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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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First Session of 111th Congress Ends, Unfinished Business Remains
The first session of the 111th Congress came to end on December 24, 2009 with a final vote on the Senate's comprehensive health care proposal and an extension of the federal debt limit up to $12.394 trillion (which will get the country through mid-February). The U.S. House returned on January 12… Read More
January 19, 2010
EPA Seeks To Change Thresholds in Clean Air Act
On December 23, AGC submitted comments on an EPA proposed "tailoring rule" that would change the thresholds specific to greenhouse gas emissions as they would apply to two stationary source permitting programs under the Clean Air Act: (1) new construction and major modification permits and (2)… Read More
January 19, 2010
New Document Provides Guidance on 3D and BIM
The Specialty Contractor's Subforum of the AGC BIMForum has created the MEP Spatial Coordination Team Requirements for Building Information Modeling. This document provides guidance to companies and individuals involved in 3D MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Fire Protection) spatial… Read More
January 19, 2010
ENR Article Notes Construction Market's Future of Uncertainty
Developers are still facing uncertainty heading into 2010, as some expect the commercial market to sink even lower, reported Engineering News-Record.  Despite some firms that are weathering the downturn and have a few projects underway, many believe that the worst is yet to come.  While some can… Read More
January 18, 2010
Construction Industry Targeted in Health Care Reform
As Democratic Congressional leaders race to merge competing Senate and House health care reform proposals into one package, small employers in the construction industry remain the only employers explicitly targeted with removal from small business exemptions. All businesses with less than 50… Read More
January 15, 2010
Call for Presentations: Green Highways and Infrastructure Program at 2011 CONEXPO-CON/AGG
AGC is working with EPA, the Federal Highway Administration, Construction Materials Recycling Association and other organizations on a one-day workshop that explores green construction approaches.  Are you a leader in recycling construction & demolition debris or using recycled materials in… Read More
January 14, 2010
AGC Calls on California Air Officials to Delay Off-Road Diesel Deadlines; New Data Shows Emissions Targets Already Being Met
Citing new data showing California's emissions from off-road diesel equipment are below air quality targets for years to come, AGC called on state officials to immediately order at least a two-year delay of its new off-road "diesel retrofit" rule in an emergency petition filed January 11.  The… Read More
January 14, 2010
EPA Proposes Tougher Ozone Standard
AGC responded to EPA's proposed rule to tighten the air quality standards for ground-level ozone this week in Engineering News-Record and AGC's Environmental Observer, and noted that the rule has resulted in restrictions on the operations of construction equipment around the country. AGC's Leah… Read More
January 14, 2010
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities Sales Could Be Positive Sign
Several media outlets recently reported that two large commercial mortgage-backed security (CMBS) deals could signal a break in the market.  A $400 million deal from Developers Diversified Realty Corp., is the first using the Federal Reserve's Term Asset-Backed Securites Loan Facility (TALF), and… Read More
January 14, 2010
Health Care Overhaul Enters Final Stages, Construction Industry Still Under Attack
The race to merge the House and Senate health care proposals continues, and once completed, the revised bill will be sent to the Congressional Budget Office to determine its cost. Despite the Democratic leadership's goal of presenting a bill to the president before the State of the Union Address,… Read More
January 14, 2010

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