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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, along with other associations in the construction and real estate industry sent a letter to Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Senator Richard Shelby (R-AL), the Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking to urge the Committee to explore reforms to the… Read More
March 30, 2010
On Thursday, Congress completed action on a reconciliation bill that modifies the newly enacted health care legislation and also replaces private lending for college student loans with direct lending from the U.S. Department of Education. President Obama is expected to sign the bill on Tuesday. The… Read More
March 29, 2010
Construction employment in forty-nine states and the District of Columbia declined between February 2009 and February 2010, according to AGC's analysis of federal employment data. As construction job losses extend into their third year, the new data highlights the need to expand the Build America… Read More
March 26, 2010
ALASKA IS ONLY STATE TO ADD CONSTRUCTION JOBS BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2009 AND 2010, WHILE 12 STATES POST MONTH-TO-MONTH GAINS Ongoing Construction Job Losses Show Need for Expansion of Infrastructure Bonding Programs that Is Investing Over $70 Billion in Infrastructure Projects Construction employment… Read More
March 26, 2010
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March 25, 2010
AGC president Ted Aadland and past president Doug Pruitt discussed the importance of working together toward common goals during a recent interview for Engineering News-Record. Read the article here. For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-5310 or turmailb@agc.org.
March 25, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010 | 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. ET   Building Information Modeling (BIM) provides owners the information needed to make impactful decisions that improve construction project performance and speed project completion. BIM combines the latest in design and collaboration technologies to… Read More
March 25, 2010
The Senate this week passed legislation to reauthorize Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) programs and funding for two years. Included in the legislation is $8.1 billion for the Airport improvement Program (AIP), the primary source of federal funding for airport capital projects, $4 billion in… Read More
March 24, 2010
National Work Zone Awareness week is scheduled for April 19 - 23, 2010, and the theme is  "Work Zones Need Your Undivided Attention." As in the past, the purpose of the week is to bring to the attention of motorists, contractors, construction workers and the media the special dangers that are… Read More
March 24, 2010
The 2010 AGC Federal Contractors Conference will be held April 26-29, 2010, at The Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. This meeting is the only national event where contractors and federal agency personnel can meet in a collaborative forum to review federal construction contracting issues and… Read More
March 24, 2010