emerges
AGC has the latest on Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) legislation for his long-awaited permitting reform for energy infrastructure, as the clock ticks towards another government shutdown.    AGC previously reported that Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) introduced… Read More
September 27, 2022
Extension Granted for Federal Contractors to Object to Release of Their EEO-1 Data
Objections Deadline Now October 19, 2022 The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has granted an extension for federal contractors to object to the release of their EEO-1 data. The new deadline is October 19, 2022.  With the deadline still looming, Alissa Horvitz … Read More
September 21, 2022
Hotel Room Block Closing for 2022 Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference
AGC's Construction HR & Training Professionals Conference is right around the corner! Register by September 23rd to lock in the lowest rate for your HRTED '22 experience. Book your room today to secure your discounted AGC group rate of $245 per night. AGC's “HR/TED Conference”… Read More
September 21, 2022
ConsensusDocs Announces Additional Prefabricated Construction Resources Are Coming and Flags New Proposed Rules that May Impact Wage Rates
Do the risks outweigh the benefits of using prefabricated construction on your next project? ConsensusDocs recently held a webinar and emphatically concluded that, yes, the benefits far outweigh the risk so long as you have the right contractual tools to address the many small and large issues that… Read More
September 20, 2022

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