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2024 AGC & HCSS Highway Work Zone Safety Survey
May 23, 2024
  Sixty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More

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Input Prices For Nonresidential Construction Climb 21 Percent Between March 2021 And March 2022; Association Calls For Relief From Tariffs
Prices of materials and services used in new nonresidential construction jumped more than 21 percent from March 2021 to March 2022, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. The association urged the Biden administration to relieve… Read More
April 13, 2022
Choate Construction Company Of Charlotte, North Carolina Named Nation’s Safest Construction Company By National Contractors Group
  Choate Construction Company was recognized for having the nation’s best construction safety and wellness plan in 2021 by the Associated General Contractors of America. The association, which oversees the WTW Construction Safety Excellence Awards, an annual ranking of construction… Read More
April 8, 2022
AGC’s Construction Inflation Alert – April 2022 Edition
For more than two years, the U.S. construction industry has been buffeted by unprecedented increases in material costs, supply-chain bottlenecks, and a tight labor market. AGC’s Construction Inflation Alert is intended to help owners, public officials, and others understand what contractors are… Read More
April 6, 2022
Construction Employment Surpasses Pre-Pandemic Peak In Majority Of Metro Areas; Association Calls For Steps To Enlarge Worker Supply
  Construction employment increased from February 2020—the month before the coronavirus pandemic—to February 2022 in nearly three-fifths of U.S. metro areas, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of new government employment data. Association officials said… Read More
April 6, 2022
Construction Adds 19,000 Jobs In March, While Project Spending Rises For 12th Straight Month In February; Officials Warn Of Growing Challenges
  Construction employment climbed by 19,000 jobs between February and March, while spending on construction projects rose for the 12th month in a row in February, according to an analysis by the Associated General Contractors of America of government data released today. Association leaders… Read More
April 1, 2022
SEC Proposes Mandatory Emissions Disclosure for Public Companies
AGC helps construction firms prepare for ripple effect The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) currently requires registrants (e.g., publicly traded companies) to disclose environmental risks (including climate) to investors.  In its recent proposal, The Enhancement and… Read More
March 31, 2022
Registration Open for the 2022 Construction Safety Health and Environmental Conference
Join us in Washington DC on July 26-28! AGC is holding its annual Construction Safety Health and Environmental Conference on July 26-28, 2022---this time in Washington, DC.   AGC is excited to welcome you all to this in-person event.  Visit the conference website at https://shec.agc… Read More
March 31, 2022
Michigan State University’s Stem Teaching And Learning Facility Named Best Construction Project Of 2021 By National Trade Association
  Michigan State University’s STEM Teaching and Learning Facility was the most significant construction project of 2021, the Associated General Contractors of America announced today. As a result, the project’s contractor, Granger Construction Company, received the association’s top prize,… Read More
March 31, 2022
GSA's New Carbon Standards Add Requirements for Contractors
On March 30, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) issued new carbon standards under its Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service (P-100) to require the use of lower carbon concrete products and asphalt paving practices for all GSA design and construction contracts that… Read More
March 31, 2022
AGC Welcomes New Members to AGC's Environmental Forum Steering Committee
AGC is pleased to announce the appointment of new members to serve on its Environmental Forum Steering Committee.  Members of the steering committee have direct access to federal regulatory officials, influence over AGC’s environmental agenda, and a means to exchange valuable information with… Read More
March 31, 2022

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