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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 AGC Houston Chapter, along with several other organizations, joined a group headed by SER – Jobs for Progress of the Texas Gulf Coast, Inc., to win a $3.1 million Pathways Out of Poverty grant from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). The grant will serve high school dropouts, ex-offenders, and… Read More
February 17, 2010
The AGC Federal Contractors Conference, April 26–29, 2010 in Washington, DC, is the only national event where contractors and Federal agency personnel can meet in a collaborative forum to review Federal construction contracting issues and trends from around the United States. These insightful and… Read More
February 17, 2010
During the stimulus anniversary media event, President Obama said, "If you don't think the stimulus is working, talk to Chuck." AGC member Chuck Niederriter is far right. President Obama made this announcement Wednesday, on the one year anniversary of the signing of the American Recovery and… Read More
February 17, 2010
Planning is under way for two of AGC's most sought-after annual conferences, the HR Professionals Conference and the Training & Development Conference.  For 2010, the conferences will be co-located in Scottsdale, Arizona, October 18-20, with separate tracks for each conference.  The… Read More
February 17, 2010
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the agency responsible for protecting consumers from fraudulent, deceptive and unfair business practices, has for the first time since 1980 published new guidelines about the use of endorsements and testimonials.  While the issue may seem broad, the mention of '… Read More
February 17, 2010
According to the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), which is responsible for ensuring that those doing business with the federal government don't discriminate and take affirmative action, this year, plans to… Read More
February 17, 2010
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According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, most states are on target to meet today's Recovery Act deadline for projects receiving federal assistance through the State Revolving Fund (SRF) programs.  Considering the significant lag time due to new "Buy American" requirements and other… Read More
February 17, 2010
AGC's analysis shows that the stimulus is delivering more construction jobs than initially estimated, and that funding will expand beyond transportation programs in 2010. Click here to access AGC's press release, conference call remarks and photos of employees who are working thanks to the… Read More
February 16, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 1:30 - 3:00pm ET Prepare now for first-time nationwide discharge limits and monitoring requirements for construction site stormwater runoff. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set a numeric limit for how clear the stormwater runoff from construction sites… Read More
February 16, 2010
Hours after Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) released a draft "Jobs" bill to address current economic conditions which had bipartisan support, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) offered instead a scaled-down version and… Read More
February 16, 2010