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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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Webinar - Introducing the Subsubcontract - August 5, 1:00-2:00pm ET
On August 5, 2009 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET, ConsensusDOCS will host a webinar titled Introducing the Subsubcontract.  The expert panel will explain the new ConsensusDOCS 725, the industry's first and only standard agreement designed specifically for use between a subcontractor and subsubcontractor… Read More
August 3, 2009
Michigan and Texas Increase Support of Registered Apprenticeship
Michigan and Texas have both announced they will devote $1 million in funding to support Registered Apprenticeship. In Michigan, $1 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will be used to provide incentives for companies that sponsor new apprentices. Texas has announced that $1… Read More
August 1, 2009
Liberal Democrats and Blue Dogs Clash on Health Care
Last week AGC expressed its opposition to the massive $1.5 trillion health care overhauls being debated in the House and Senate. AGC remains opposed to the bill because AGC members and their employees will face a nearly impossible task of keeping insurance coverage, paying for coverage and… Read More
July 31, 2009
Senate and House Approve Highway Trust Fund Fix
By a vote of 79-17 the Senate passed legislation to transfer $7 billion of general fund revenue to the Highway Trust Fund to provide enough revenue to ensure state transportation departments will continue receiving full reimbursements for federal-aid highway projects through September, the end of… Read More
July 31, 2009
AGC Releases Stimulus Survey Results
AGC released results of a survey that measured the impact of stimulus funds on construction companies' ability to expand payrolls.  The survey found that stimulus construction funds have had little impact to date on companies' ability to hire new employees, but has helped companies save existing… Read More
July 31, 2009
AGC Contacts Federal Agency Heads Regarding Movement of Recovery Funds
This week, AGC CEO Steve Sandherr contacted 27 federal agency heads concerning the pace that Recovery Act dollars are flowing through the agencies and in the form of contracts available for bid. With more than one million construction workers having lost their jobs over the past year, AGC expressed… Read More
July 31, 2009
Senate Action Imminent on S. 1005 - AGC Urges Members to Contact Senators
Key senate staff has indicated that S. 1005, the Water Infrastructure Financing Act of 2009, could be up for a vote for the full Senate's consideration as early as next week. On Monday, July 27, AGC sent a letter to Senators indicating its support for S. 1005.  Click here to view the letter. S.… Read More
July 31, 2009
AGC Hosts Real Estate and Construction Group to Discuss Climate Change Impacts on Industry
AGC Wednesday hosted a meeting of real estate and construction stakeholders to discuss the impacts of legislative and regulatory efforts to regulate U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from stationary and mobile sources on the industry.  The meeting is the second AGC has convened with this group in… Read More
July 31, 2009
Administration Nominates David Michaels for Assistant Secretary of Labor at OSHA
The Administration announced Tuesday that David Michaels has been selected as the nominee for the Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.  This position requires a Senate confirmation, which has not yet been set. Michaels is an epidemiologist, research… Read More
July 31, 2009
Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Passes Senate, Moves to Conference
On July 29, the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 passed the full Senate by a vote of 85-9 with six senators not voting. This bill contains the FY2010 funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as well as the Bureau of Reclamation. The next step is for the… Read More
July 31, 2009

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