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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 Presents Festival of the Building Arts at the National Building Museum
" width="300" height="225" />Three-year-old Jack Skinner learns about safety during Festival of the Building Arts.  AGC presented Festival of the Building Arts at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., on October 10.  The event is designed for children and includes fun construction-… Read More
October 13, 2009
E-Verify Rule Now in Effect
A rule requiring federal contractors and subcontractors to use the Department of Homeland Security U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' E-Verify system to verify their employees' authorization to work in the U.S. is now in effect.  The rule applies to federal solicitations and contract awards… Read More
October 9, 2009
Real Estate Roundtable Survey Shows "Commercial Real Estate Woes Far From Over"
A third quarter survey released by the Real Estate Roundtable of 120 commercial real estate executives indicates that attitudes toward the current market conditions still remain quite bleak.  The president and CEO of the Roundtable Jeffrey DeBoer asserts that "the vast challenges facing commercial… Read More
October 9, 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 The rescinded rule addressed the legal obligations of… Read More
October 9, 2009
Construction supply purchases, ISM activity rise; bad news floods income properties
New orders for U.S. manufactured goods (excluding semiconductor manufacturing) fell 0.8% in August, seasonally adjusted, after four consecutive monthly increases, the Census Bureau reported on Friday. Orders for construction materials and supplies rose 0.6% in August, following increases of 0.8% in… Read More
October 8, 2009
Constructor Article Shows How Collaborative Safety Partnerships Save Lives
A new article in the September/October issue of Constructor magazine shows how collaborative safety partnerships between the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and contractors are saving lives and reducing injuries. Read the article here. In September, AGC released the results of an… Read More
October 8, 2009
Senate Health Care Bill Prepares to Move Forward
With amendment debate completed and an official Congressional Budget Office (CBO) score in hand, the Senate Finance Committee is poised to vote on and pass their modified bill out of committee on Tuesday October 13.  The bill will then head to the Senate floor once it is merged with the Senate… Read More
October 8, 2009
AGC Chapter Leaders Meet in Washington, Visit Capitol Hill
  AGC Chapter leaders, including executives and presidents, met in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss best practices and meet with Congress to address AGC's top legislative issues. The annual National and Chapter Leadership Conference included speakers from Capitol Hill and breakout sessions… Read More
October 8, 2009
Senate Looks to Solve Highway Rescission Problem
Since Congress failed to act prior to the September 30, 2009 deadline, a rescission of $8.7 billion in highway program budget authority required in SAFETEA-LU was implemented. As a result of the rescission, 30 states will lose about $335 million in actual highway funding dollars in FY 2010 and all… Read More
October 8, 2009
E-Verify Program Expected To Be Extended
This week, House and Senate conferees working on the appropriations bill for the Department of Homeland Security agreed to an extension of the E-Verify electronic verification system for three years.    Conferees negotiated a simple three-year extension after considering differences on both sides… Read More
October 8, 2009

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