John Tocci Sr., chair of the AGC BIMForum, was named one of the Top 25 Newsmakers of 2008 by Engineering News-Record (ENR) in its January 12, 2009 issue. John Tocci is the Chief Enabling Officer of Tocci Building Companies in Woburn, Mass., and has been an active member of AGC on the local and national levels for many years.Tocci has served as chair of the AGC BIMForum since 2006 and is a member of AGC's Private/Public Industry Advisory Council (PIAC).Click here to view the ENR article.For more information, contact Mike Stark at (703) 837-5365 or starkm@agc.org.
The House, by a vote of 244 to 188, passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, better known as the Stimulus Package, on January 28.
In December 2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) issued joint guidance on the terms and procedures used to determine the extent of federal control over water and wetlands, building upon previous guidance issued in June 2007.
AGC and 17 building coalition partners published a new ad in Roll Call, Capitol Hill's most widely-read newspaper on January 19.
Last week the House Appropriations Committee and House Ways and Means Committee approved their portions of the $825 billion economic recovery bill, clearing the measure for full House consideration. The full House is expected to vote on final passage tomorrow (Jan. 28).
Whether you attended the recent AGC Building Contractors Conference in La Quinta, CA or wish you did, you will certainly find the presentations from the Conference to be of interest.
John Tocci Sr., chair of the AGC BIMForum, was named one of the Top 25 Newsmakers of 2008 by Engineering News-Record (ENR) in its January 12, 2009 issue.
By a party line vote, the House Ways and Means Committee on January 22 passed the tax component of the economic stimulus bill, clearing the measure for House floor consideration.
Dr. Stephen S. Fuller of George Mason University testified on behalf of AGC before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on Thursday.
Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) Wednesday introduced S.292, a bill to repeal the 3 percent tax withholding requirement set to go into effect in 2011.