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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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Accepting Nominations for AGC Representative on ACCE Board of Trustees
AGC is currently accepting nominations for individuals to represent AGC of America on the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) Board of Trustees. ACCE's purpose is to promote and improve construction education and research at the postsecondary level, and accredit baccalaureate and… Read More
April 3, 2009
AGC Member Testifies Before Congress on Green Construction
" width="300" height="200" /> AGC member Don Weaver (Weaver Bailey Contractors, El Paso, Arkansas) testified last week before the U.S. House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming regarding green construction practices in the construction industry. Weaver called for new… Read More
April 3, 2009
AGC Testifies on DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
Amy Hall (Ebony Construction in Sylvania, Ohio) testified last week on the need for clarity in implementing regulations and the work AGC has done to develop industry standard guidance documents over the last three years.  The hearing was held in conjunction with the Transportation &… Read More
April 3, 2009
The Recession Is Over! (But Not For Construction)
It is growing more likely that real (inflation-adjusted) gross domestic product (GDP) will rise slightly in the quarter that began on April 1 from the dismal levels of the first quarter. The growth is likely to pick up gradually through the rest of the year. But it will be very uneven, unlike the… Read More
April 3, 2009
Two Developments on "So-Called" Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)
On March 24, Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) announced that he would not support EFCA, otherwise known as card check, when it is taken up in the Senate.  This is notable, as Senator Specter was the lone Senate Republican to vote for the bill last Congress.  Supporters of EFCA were counting on Senator… Read More
April 3, 2009
AGC of North Dakota Talks Stimulus Jobs
A recent construction job fair in North Dakota drew a crowd of workers from across the state and beyond. Russ Hanson, executive vice president of the AGC of North Dakota, talked with the local media about the potential of $170 million in stimulus funds to put people to work on construction projects… Read More
April 3, 2009
Latest Jobs Report Highlights Need to Turn Stimulus Announcements Into Contract Awards, Top Construction Economist Ken Simonson Says
"Today's dismal employment report provides a dire reminder of the unprecedented economic challenges facing millions of construction workers nationwide. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the industry lost 126,000 jobs in March, seasonally adjusted, and 928,000 jobs over the past 12 months… Read More
April 3, 2009
House Climate Bill Proposes "Smart Growth" Policies
Included in the draft climate and energy legislation proposed by Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) Tuesday would require state and local transportation planners to link transportation and land-use decisions.  This provision would likely make it more difficult for… Read More
April 3, 2009
House Democrats Release Draft Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Bill
Representatives Henry Waxman (D-CA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) Tuesday unveiled a 648-page draft global warming and energy bill that would establish a cap and trade program to curb U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and by 83 percent by 2050.  The draft bill would also… Read More
April 3, 2009
The Recession Is Over! (But Not For Construction)
It is growing more likely that real (inflation-adjusted) gross domestic product (GDP) will rise slightly in the quarter that began on April 1 from the dismal levels of the first quarter. The growth is likely to pick up gradually through the rest of the year. But it will be very uneven, unlike the… Read More
April 2, 2009

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