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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 Gets Results: EPA Revises Stormwater Survey, Saving Contractors Time and Money
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving forward with its commitment to propose and take final action by November 2012 on a first-time national rule that would set new standards to control stormwater discharges from developed sites.  As a result of AGC's advocacy work, EPA has… Read More
May 11, 2010
Take a Look at Past Conference Presentations
Would you like to see what topics were presented at past AGC Building Contractors Conferences?  Would you like to view the PowerPoint presentations?  Go to www.agc.org/building and look under "Resources" for presentations since January 2008.
May 11, 2010
Free Webinar- A Practical Framework for Implementing BIM
Wednesday, May 26, 2010 | 1:00-2:30 PM ET Presented in partnership with Autodesk, Inc. In recent years, new technologies and practices have fundamentally changed how building projects are delivered. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a prime example. When effectively implemented, it allows… Read More
May 10, 2010
Construction jobs rise for two straight months; spending is mixed; wages cool down
Nonfarm payroll employment in April jumped by 290,000, seasonally adjusted, but the unemployment rate also rose, to 9.9%, as rising job prospects drew more job-seekers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday. Construction employment climbed for the second straight month, by 14,000… Read More
May 10, 2010
Construction & Materials Outlook Presentation - May
View AGC Chief Economist Ken Simonson's presentation on the outlook for construction activity, materials and labor.
May 10, 2010
Construction Industry Adds 14,000 New Jobs in April as Stimulus Work Finally Kicks Into Gear
New federal employment figures show the construction industry added 40,000 new jobs in March and April as the number of stimulus-funded projects underway continues to grow.  The numbers were even better on the nonresidential side, with the industry adding 24,600 jobs in April and 36,500 jobs in… Read More
May 7, 2010
Construction Employment - April
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ADDS ANOTHER 14,000 JOBS IN APRIL AS THE NUMBER AND SCOPE OF STIMULUS-FUNDED PROJECTS CONTINUES TO GROW Industry's Recovery Remains Tentative with Unemployment at 21.8 Percent, Stimulus Funding Likely to Expire Before Private-Sector Construction Demand Resumes, Economist Notes… Read More
May 7, 2010
Groups Challenge EPA's New Construction Stormwater Rules
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 7, 2010
OSHA Official Says It's Dangerous When Penalties Become a Factor of Doing Business
Madison, Wisconsin OSHA area director Kim Stille warned Daily Reporter that her agency is unprepared to enforce the Protecting Americas Workers Act, and that it would undermine productive relationships the agency has built with construction firms that have helped cut the construction fatality rate… Read More
May 6, 2010
2010 AGC Federal Contractors Conference Breaks New Ground
Annual Meeting with Major Construction Agencies Makes Major Advances   The 2010 AGC Federal Contractors Conference was another major success, highlighting the excellent relationships that AGC maintains with the federal agencies on behalf of its members. The meeting was held April 26-29, 2010, in… Read More
May 6, 2010

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