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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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Registration Open for AGC's IT Forum Conference
Join fellow construction industry technology leaders for AGC's inaugural IT Forum Conference: The Cornerstone for Construction Innovation, brought to you by the AGC Electronic Information System (EIS) Committee. The Conference will take place in Kansas City, Mo., on August 14, 2009, where the… Read More
June 8, 2009
Finding the Green in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
An AGC Environmental Network and Navigant Consulting, Inc Webinar Gain insight into the Green Incentives and Sustainability policies contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 during this webinar, hosted by AGC's Environmental Network and Navigant Consulting, Inc., June… Read More
June 8, 2009
AGC's July Safety and Health Conference Coming to D.C.
Get the latest updates on congressional activity that directly effects construction safety and health at AGC's Safety and Health Conference in Washington, D.C. Join more than 150 industry professionals to discuss the latest safety and health concerns facing the construction industry and network… Read More
June 8, 2009
Building Contractors Conference Less Than Two Weeks Away - Still Time to Register
The leaders of the top building construction firms, owners, specialty contractors and service and supply companies will soon gather at the AGC Building Contractors Conference June 10-13 at The Homestead in Hot Springs, Va.  Rob Nichols, President & COO of The Financial Services Forum, will… Read More
June 8, 2009
EPA Invites AGC of America to Speak on Diesel Retrofit at Southeast Regional Program
Recognizing that AGC is a strong supporter of voluntary diesel retrofit efforts and initiatives at both the national and local levels, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has invited AGC to participate in the Southeast Diesel Collaborative's partners meeting, scheduled for June 15-17 in… Read More
June 8, 2009
AGC Member Companies Make National Headlines
AGC of America hosted a media conference call June 5 to highlight the new job loss figures and allow AGC members to discuss how the stimulus has helped create jobs.  The Associated Press, Reuters, Christian Science Monitor, Oregon Public Broadcasting,  New Hampshire Union Leader and the Nashua… Read More
June 8, 2009
AGC Partners with Army Corps of Engineers on New Safety and Health Manual
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), through its Office of Safety and Occupational Health, has released a new edition of the Corps' Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1. The 1,050 page book is used during construction, operations, maintenance and research. The manual was last… Read More
June 8, 2009
AGC's State Law Matrix™ Update
The 2009 Update to AGC's State Law Matrix will be available in June!  The Update will include new information on immigration and statute of repose issues.  AGC's State Law Matrix is the most comprehensive, definitive and concise publication available regarding a wide range of state law issues that… Read More
June 8, 2009
New Employment Figures Show 59,000 Construction Workers Out of A Job In May, 2009, Over 1.4 Million Unemployed Since Early ‘07
Construction Economist Ken Simonson Says Stimulus Keeps Declines From Being Even Worse, Helps Contractors Save Jobs, Hire and Plan to Expand ARLINGTON, VA - Unemployment in the construction sector climbed to a "horrendous" 19.2 percent (not-seasonally adjusted) as an additional 59,000 construction… Read More
June 5, 2009
AGC Holds First Regional Meeting with Carpenters and Operating Engineers
The first AGC-NCAII regional meeting took place at the Carpenters training facility in Philadelphia, PA, on May 28.  Members and staff from the Philadelphia Builders Chapter, Contractors Association of Eastern Pennsylvania, and AGC of New Jersey attended, along with the general presidents and… Read More
June 5, 2009

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