News

Featured Story
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

AGC News

Recent Stories

AGC Looks at Climate Bill H.R. 2454: Title III Reducing Global Warming Pollution
The U.S. Senate is drafting a comprehensive bill to address climate and energy, and it is basing that work on a related bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.  The third installment of AGC's summary of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (H.R. 2454) highlights the major… Read More
September 10, 2009
Bookstore: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
This DVD helps prevent employee injuries by ensuring proper pre-planning of engineering and administrative controls prior to donning PPE. It offers procedures for choice and use of proper PPE during construction. Includes the latest ANSI guidelines and highlights available equipment and best… Read More
September 10, 2009
FREE ConsensusDOCS Webinar
On September 28, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET, AGC of America will host a free ConsensusDOCS webinar titled, "Why Owners Choose ConsensusDOCS Over AIA." The expert panel will discuss the benefits of ConsensusDOCS standard construction contract documents including: Fair and balanced allocation of risk… Read More
September 10, 2009
AGC State Law Matrix Webinar
On October 21, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. ET, AGC of America will host a webinar titled, "Know the State Law That Impact Your Construction Contracts." Every state government establishes unique statutes that affect construction and the enforceability of contract provisions - and these vary greatly from… Read More
September 10, 2009
New Resource Explores Qualifications Based Selection of Contractors
The AGC of America Project Delivery Committee released Qualifications Based Selection of Contractors on August 24. Qualifications Based Selection (QBS) is a procurement method in which the final criteria for selection are qualifications and demonstrated competence without consideration of price/… Read More
September 10, 2009
AGC Instrumental in Passing Largest Transportation Package in Oregon History
On July 29, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signed the Oregon Jobs and Transportation Act (JTA), the state's largest long-term investment in transportation infrastructure, putting thousands of Oregonians to work while making sustainable and strategic investments in all sectors of the transportation… Read More
September 10, 2009
Inaugural IT Forum Conference a Success at the Kansas City Builders' Association Chapter
In conjunction with the Electronic Information Systems (EIS) committee, AGC convened its first IT Forum conference on August 14 at the Kansas City Builders' Association Chapter.  More than 60 technology leaders from AGC's member companies attended this one-day conference held at the Hutton… Read More
September 10, 2009
DHS Formally Proposes Rescission of No-Match Rule
In accordance with a July 8 announcement, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has formally proposed a rule to rescind the so-called No-Match Rule first issued by the Bush Administration in 2007.  The proposed rule seeks to reinstate the language of the regulations as it existed prior to the… Read More
September 10, 2009
AGC Submits Comments on Proposed Rule Encouraging Federal Agencies to Consider PLAs
The proposed rule implementing President Obama's executive order encouraging federal contracting agencies to consider imposing project labor agreements (PLAs) on large-scale construction projects fails to substantiate the administration's rationale for imposing PLAs, fails to require an adequate… Read More
September 10, 2009
EPA Launches New Clean Diesel Helpline
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) National Clean Diesel Campaign (NCDC) just announced a new "clean diesel helpline."  Get answers to your questions on clean diesel funding and technologies within one business day. Do you have questions about: Clean diesel funding? Clean diesel… Read More
September 10, 2009

Notice for AGC News Releases

Notice of Permission to Use

AGC retains the copyright to all of its news releases but grants a license for their limited use with attribution under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). Warranties are disclaimed and conditions do apply. Following are the acceptable attributions:

  • News Media: Any attribution that meets the editorial standards for such media.
  • All Others: This is [a reprint, an excerpt or an adaptation] of a [exact date with hypertext link] News Release by the Associated General Contractors of America. © 2020 Associated General Contractors of America. License granted for limited use with attribution under Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). Warranties are disclaimed and conditions do apply.