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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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AGC Hosts Federal Contracting/Recovery Act Webinar Series
Due to the changing landscape in federal contracting, it is more important than ever that contractors - those experienced in federal work or those looking to move into the this market - are aware of rule and regulation updates and the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on the… Read More
May 14, 2009
AGC Pushes Back on AP Stimulus Report
AGC's chief economist Ken Simonson explained in a statement that the recent Associated Press story on stimulus transportation funds fails to acknowledge several unique facts about the construction industry.  The AP story does not consider that construction jobs are not site-specific and that… Read More
May 13, 2009
Value of starts plummets, Reed says; construction jobs shrink, local wages diverge
The value of new nonresidential construction starts fell 8% from March to April, Reed Construction Data reported on Wednesday, based on its own data collection. Institutional building starts plunged 47% and commercial building starts tumbled 45% from record highs in December, while heavy project… Read More
May 13, 2009
CLRC Issues Reports on Costs of CBA Terms and Conditions and on Labor Rate Trends and Outlook
The cost of construction-industry collective bargaining agreement (CBA) terms and conditions as a percentage of wages and fringes was unchanged in 2008 at 6.4 percent, according to the Construction Labor Research Council's (CLRC) latest Cost of Terms and Conditions in Collective Bargaining… Read More
May 13, 2009
Supreme Court Clarifies Enforceability of Arbitration Clauses in Collective Bargaining Agreements
The U.S. Supreme Court has held that a collective bargaining agreement that "clearly and unmistakably" requires union members to arbitrate claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) is enforceable as a matter of federal law.  The case is 14 Penn Plaza LLC v. Pyett, 129 S.Ct. 1456… Read More
May 12, 2009
How to Make BIM Work and Navigate the Legal Concerns - June 24 Webinar
June 24, 2009 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm EST Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a powerful tool that is transforming the design and construction industry.  Owners, Architects and Contractors are tapping into BIM as a competitive advantage to increase project efficiency and improve overall results. … Read More
May 12, 2009
How to Make BIM Work and Navigate the Legal Concerns - June 24 Webinar
June 24, 2009 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm EST Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a powerful tool that is transforming the design and construction industry.  Owners, Architects and Contractors are tapping into BIM as a competitive advantage to increase project efficiency and improve overall results. … Read More
May 12, 2009
AGC Sees Early Signs Stimulus Is Working, Despite Disappointing April Jobs Report
"Early reports indicate that the infrastructure portion of the stimulus is beginning to do exactly what was intended, put construction workers back on the job," says Ken Simonson after the U.S. Department of Labor issued its April, 2009 employment report.  While the report found continued job… Read More
May 11, 2009
Registration for the Spring AGC BIMForum Open!
Specialty Contractor Working Group to Meet Join other specialty contractors, general contractors, architects, engineers, attorneys, and owners May 28-29 for the Spring 2009 AGC BIMForum in Dallas, TX.  The Spring AGC BIMForum will be an assembly of some of the nation's leading construction… Read More
May 8, 2009
Obama Budget Details Dire Condition of Highway Trust Fund
President Obama today released further details of his proposed budget for FY 2010. For the highway program, however, there is little new information. The budget requests $41.1 billion, just slightly higher than the $40.7 billion provided in FY 2009. This is the same amount that was included in the… Read More
May 7, 2009

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