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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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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
March 26, 2009
AGC Hosts Card Check Events in North Carolina
AGC of America and Carolinas AGC hosted two events on March 25 in Greensboro and Charlotte, N.C., to explain how the proposed "Card Check" bill would take away a worker's right to a private vote and cause negative repercussions for union contractors as well. Steve Gennett, president and CEO of… Read More
March 26, 2009
Lobbying on Infrastructure Projects Restricted
President Obama issued a memorandum March 20 that restricts communication between federal lobbyists and Departments and Agencies regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  The memorandum states that an Executive Department or agency may not consider the view of lobbyists, meet or talk… 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, identifying $334.8 billion needs for the 20-year period from January 2007 through December 2026. The purpose of the assessment is to document the 20-year capital investment needs of… Read More
March 26, 2009
House Small Business Committee Hearing Underscores AGC’s Concerns Over HUBZone Program
A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that validates the concerns of many AGC contractors was released at a Small Business Committee Hearing on oversight of the Small Business Administration and its programs. According to the report, available here, nineteen companies were… Read More
March 26, 2009
AGC Testifies on DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
Amy Hall, president of Ebony Construction in Sylvania, Ohio testified today 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
March 26, 2009
House and Senate Committees Work on FY 2010 Federal Budget, 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.  Although leaders… Read More
March 26, 2009
Economic Stimulus and Recovery Watch - Strategic Briefings
Join AGC Chief Economist Ken Simonson or Senior Executive Director of Government and Public Affairs Jeff Shoaf and Robert Murray, vice president of economic affairs for McGraw-Hill Construction, to learn what the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) means to your business and your… Read More
March 25, 2009
Registration Open for AGC's STP Instructor Training Workshop
June 4-5 in Omaha, Neb. This two-day workshop will prepare participants to conduct STP courses, get the most out of STP instructor materials and effectively teach adult learners. Whether you are interested in starting an STP program in your area or looking to provide an improved STP experience,… Read More
March 25, 2009
Contractor Support Fills AGC PAC Sails in San Diego
With a new election cycle underway and legislative battles already being waged on Capitol Hill, AGC's member contractors answered the challenge and showed record support for AGC PAC during the 90th Annual Convention in San Diego. Receipts totaled more than $225,000, the most ever raised during a… Read More
March 25, 2009

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