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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 members feed the Fed (information)
The Federal Reserve provided an unusually detailed - and grim - commentary on conditions in commercial real estate and nonresidential construction in the July 29 "Beige Book," so called for the color of its cover. The Beige Book is issued eight times a year, in advance of meetings of the Federal… Read More
August 5, 2009
AGC of America Releases Request for Proposals for Lean Construction Research
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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
RIFs, Lay-Offs and Furloughs in Construction - Avoiding the Pitfalls
August 13, 2009, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM ET On Thursday, August 13, 2009, from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM EDT, labor and employment law attorney Bert Brannen of Fisher & Phillips, LLP and construction-industry HR expert and consultant Doug Mure will take a tag-team approach to explaining the legal, practical… Read More
August 5, 2009
Single-family, public construction lift spending total; wage costs stall but vary by area
Construction spending in June totaled $966 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), 0.3% above the revised May estimate but 10% below the June 2008 level, the Census Bureau reported on Monday. Private residential spending was up 0.5% for the month but down 30% from a year earlier, as… Read More
August 4, 2009
Prevailing Wage Conference Expands to Five New Cities
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has announced the location of five additional prevailing wage conferences, following its inaugural conference, which drew more than 400 participants to Washington, D.C.  Each conference will be offered free of charge to employers. Two of… Read More
August 4, 2009
OFCCP National Forum Scheduled for September 9
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), responsible for ensuring that contractors doing business with the federal government do not discriminate and take affirmative action, recently opened registration for its 2009 National Forum (Forum).  The Forum will be held on September 9… Read More
August 4, 2009
AGC Specialty Contractors Council Seeks Input from Specialty Contractors
AGC is recognized as the Association of choice for over 13,000 specialty contractor firms.  The AGC of America Specialty Contractors Council (SCC) requests input from AGC's specialty contractor members on an important survey, available here, regarding how the Council can best serve and engage… Read More
August 4, 2009
AGC Featured on Fox Business
AGC CEO Steve Sandherr appeared on Fox Business to discuss the results of AGC's recent stimulus survey.  Sandherr explained that the stimulus has helped AGC members save jobs, but has not significantly helped to add jobs, and that AGC has written to federal government agencies urging quicker… Read More
August 3, 2009
OFCCP to Place Special Emphasis on Construction Industry Compliance
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), responsible for ensuring that contractors doing business with the federal government do not discriminate and take affirmative action, will soon begin conducting compliance reviews of construction contractors who receive funding and grants… Read More
August 3, 2009
AGC Makes it Easier to Support the Boys & Girls Clubs of America!
In order to help AGC members and Chapters sponsor Build Up! kits, we are holding a buy-one-get-one-free sale (or buy one Build Up! kit for only $100). AGC Build Up! kits are an engaging educational resource for young people to learn about the construction industry and the careers it offers. We are… Read More
August 3, 2009

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