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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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Starts rebounded in May but slid year-to-date, Reed says; Beige Book is mostly gray
The value of nonresidential construction starts jumped 16% in May (not seasonally adjusted) but was down 6.2% for the first five months of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008, Reed Construction Data reported on Thursday, based on its own compilation of starts. Chief Economist Jim Haughey… Read More
June 12, 2009
House Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Significant SRF Increase
On June 10, 2009, the House Appropriations Interior & Environment Subcommittee approved it’s FY 2010 bill, which provides funding for the Department of the Interior and other agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This bill delivers on the President’s requested budget of… Read More
June 11, 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 11, 2009
AGC-Opposed H2B Visa Bill Expected To Be Introduced in June
Draft legislation to change the H2B Visa program has been circulated and is expected to be introduced in the House this month.   The H2B Visa is currently the only visa available to the construction industry to bring in workers from outside the United States.  Just 66,000 H2B visas are permitted… Read More
June 11, 2009
House Hearing Held on AGC-Opposed Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Legislation
This morning, the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing on the Healthy Families Act (H.R. 2460/S. 1152).  This legislation would require employers with 15 or more employees to allow all employees to earn 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked. … Read More
June 11, 2009
Transportation Construction Coalition Steps Up HTF Lobbying
Following official confirmation from the Obama Administration that the Highway Trust Fund does not have sufficient revenue to reimburse states through the end of fiscal year 2009 (September 30, 2009) for Federal-aid highway contracts already underway, the AGC co-chaired Transportation Construction… Read More
June 11, 2009
House Appropriations Subcommittee Approves Significant SRF Increase
On June 10, 2009, the House Appropriations Interior & Environment Subcommittee approved it's FY 2010 bill, which provides funding for the Department of the Interior and other agencies, including the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This bill delivers on the President's requested budget of… Read More
June 11, 2009
More Details on Health Care Reform Released, Major Obstacles Remain
This week, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee released draft legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. The 615-page bill would require all Americans to receive medical insurance, establish insurance exchanges and increase oversight of the insurance… Read More
June 11, 2009
Call for Presentations for AGC’s 91st Annual Convention - June 18 Deadline
We are currently accepting presentations for AGC's 91st Annual Convention.  The Convention will take place March 17-20, 2010 at the Marriott Orlando World Center in Orlando. We're looking for eager, knowledgeable, dynamic individuals and panels to submit proposals for consideration.  We would… Read More
June 11, 2009
AGC Briefs D.C. Water Authority
On Monday June 6, 2009, AGC's Chief Economist Ken Simonson gave a presentation to senior management including capital planning, design and program management staff at Washington, DC's  Water and Sewer Authority (WASA).  WASA provides drinking water and wastewater services to 500,000 customers in… Read More
June 10, 2009

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