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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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AGC 90th Annual Convention - March 4-7, 2009 Join us next week in San Diego for the AGC 90th Annual Convention and Constructor Expo, an experience you can't afford to miss!  Our efforts to build a better construction industry will take center stage when we discuss the challenges and opportunities… Read More
February 27, 2009
The bipartisan National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission released its final report today, unanimously recommending the gradual phase-out of federal motor fuel taxes to be replaced by a distance fee based on "vehicle miles traveled" (VMT). The finance commission is the… Read More
February 26, 2009
The House this week approved an omnibus appropriation bill to fund government programs through the remainder of FY 2009. The 110th Congress was unable to complete action last year on most of the FY 2009 appropriations bills and instead passed a stopgap continuing resolution funding programs at 2008… Read More
February 26, 2009
President Obama has released his proposed federal budget "framework" for fiscal years 2010 and beyond.  The document is not a detailed line item budget proposal but rather, in many areas, presents aggregate funding levels and some policy initiatives and priorities. The detailed budget is expected… Read More
February 26, 2009
The bipartisan National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission released its final report February 26, unanimously recommending the ten-year phase-out of federal motor fuel taxes to be replaced by a distance fee based on "vehicle miles traveled" (VMT). To fund transportation… Read More
February 26, 2009
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed tighter controls on stormwater discharges from construction sites - called effluent limitation guidelines (ELG) - which could cost the industry nearly $2 billion annually. Use AGC's Regulatory Action Center to submit customized comments to… Read More
February 26, 2009
The recently-passed stimulus package includes $300 million to clean up diesel engines nationwide and could result in grants of more than $1 million for AGC Chapters to distribute to member companies. The grant funding has increased six-fold from fiscal year 2008 and is designed to help construction… Read More
February 26, 2009
This year's Municipal & Utilities Division session on Friday March 6 will feature Mr. Steve Allbee with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  Mr. Allbee has been with the EPA for 28 years and is currently the Project Director and principal author of The Clean Water and Drinking Water Gap… Read More
February 26, 2009
AGC has updated its stimulus Web site to provide comprehensive information on what the final legislation signed by President Obama means for the construction industry. Included on the site is a breakdown of construction spending by program, with as much detail as is currently available about how… Read More
February 26, 2009
This week, legislation was introduced in the House by Congressman Stupak (D-Mich.) that would permanently exempt returning H-2B visa holders from the existing annual numerical cap of 66,000. H.R. 1136, is similar to a Senate bill (S. 388) introduced by Senator Mikulski (D-Md.) that would extend the… Read More
February 26, 2009