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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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AGC regrets to inform you that due to low registration and participation, the Construction Education Committee Meeting scheduled for June 9-11, 2009 in Hot Springs, VA has been cancelled. The CEC and its subcommittees will conduct committee business and any immediate agenda items via a conference… Read More
May 21, 2009
AGC members met with Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on May 20 to discuss the success of the stimulus. Reuters reporter Lisa Lambert covered the event and reported on contractors' stories of saved jobs and projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
AGC of… Read More
May 21, 2009
This group of highway contractors, suppliers and other interested parties gathered to hear from construction leaders and to lobby on construction funding issues. Every state was represented and the participants visited hundreds of congressional offices to lobby on the transportation reauthorization… Read More
May 21, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives today is expected to pass 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 $70billion. The bill includes a total of $16.2 billion for the… Read More
May 21, 2009
AGC of America staff and contractor members met with Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood (center) at the DOT headquarters in Washington, D.C.
During his remarks, Secretary LaHood cited stimulus success stories, including Austin Bridge & Roads' new I-49 project in Shreveport, La., and some… Read More
May 21, 2009
The debate and speculation on the "so-called" Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) remains a top priority for AGC. The top Senate supporter of the bill,Senator Harkin (D-Iowa) has said that he is trying to work with Senator Specter(D-Pa.) to come up with a compromise on EFCA. If he were able to forge… Read More
May 21, 2009
The House Energy and Commerce Committee tonight is expected to pass a bill to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 83 percent from 2005 levels by 2050through a nationwide cap and trade program and a nationwide renewable energy standard. The vote follows four days of debate and partisan votes on… Read More
May 21, 2009
The debate over health care reform heats up with the both the House and Senate beginning to outline policy priorities. Congressional leaders in the House and Senate remain committed to finalizing legislation before the August recess.However, neither body has released a legislative proposal and they… Read More
May 21, 2009
On March 31, 2009, the FAR Councils issued a series of interim rules amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (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," the interim rules were… Read More
May 21, 2009
On May 21, AGC held the first session in its new Federal Contracting: Stimulus at Work webinar series, entitled, The New and Old of Federal Contracting.The federal market has changed dramatically over the last six months. This program provided participants with an overview of the market basics for… Read More
May 21, 2009