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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 November 9, 2010, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published final regulations implementing Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA).  GINA prohibits employers from making employment decisions on the basis of genetic information and family history and… Read More
November 15, 2010
California State Chico, Iowa State and Kansas State Universities are all winners in AGC’s Outstanding Student Chapter contest! California State University, Chico AGC Student Chapter was selected as the top student group, largely for its work building new transitional housing for victims of… Read More
November 15, 2010
Written by AGC contractor members and professional industry practitioners, Project Delivery Systems for Construction provides detailed information on traditional and alternative project delivery systems. It includes chapters on Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, Construction Management At-Risk,… Read More
November 15, 2010
Are you interested in continuing education and have been thinking about (or want to know more about) AGC’s Supervisory Training Program?  There are still three webinars left in the Supervisory Training Program Webinar Series! Designed for early-career construction supervisors and those looking… Read More
November 12, 2010
Monday begins Congress' lame duck session - the last chance for Democrats to push climate change, card check and immigration. The week will include leadership elections in the House and Senate, and Congress will reassemble after Thanksgiving to finish the session. Read more in AGC's Construction… Read More
November 12, 2010
Next week begins Congress' lame duck session - the last chance for Democrats to push climate change, card check and immigration. The week will include leadership elections in the House and Senate, and Congress will reassemble after Thanksgiving to finish the session. Legislation likely to be… Read More
November 12, 2010
A new web-based toolkit that helps guide employers through the process of hiring military veterans is now available. The free toolkit was created to assist and educate employers who are looking to include veterans and wounded soldiers in their recruitment and hiring initiatives. Debuting at a time… Read More
November 11, 2010
www.ConsensusDOCS.org ConsensusDOCS offers a variety of free resources to help you conduct business, including detailed information on project delivery options and sample contracts. Articles - a variety of topics are covered including IPD, BIM, green building, federal subcontracting and much more… Read More
November 11, 2010
On November 9, the co-chairs of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform laid out a preliminary proposal to cut the federal deficit by hundreds of billions of dollars.  The sweeping proposal - which has garnered opposition from liberals, labor unions and conservatives, including… Read More
November 11, 2010
Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), chair of the Senate Contracting Oversight Subcommittee, is pressing forward in her efforts to investigate the effectiveness of the Alaska Native Corporation (ANC) program. McCaskill has expressed on numerous occasions her concerns over the unique government… Read More
November 11, 2010