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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 Testifies on DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
Amy Hall, president of Ebony Construction in Sylvania, Ohio presented testified on the need for clarity in implementing regulations for the US DOT's disadvantaged business enterprise program and the work AGC has done to develop industry standard guidance documents over the last three years.  The… Read More
March 27, 2009
House and Senate FY 2010 Federal Budget Proposals Include AGC-Supported Transportation Funding
House and Senate Budget Committees this week passed their respective budget resolutions providing a non-binding blueprint for FY 2010 federal spending and tax policy.  The House and Senate will consider the resolutions next week, with final passage votes expected by the weekend. Both resolutions… Read More
March 27, 2009
State employment shrinks overall and for construction; credit stays tight; retail is weak
Unemployment rates rose and nonfarm payroll employment in February fell in the District of Columbia and all states except Louisiana, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Compared to a year earlier, every state had higher unemployment rates and all had lower employment except Wyoming… Read More
March 27, 2009
AGC's Building Information Modeling Education Program
The day when Building Information Modeling (BIM) will be standard practice on construction job sites is coming. Studies show that BIM use among project owners, architects, and contractors has steadily increased and is projected to become even more widespread in the years ahead. So, what is BIM and… Read More
March 27, 2009
South Dakota Becomes First State to Adopt Consensus Contracts for Construction
South Dakota became the first state to adopt an innovative set of consensus contract documents that could reduce both cost and risk of public construction.  Governor Mike Rounds has signed legislation authorizing the use of template contracting documents on March 12, 2009.  Rather than draft… Read More
March 27, 2009
Stimulus Business Opportunities for Municipal and Utilities Contractors
Many American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funded construction projects including water treatment facilities, paving , water main and valve replacement are already being advertised on FedBizOpps.Gov the federal government's portal for contracting business opportunities. All stimulus funded… Read More
March 26, 2009
EPA Releases Updated Drinking Water Needs Assessment to Congress
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publicly released its fourth Drinking Water needs assessment today. The purpose of the Assessment is to document the 20-year capital investment needs of public water systems that are eligible to receive Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)… Read More
March 26, 2009
Texas Comptroller Releases "Liquid Assets" Report on Water Resources
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs recently issued a report entitled Liquid Assets: The State of Texas' Water Resources. This comprehensive report evaluates the progress Texas is making in securing water resources for the future and information on the current status of water management strategies.… Read More
March 26, 2009
Contractors Association of West Virginia Hosts Governor: Promotes Water Infrastructure Awareness with Liquid Assets
“We’ve got a lot of work to do and we’re getting ready to do it,” Governor Joe Manchin told CAWV members and legislators Thursday.  The governor was the keynote speaker at a March 12 legislative reception sponsored by the Contractors Association of West Virginia and WV American Water Company. … Read More
March 26, 2009
Local Documentary on North Carolina's "Liquid Assets"
Carolina's AGC and UNC TV create public awareness about North Carolinas water infrastructure with new documentary with the help AGC members and a grant from Penn State Public Broadcasting. Liquid Assets in North Carolina explores the many issues surrounding the maintainence of these water… Read More
March 26, 2009

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