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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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House Reauthorization Schedule Delayed
House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Jim Oberstar's (D-Minn.) hopes to have a transportation reauthorization bill passed before the House recesses for the summer may not be fulfilled. A markup of the legislation tentatively scheduled by the Transportation & Infrastructure… Read More
June 12, 2009
Highway Trust Fund Could Be Out of Money by August
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) briefed members of the relevant House and Senate Committees about the revenue shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund that could cause a slowdown in payments to states as early as mid-July. The Obama Administration has indicated that an infusion of $5 billion… Read More
June 12, 2009
AGC Holds First Regional Meeting with Carpenters and Operating Engineers
(L-R) Carpenters Business Manager Ed Coryell, Carpenters General President Doug McCarron, Operating Engineers General President Vince Giblin, and AGC Union Contractors Committee Chairman Jim Clemens The first AGC-NCAII regional meeting took place at the Carpenters training facility in Philadelphia… Read More
June 12, 2009
AGC-Supported Legislation for Green Job Training Expected This Week, Would Ensure Funding Available to All Contractors
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 established an energy and renewable energy worker training program through a provision known as the Green Jobs Act, which would limit training grant funding only to entities that coordinate with labor organizations.  AGC is supportive of the creation… Read More
June 12, 2009
Federal Contractor E-Verify Rule Suspended Yet Again
The federal government has agreed to further delay implementation of the E-Verify rule for federal contractors until September 8. Contracts and solicitations issued prior to September 8, 2009, will not contain the mandate. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued the final rule on… Read More
June 12, 2009
New Webinar Date: Finding the Green in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
June 25, 1:30 - 3:00 pm ET Now scheduled for June 25, this webinar will explore the green incentives and sustainability provisions contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. Learn about the details of these provisions as well as the potential impact on construction… Read More
June 12, 2009
EPA Issues Second Buy America Waiver for ARRA Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a di minimus waiver from Buy America requirements contained in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  This is the second Buy America waiver issued by EPA; the first national waiver applied to projects under contract before President Obama… Read More
June 12, 2009
AGC Only Construction Organization to Raise Concern Over Onerous Reporting Requirements to FAR Council
On June 1, AGC submitted to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Councils written comments on a series of interim rules amending the FAR in order to implement several key provisions set forth in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The interim rules were issued March 31 without… Read More
June 12, 2009
New AGC Analysis Finds Employment Declines in Nearly All Metro Areas
AGC released employment data last week that underscored the need for speedy distribution of stimulus funds.  According to AGC's chief economist Ken Simonson, construction employment fell in 288 of the nation's largest 311 metro areas from April 2008 to April 2009. A detailed chart of the data by… Read More
June 12, 2009
Stimulus Is Helping Contractors, But Buy American Poses Threats
More and more construction firms report winning stimulus contracts that are enabling them to add employees and avoid expected layoffs. But the stimulus money is not enough to overcome the fall in private and state and local-funded projects. Meanwhile, the Buy American provision in the American… Read More
June 12, 2009

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