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January 4, 2024
Construction Firms Have Mixed Outlook For 2024 As Expectations For Demand Remain Mostly Positive, But Less Upbeat Than Last Year Amid New Challenges New Industry Outlook Shows Firms Are Counting on Public Sector, Data Center and Manufacturing Construction to Offset Declines in Retail, Lodging… Read More

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Applies to Recovery Act Funded Federal-Aid Projects  On June 22, 2009, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published Implementing Guidance for the Reports on Use of Funds Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ("Recovery Act"). This guidance details the reporting… Read More
July 14, 2009
On June 10, 2009, ConsensusDOCS released 11 new standard construction contract documents, including a Federal Subcontract (bringing the catalog total to 90+ documents addressing all project delivery methods).  In direct response to customer feedback, the new release also incorporates a software… Read More
July 14, 2009
On June 26, 2009, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division of the Department of Homeland Security, announced that the current Form I-9 will continue to be valid for use beyond its expiration date of June 30, 2009.  Although the current form has the expiration date printed… Read More
July 13, 2009
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) have implemented a series of regional compliance seminars in various cities throughout the country.  Each seminar will be offered free of charge to employers. OFCCP, responsible… Read More
July 13, 2009
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a division within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has notified approximately 650 companies of the intent to audit their I-9 forms, just half way through 2009.  By comparison, the agency reports that it audited approximately 500 companies in… Read More
July 13, 2009
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on June 24 announced five grant competitions, totaling $500 million, to fund projects that prepare workers for "green" jobs in the energy efficiency and renewable energy industries. Non-governmental organizations (such as AGC… Read More
July 13, 2009
Scholarship applications are available online for the 2010 AGC Education and Research Foundation's undergraduate and graduate programs.  College sophomores and juniors enrolled or planning to enroll in a full-time, four-or five-year ABET or ACCE-accredited construction or civil engineering programs… Read More
July 13, 2009
At AGC's urging, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear Granite Rock Company v. International Brotherhood of Teamster, a case that arose after that international union prevailed upon one of its locals to go on strike in violation of a newly ratified agreement between the local and the Granite… Read More
July 13, 2009
Developer-financed construction is shriveling. The latest monthly figures from the Census Bureau on construction spending show big downturns in May from April and from May 2008 in categories that typically rely heavily on bank financing. (The percentages are calculated from numbers that are… Read More
July 13, 2009
Attending AGC's 2009 Training & Development Conference (T&D) and HR Professionals Conference provides a unique opportunity for contractor and Chapter staff to participate in industry-focused sessions to learn innovative approaches to managing training and human capital.  For 2009, both… Read More
July 13, 2009