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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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The Senate Appropriations Committee has now approved its version of the FY 2010 transportation appropriations legislation. The bill provides $42.5 billion for the highway program, a 4.4 percent increase over FY 2009 and transit program funding of $11.1, a nine percent increase over FY 2009.
The… Read More
August 6, 2009
The White House on July 29 formally unveiled contracting and workforce reforms that are designed to save the taxpayers at least $40 billion a year. The reforms, released by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), focus on three areas: improving acquisition, managing the multi-sector workforce … Read More
August 6, 2009
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee staff have indicated that S. 1005, the Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2009, will not come up for a vote before for the full Senate until legislators return from the August recess in September.
S.1005 authorizes $39.191 billion for EPA water… Read More
August 6, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides significant funding for states to finance high priority infrastructure projects needed to ensure clean water and safe drinking water. The Act also includes "Buy American" provisions that require Clean Water State Revolving Fund (… Read More
August 6, 2009
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met on Friday, July 31, to examine progress to date on implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The hearing primarily addressed implementation efforts in non-transportation programs under the Committee's jurisdiction, including… Read More
August 6, 2009
Despite the congressional recess, the President and Congress continue to work on health care. Just today, Senate Finance Committee members sat down with the President to discuss how to deliver a bipartisan bill.
Prior to the traditional summer break, the House was able to finish marking up H.R.… Read More
August 6, 2009
Trey Pebley, Vice President of McAllen Construction, Inc., of McAllen, Texas, testified Wednesday July 22, before the House Small Business Committee on the impact of federal regulation over water and wetlands on small businesses and family farmers.
The Committee conducted the hearing to gather… Read More
August 5, 2009
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met on Friday, July 31, to examine progress to date on implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The hearing primarily addressed implementation efforts in non-transportation programs under the Committee's jurisdiction, including… Read More
August 5, 2009
On July 27, AGC sent letters to 27 federal agencies asking them to identify barriers to getting stimulus funds to contracts. In a letter sent to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, AGC CEO Steve Sandherr outlined AGC's concerns with the slow progress of funds flowing to… Read More
August 5, 2009
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) today published a Request for Proposals (RFP) to conduct research and create a course plan for a comprehensive Lean construction curriculum for the commercial construction community.
Lean construction, an adaptation of lean manufacturing… Read More
August 5, 2009