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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The co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform (otherwise known as the deficit reduction commission) today released the commission’s proposed report. While December 1, 2010 was the deadline for a final report as spelled out in President Obama’s Executive Order that… Read More
December 1, 2010
Union and open-shop contractors alike are encouraged to attend Unions: A New Perspective from Two General Presidents, a session at AGC of America’s 92nd Annual Convention featuring the leaders of two of the nation’s largest and most powerful construction trade unions: Douglas McCarron, general… Read More
December 1, 2010
AGC's Open Shop Committee will meet during AGC’s 92nd Annual Convention on March 21 at 1:30 p.m. The meeting will feature an update on labor law matters relevant to open-shop contractors and a roundtable discussion of local developments, covering such topics as project labor agreements, card check… Read More
December 1, 2010
The Deficit Commission's decision to recommend a 15 cent increase to the federal gas tax will protect taxpayers and help cut the deficit, while providing a needed boost for U.S. businesses, shippers and consumers.
AGC's chief executive officer, Stephen E. Sandherr, released a statement in response… Read More
December 1, 2010
The current economic recession will mean big shifts for the construction industry, including new rate structures, more meaningful partnerships, and bigger projects. The recession has opened the door for innovation and has forced industry professionals in a new direction. Reports state that this… Read More
December 1, 2010
ConsensusDOCS are the only standard contracts that give contractors the contractual right to project financing information throughout the life of the project – not just at the beginning.
The ConsensusDOCS 200, Standard Agreement and General Conditions Between Owner and Contractor, expressly states… Read More
November 30, 2010
AGC’s upcoming webinar, “The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts: The Ins and Outs of Federal Prevailing Wage Law,” has been pre-approved to offer three general recertification credits by the HR Certification Institute (HRCI), the internationally recognized leader in human resource certification. … Read More
November 30, 2010
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce kicked off its “Invest in Water” series of regional events last week at the New Jersey American Water Company. The summit on Aging Water Infrastructure was held with the Somerset County Business Partnership on November 23.
In a packed room of water stakeholders,… Read More
November 29, 2010
On November 5, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a direct final rulemaking to formally stay the numeric limit and associated monitoring requirements for turbidity in the “effluent limitation guidelines” rule (ELG) for stormwater runoff from “… Read More
November 29, 2010
On November 17, 2010, three federal government agencies, together, issued an amendment to the interim final regulations of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, allowing group health plans to switch insurance companies and still maintain their grandfathered status. Prior to the amendment… Read More
November 29, 2010