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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 House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on Implementation of the Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement and Safety Act of 2006 and Reauthorization of the Pipeline Safety Program.
Witnesses included Cynthia… Read More
May 20, 2010
Join key players in the building construction industry at the AGC Building Contractors Conference in Midway, Utah, June 9-12, 2010. This Conference consistently offers a worthwhile and constructive experience to industry leaders who gather to network, exchange ideas, and hear presentations offering… Read More
May 20, 2010
This past Tuesday, some of the most competitive primaries took place in Arkansas, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. The outcomes of those races forecast competitive elections in November.
In Arkansas, the heated Democratic primary race between sitting Senator Blanche Lincoln and Lt. Governor Bill Halter… Read More
May 20, 2010
On April 22, AGC of America released a plan calling for market-based solutions, incentives and needed investments to deliver environmental improvements in our nation's infrastructure-buildings, transportation, water and land resources and power generation.
The plan-Building a Green Future-outlines… Read More
May 20, 2010
EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program (RRP) rule was fully implemented on April 22, 2010. Under the current rules, contractors who perform renovations, repairs and/or painting projects in most pre-1978 housing, child-care facilities and schools (i.e., that have, or are assumed to… Read More
May 20, 2010
OSHA's 10 regional administrators have been directed in a memo by OSHA Administrator Dr. David Michaels to revise how the current penalty calculation system contained in the Field Operations Manual is being used in enforcement proceedings. The administrative penalty changes are scheduled to take… Read More
May 20, 2010
EPA recently finalized its new stormwater rules that will impact nearly every construction and development project in the United States. The so-called Construction and Development Effluent Limitations Guidelines (C&D ELG) rule for the first time imposes an enforceable numeric limit on… Read More
May 20, 2010
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May 19, 2010
AGC today announced that the Senate climate change bill neglects efforts to cut traffic congestion and breaks a decades-long promise that transportation user fees will be dedicated to financing highway and transit improvements.
On Tuesday, AGC and transportation partners sent a letter to Senators… Read More
May 19, 2010
Construction contractors continue to be squeezed between rising materials costs and falling output prices, according to AGC's new analysis of materials costs. AGC noted that even as the producer price index leapt in April for key construction components, the amount contractors charge for… Read More
May 18, 2010