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April 22, 2024
The Associated General Contractors of America released today a new, first-of-its-kind, decarbonization playbook designed to help firms assess, track and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the projects they build. The new resource, titled The AGC Playbook on Decarbonization and Carbon… Read More
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On Tuesday December 14, the Senate Appropriations Committee released their $1.1 trillion omnibus appropriations bill for fiscal year 2011. The bill, which includes all 12 annual appropriations bills along with over $8 billion in earmarks, faces an uncertain future in the Senate with Republican… Read More
December 16, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) is expected to hold a vote either late this week or next week on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act. This bill would give undocumented young people who were brought to the United States before age 16 a chance to qualify for… Read More
December 16, 2010
As a result of the November election and Republican control of the House in the next session, the GOP is planning to utilize the oversight function of all standing Committees to seriously evaluate the Obama administration’s regulatory agenda.
There will be several key tenets of the plan,… Read More
December 16, 2010
On December 3, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched a new website called Reg Stat to provide information on proposed and final rulemakings, as well as other information and documents published in the Federal Register.
In the Part I, II and III articles, AGC highlighted several… Read More
December 15, 2010
The producer price index (PPI) for finished goods rose 0.4% in November, not seasonally adjusted (0.8%, seasonally adjusted), and 3.5% from November 2009, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Tuesday. The PPI for inputs to construction—a weighted average of the cost of materials used in… Read More
December 15, 2010
AGC member Randy Snow, senior vice president of Charleston, S.C.-based United Infrastructure Group, participated in an AGC co-sponsored media event with Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and Charleston Mayor Joe Riley to discuss the importance of renewed federal infrastructure investment.
The… Read More
December 15, 2010
Huge jumps in prices for diesel fuel and copper - two key inputs to construction - pinched contractors in November as weak demand for construction forced them to hold down bid prices despite the cost increases, AGC said today in an analysis of November producer price index figures.
Prices for… Read More
December 14, 2010
The AGC Lean Construction Forum hosted a webinar titled “Lean Construction in Practice Through ‘Real World’ Applications” on November 30. Eighty three people registered, with dozens more participating.
The webinar featured Forum Chair Chuck Greco and two contractors who explained how they have… Read More
December 14, 2010
AGC has joined with the Federal Highway Administration, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), academia and other industry groups in sponsoring the 2nd International Conference on Transportation Construction Management The conference.
The event is scheduled… Read More
December 14, 2010
On January 19, 2011, ConsensusDOCS will be releasing new and updated documents. All ConsensusDOCS users receive free access to the new documents within their subscription package.
SUBSCRIBE TODAY to receive your email notice with a link to the new and updated documents. AGC Members receive a 20… Read More
December 13, 2010