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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 Pushes for Increased Transportation Funding in Jobs Package
With construction unemployment at more than 18 percent, AGC has aggressively lobbied for increased infrastructure funding and policy provisions to stimulate demand for private- and public-sector construction. In today'sThe Hill newspaper, AGC's Jeff Shoaf, senior executive director for government… Read More
December 4, 2009
Estate Tax Extension in Flux
House Democratic Leadership and the Ways and Means Committee are discussing plans for advancing estate tax legislation this year.  At issue is whether to extend the current tax rate and exemption level for one-year or enact a permanent fix.  The current estate tax rate is 45 percent with an… Read More
December 4, 2009
Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Approves Nominee for Assistant Secretary for OSHA Without Public Hearing
On Wednesday, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to move forward the nominee for Assistant Secretary of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).  Professor David Michaels of the George Washington University School of Public Health nomination now… Read More
December 4, 2009
Congress Begins Work on Water Resources Development Act for 2010
The Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee held a hearing on November 18 to receive testimony from Members of Congress on issues and proposals for consideration of a Water Resources Development Act of 2010, which authorizes… Read More
December 4, 2009
AGC Meets with Government Accountability Office on Recovery Act Progress
AGC met with officials from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on November 18 to discuss AGC's position on the implementation of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA).  The GAO was asked by Senate leaders to review whether any new federal requirements affected the selection or… Read More
December 4, 2009
The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts: The Ins and Outs of Federal Prevailing Wage Law
December 3, 2009 | December 8, 2009 | December 10, 2009, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM ET With the downturn in the availability of commercial work, many construction contractors are bidding on federal and federally-assisted work, and having to comply with the Davis Bacon and Related Acts for the first time.… Read More
December 4, 2009
Don't Miss the Last Stimulus At Work Federal Contracting Webinar
The last of three federal contracting webinars on Nov. 19 will provide a detailed overview of some of the most critical challenges both new and experienced federal contractors will need to know about to successfully navigate this new landscape and meet the demands of the economic stimulus package… Read More
December 4, 2009
Rep. Pascrell to Speak in Support of Increased Water Infrastructure Investment
Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-N.J.) will speak at an event next week to discuss several legislative proposals to address the U.S. EPA's estimated $450 to $650 billion investment gap in clean and drinking water infrastructure over the next twenty years.  Rep. Pascrell is the sponsor of H.R. 537, the… Read More
December 4, 2009
New Mandated Paid Sick Leave Bill Introduced in the House
This week, the Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, Congressman George Miller (D-Calif.), introduced a bill to provide five days of paid sick leave to employees that have symptoms of a contagious illness or have been in close contact with someone who has the symptoms.  The… Read More
December 4, 2009
DOL Cancels Manchester Job Corps Center Project Solicitation Amid PLA Concerns Raised by AGC
The Department of Labor canceled the Manchester New Hampshire Job Corps Center construction solicitation due to concerns surrounding a project labor agreement (PLA) requirement. In September, AGC of America, in cooperation with AGC of  New Hampshire, sent a letter to the Department of Labor… Read More
December 4, 2009

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