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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’s Chief Executive Officer Steve Sandherr will conduct a conference call on November 6 to discuss the results, impact and transition plan for the 111th Congress. The one hour call will assess the outcome of the election in the context of construction and report on AGC’s ongoing and new… Read More
October 30, 2008
AGC member Brian Burgett, President and CEO of Kokosing Construction Co., Inc., Fredericktown, Ohio, testified on behalf of AGC Wednesday before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to urge Congress to enact an economic recovery package which would include infrastructure investment… Read More
October 30, 2008
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on October 23 released a supplemental final rule on "no-match letters," which was published in the October 28 issue of the Federal Register. The supplemental final rule reaffirms the content of a final rule issued in August 2007, provides additional… Read More
October 30, 2008
This year has been one of the most interesting and unpredictable in American Presidential politics. The campaign for the White House began nearly a year ago and will be over on Tuesday. While the Presidential election is gripping the headlines, an equally important contest for the construction… Read More
October 30, 2008
Twenty-one of the 153 ballot measures that will appear this November are construction industry related. Many states are exploring large infrastructure projects, and 16 of the 21 ballot measures (representing 12 states) ask for public approval of $12,172,252,000 worth of bonds and tax increases to… Read More
October 30, 2008
The freezing of credit markets, combined with sharply reduced expectations for the economy, are drastically lowering the number of construction starts. At the same time, the slowing world economy, along with a rebound in the value of the dollar against some currencies, has driven down many… Read More
October 30, 2008
"Nonresidential construction spending continued growing in July, despite the weak economy and housing slump," Ken Simonson, Chief Economist for The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), said today following the release of construction spending data from the Census Bureau. "But Congress… Read More
October 28, 2008
What is the Price of Time on a Construction Project? - A ConsensusDOCS Webinar
November 6, 2008 at 2:00-3:30 pm ET
Attendees of What is the Price of Time on a Construction Project? will learn project management best practices regarding delay on a project. An experienced construction professional… Read More
October 27, 2008
Using Electronic Communications on Construction Projects-A ConsensusDOCS Webinar
November 19, 2008 at 2:00-3:30pm ET.
Register today for the Using Electronic Communications on Construction Projects and get insightful and practical tips from the person who led the national effort to create the… Read More
October 27, 2008
AGC's Chief Economist, Ken Simonson, appeared October 24 on Fox Business to discuss the state of transportation infrastructure. Watch the video here.
October 27, 2008