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2024 AGC & HCSS Highway Work Zone Safety Survey
May 23, 2024
  Sixty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of… Read More

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AGC Building Contractors Conference is Fast Approaching
The AGC Building Contractors Conference (formerly called the AGC Building Division Meeting) is scheduled for January 7-10, 2009 at the La Quinta Resort & Club in La Quinta, CA (www.laquintaresort.com).  The Building Contractors Conference brings together many of the top building construction… Read More
November 21, 2008
AGC Continues to Push for Infrastructure Funds in Economic Stimulus
Although Congress failed to enact an economic stimulus package during the recent “lame duck” session, there is substantial talk of enacting an economic stimulus package with substantial investment in infrastructure as early as January 2009.  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority… Read More
November 21, 2008
Final Rule Issued Mandating Federal Contractor Use of "E-Verify"
The final rulemaking requiring Federal contractors and subcontractors to use the E-Verify system administered by the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, as the means of verifying that certain of their employees are eligible to work in the United States was… Read More
November 21, 2008
AGC Co-Hosts Free Webinar on Off-Road Diesel Issues Facing the Construction Industry
Construction equipment is being targeted as a major contributor of air pollution.  All AGC chapters and members are encouraged to participate in a Free webinar to learn about clean diesel technology, regulations and requirements facing today’s construction industry.  Please join us on Wednesday,… Read More
November 21, 2008
AGC 2009 BITS Competition is Fast Approaching!
We all know how fast technology is changing the way AGC member firms do business.  These leaps in technology don’t just happen in a vacuum; they must be tested and successfully used before being widely adopted.  Help us to recognize those member firms on technology’s cutting edge that are making… Read More
November 21, 2008
Transportation Department Reports $3 Billion Loss to Highway Trust Fund
The U.S. Department of Transportation reported Wednesday that Highway Trust Fund revenue fell by $3 billion in fiscal year 2008.  Americans drove 90 billion fewer miles, or 4.4 percent less, over the period September 2007 to September 2008.  As a result, the Highway Trust Fund collected only $31… Read More
November 20, 2008
AGC Continues to Push for Infrastructure Funds in Economic Stimulus
Although Congress has spent the past several days of the lame duck session considering a rescue package for the automotive industry, there is continued discussion about enacting an economic stimulus package with substantial investment in infrastructure as early as January 2009. House Speaker Nancy… Read More
November 20, 2008
EPA Rule Could Stop Future Construction - Action Needed
EPA is seeking public input on regulating greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and construction equipment. AGC and many other industry groups are mobilizing members and chapters to stop EPA. We can only do this by sending as many individual comments as possible in response to EPA's Advanced… Read More
November 20, 2008
Election Outcomes Not Finalized; AGC Continues to Support Senate Candidates
Two weeks after the election, two Senate races remain undecided.  In Minnesota, AGC-backed Senator Norm Coleman (R) and Democratic satirist Al Franken are separated by less than 250 votes. By Minnesota state law, a recount has been ordered and final results may not be known until the end of the… Read More
November 20, 2008
Leadership Changes Dominate Lame-Duck Session
Meetings for party leadership elections and respective Democratic and Republican caucuses in the House and Senate dominated behind-the-scenes during this week’s lame-duck session. In the Senate, a resolution to the fate of Senator Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) allowed him to remain chairman of the… Read More
November 20, 2008

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