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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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MSOE Design-Build Team" width="300" height="250" />Front: Mike Fabishak, CEO of AGC of Greater Milwaukee; team captain Jamie Zimdahl; Dr. Hermann Viets, MSOE President Middle: Josh Wilsmann, Chad Kucik, Ryan Mack Back: Derek Burdick, Chris Cichon, Robert Lemke,… Read More
May 23, 2009
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood invited a group of AGC contractors this week to meet with him to get a progress report on the impact of stimulus funding for transportation projects. The contractors have been awarded contracts for recovery act funded projects and reported that, as a result, they… Read More
May 22, 2009
Over 450 highway contractors, suppliers and other interested parties participated in this week's Transportation Construction Coalition's (TCC) Fly-In urging Congress to enact a well funded, multi-year surface transportation authorization bill as quickly as possible. The participants visited… Read More
May 22, 2009
The House this week passed H.R. 915, a bill to reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding and safety oversight programs for four years with a total authorized spending level of $70 billion. The bill includes a total of $16.2 billion for the Airport Improvement Program (AIP), the… Read More
May 22, 2009
US DOT issued rules that will apply to the newly created discretionary grant program that was created in the economic recovery act. The "Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) Discretionary Grants" program is provides $1.5 billion in discretionary grants that are to be… Read More
May 22, 2009
As you increase your use of BIM, you are probably also increasingly aware of the lack of good building product models. The AGC BIMForum is interested in your experience, opinions and needs in this area. The link below will take you to a short survey. The highlights of the results of the survey… Read More
May 22, 2009
AGC has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.
May 22, 2009
The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods climbed 0.6% in April, seasonally adjusted, but fell 3.7% since April 2008, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on May 14. The PPI for inputs to construction industries, a weighted average of PPIs for materials used in every type of… Read More
May 22, 2009
Capitol Hill's newspaper, The Hill, listed AGC as the only commercial construction industry association on its Top Lobbyists of 2009 list.
AGC was cited for its work in "crafting" the economic stimulus package. Read the entire list here.
For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-… Read More
May 22, 2009
Willie Fort, far right, listens as Secretary LaHood speaks at the podium.
AGC member Jim Andoga (Austin Bridge & Road) and new hire Willie Fort attended an event Thursday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., as guests of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
During his remarks,… Read More
May 21, 2009