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January 4, 2024
Construction Firms Have Mixed Outlook For 2024 As Expectations For Demand Remain Mostly Positive, But Less Upbeat Than Last Year Amid New Challenges New Industry Outlook Shows Firms Are Counting on Public Sector, Data Center and Manufacturing Construction to Offset Declines in Retail, Lodging… Read More

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The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council on March 31 issued several new reporting requirements for contractors and procurement officials disbursing stimulus funds. The new rules require the following: Prime contractors who win work funded by the economic recovery package must file… Read More
April 2, 2009
GSA has unveiled a $5.5 billion project list that highlights the unprecedented role the agency will play in assisting in the nation's economic recovery and putting American citizens back to work. Projects are funded across the country, providing benefit for local and state economies, and every… Read More
April 2, 2009
The AGC Construction Education Committee (CEC) Meeting will be held June 9-11, 2009 at the Homestead Resort in Hot Springs, VA. The CEC will overlap with the AGC Building Contractors Conference and will come together for a joint meeting on June 11, 2009.   All participants must register for this… Read More
April 2, 2009
On April 3, 2009, employers were required to begin using a new I-9 form to verify the employment eligibility of newly hired employees and employees with expiring employment authorizations, according to the Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).  The new… Read More
April 2, 2009
AGC hosted an event in Denver this week and detailed how the proposed "Card Check" legislation currently being debated in Washington poses real risks for the nation's union construction workers. AGC CEO Steve Sandherr explained how provisions in the bill, known as the Employee Free Choice Act,… Read More
April 2, 2009
Don't miss the chance to learn more about federal contracting opportunities and how to get started in this market. The AGC Federal Contractors Conference is the only national event where AGC contractors and Federal agency personnel can meet in a neutral forum and review the latest procurement and… Read More
April 2, 2009
SAFETEA-LU expires on September 30, 2009, and there is insufficient revenue in the Highway Trust Fund to pay for the remainder of 2009.  If Congress fails to enact new authorization legislation on time, it will impact the ability of states to maintain their highway funding levels in 2010.  Your… Read More
April 2, 2009
Representatives Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) Tuesday unveiled a 648-page draft global warming and energy bill that would establish a cap and trade program to curb U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent below 2005 levels by 2020 and by 83 percent by 2050. The Waxman-Markey… Read More
April 2, 2009
The House and Senate today are expected to approve their budget resolutions for fiscal year 2010. The budget resolution is a non-binding framework that guides tax and spending policy for the upcoming fiscal year. Consideration of the FY 2010 budget resolution has been highly partisan, with both… Read More
April 2, 2009
Updates on NY-20 and the Minnesota Senate race, plus AGC PAC's first quarter report. NY-20: Tedisco Down 25, Awaiting Absentees After post-election re-canvassing efforts, Republican state Assembly Minority Leader James Tedisco is now down 25 votes to Democratic nominee Scott Murphy in New York's… Read More
April 2, 2009