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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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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 June 30. 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 4, 2009
Comprehensive Immigration Reform on the Radar Screen
Efforts to bring comprehensive immigration reform back before Congress recently got a push from some immigrant rights groups in Washington.  The National Immigration Forum released a statement of principles that they hope Congress will use as a guide in this effort.  This comes in advance of a… Read More
June 4, 2009
Fargo-based AGC Member Company Wins Two Stimulus Jobs
In an interview arranged by AGC, Paul Diederich of member company Industrial Builders reported to The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead that his company is working on two stimulus-funded jobs.  Diederich reported the news to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in a meeting last month.  AGC of North Dakota's… Read More
June 3, 2009
AGC Members and Chief Economist Quoted by Reuters
AGC member company Austin Bridge and Road recently hired Willie Fort thanks to stimulus-funded work the company began recently.  Fort and company president Jim Andoga, as well as AGC chief economist Ken Simonson, Rob Loch of member company Loch Sand and Construction Company and Erik Taylor of … Read More
June 3, 2009
EPA Announces New FY2010-2013 State Allotment Percentages for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program
EPA is announcing new revised Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) allotments that will be provided to the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Territories, American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages if the President's budget request for Fiscal Year 2010 is enacted. … Read More
June 3, 2009
EPA Issues Second Buy America Waiver for ARRA Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a di minimus waiver for Buy American requirements contained in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  This is the second Buy American waiver issued by EPA; the first national waiver applied to projects eligible for re-financing, or… Read More
June 3, 2009
Coming This Month – 11 New ConsensusDOCS Contract Documents!
This month, ConsensusDOCS will release 11 new standard construction contract documents (bringing the catalog total to 90+ documents addressing all project delivery methods).  In direct response to customer feedback, the new release will also incorporate a software feature allowing you to choose… Read More
June 3, 2009
AGC Participates in Vice President's Stimulus Roundtable
Vice President Joe Biden, left, participates in the roundtable on the Recovery Act with Christian Zimmermann, right, Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Christian Zimmermann from AGC member company Pike Industries represented the association during a roundtable hosted by Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday in… Read More
June 2, 2009
AGC Submits Recovery Act Comments to Federal Acquisition Regulation 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. On a finding of "urgent and compelling reasons… Read More
June 2, 2009
Call for Presentations - AGC's 91st Annual Convention
We are now 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. The deadline for submitting presentations is June 18, 2009. We're looking for eager, knowledgeable and dynamic individuals and… Read More
June 2, 2009

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