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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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New Ad Shows Real Cost of Health Care Reform
A new ad campaign, launched as part of a broad business community effort with AGC's support, explains some of the economic challenges various proposed health care "reform" efforts pose for employers nationwide. View the new advertisement here, and write to Congress using AGC's Legislative Action… Read More
November 4, 2009
EPA Administrator Testifies Before Congress on New Clean Water Act Enforcement Action Plan
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson appeared October 15 before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to discuss the Clean Water Act's (CWA) permit program and EPA's immediate plans to strengthen its enforcement efforts.… Read More
November 4, 2009
Plan Ahead for AGC's 91st Annual Convention
It's not too early to start planning for 2010!  AGC's 2010 Annual Convention will be held March 17-20, 2010, in Orlando, Fla. In addition to the SCC Executive Committee meeting on March 18, a Specialty Contractors Council Reception, open to all specialty contractors (additional fee required), will… Read More
November 3, 2009
Latest Figures Show Double Digit Drops in Spending
AGC noted Monday that there is no sign of an economic recovery yet for the nation's construction industry after new federal figures showed private construction investments declined by 20.6 percent between September 2008 and September 2009. Read AGC's press release here.  The news was covered by… Read More
November 3, 2009
Networking & Educational Event for Young Professionals
Time is running out to register for the annual AGC Construction Leadership Council Working Weekend, to be held Nov. 19-21, 2009, in Nashville, Tennessee. This event is co-sponsored by the AGC of America Construction Leadership Council, AGC of Tennessee, AGC of East Tennessee, and AGC CompTrust…… Read More
November 3, 2009
Construction Spending - September
NO RECOVERY YET FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY AS LATEST FIGURES SHOW DOUBLE DIGIT DROPS IN SPENDING COMPARED TO LAST YEAR Congress and Administration Must Embrace Pro-Growth Measures to Stem Private Spending Declines of Over 20 Percent to Avoid Greater Job Losses, Nation's Contractors Urge The… Read More
November 2, 2009
Senate Environment Committee Holds Hearings on Climate Legislation, Plans Vote This Week
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee last week conducted three days of legislative hearings with over 50 witnesses providing testimony on S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, a bill that would create a "cap and trade" regulatory program to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas (… Read More
November 2, 2009
Results from Construction Pre-apprenticeship Survey
The Aspen Institute’s Workforce Strategies Initiative recently published the findings of its nationwide survey of pre-apprenticeship programs in the construction trades. Based on responses from 260 programs nationwide, the report presents information about program size, services offered,… Read More
November 2, 2009
Stimulus-Funded Projects Save and Add Jobs for Construction Workers
Bob Schafer (right), vice president of Ranger Construction, talks with reporter John McCarthy from Florida Today following the event. AGC and the Florida East Coast Chapter announced Friday that a $20.5 million stimulus-funded project to widen I-95 in Palm Bay, Fla., is helping member company… Read More
November 2, 2009
DHS Rescinds No-Match Rule
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a final rule rescinding the so-called "No-Match rule" first issued in August 2007 and supplemented in October 2008.  The final rule is the same as the proposed rule issued in August 2009. The rescinded rule addressed the legal obligations of an… Read More
November 2, 2009

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