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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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Construction Spending Falls to Lowest Level in Seven Years
Construction spending in January fell by $5.5 billion to $884 billion, its lowest level since June 2003, according to AGC's analysis of new federal figures. Declining investments in private-sector non-residential construction and public construction at all levels of government drove the decline,… Read More
March 1, 2010
EPA May Expand Coverage of Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently considering whether or not to expand and strengthen requirements of the 2008 Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) rule to cover renovations of both the exteriors and the interiors of all public and commercial buildings.  EPA's… Read More
March 1, 2010
Construction Spending - January
CONSTRUCTION SPENDING FALLS TO LOWEST LEVEL IN SEVEN YEARS, DRIVEN BY NONRESIDENTIAL AND PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION DECLINES Federal Construction Investments are Lone Bright Spot in Latest Spending Report, Yet Good News is Offset By 'Disruptive' Expiration of Federal Transportation Program Construction… Read More
March 1, 2010
AGC Economist Urges Owners to Take Advantage of Low Prices
Public agencies have been reporting for more than a year that they are paying less for school buildings and other facilities than they had been. But few governments seem to have stepped up their construction programs to take advantage of the price breaks. Montgomery County, Maryland, just outside… Read More
March 1, 2010
AGC Sums Up Why Tighter Federal Air Standards May Mean Construction Bans
Over the last few years, EPA has consistently tightened its national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM), ozone and nitrogen dioxide (see related stories in the January issue of the Environmental Observer).  AGC has closely tracked and weighed in on these rulemaking… Read More
February 26, 2010
2009 Collective Bargaining Yields Lowest Increases in 13 Years
Collective bargaining negotiations completed during 2009 in the nonresidential construction industry resulted in the lowest average first-year increase in wages and fringe benefits since 1996, according to the year-end settlements report issued by the Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC). … Read More
February 26, 2010
Earn Continuing Education Credits at Convention
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Join us March 17-20 in Orlando for AGC's 91st Annual Convention and Pavilion. As the construction industry continues to battle tough economic conditions and legislative challenges, AGC's Annual Convention provides the only opportunity for contractors to get all the latest information on economic… Read More
February 26, 2010
AGC’s 2010 Training & Development Conference and HR Professionals Conference to be Co-Located in Arizona
Planning is under way for two of AGC’s most sought-after annual conferences, the Training & Development Conference and the HR Professionals Conference.  For 2010, the conferences will be co-located in Scottsdale, Arizona, October 18-20, with separate tracks for each conference.  The… Read More
February 26, 2010
Webinar: Comparing AIA and ConsensusDOCS in a Real World Setting
March 24, 2010 from 2:00 – 3:30 ET Top construction attorneys will discuss many of the differences between ConsensusDOCS and AIA standard form construction contract documents, and conduct a Q&A session.  Using real-world examples, the experts will discuss key issues, including: • Owner… Read More
February 26, 2010
Limited Spots Available for Leadership for Early-Career Project Managers
The fifth module of AGC’s Project Manager Development Program, Leadership, is coming to San Antonio, Texas, on April 8-9, 2010. PMDP provides the essential skills that early-career project managers and those looking to move into such a role need to advance their careers. Following completion of… Read More
February 26, 2010

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