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Construction Association Releases First-of-its-kind Decarbonization Playbook To Help Firms Assess, Track & Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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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Building Trades President to Speak at AGC Convention
The shift in party power in Washington means that organized labor has more political clout today than it's had in years.  Whether you're a union contractor or not, you should care about what organized labor is up to.  Find out by attending a special session during AGC's Annual Convention in Orlando… Read More
February 19, 2010
Contractor Bound to PLA Breached Contract by Assigning Work to Carpenters
A subcontractor that assigned roofing work on a project covered by a project labor agreement (PLA) to workers represented by a union that was not signatory to the PLA is liable for breach of contract under state common law, despite a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decision upholding the… Read More
February 19, 2010
AGC’s 2010 Training & Development Conference and HR Professionals Conference to be Co-Located in Arizona
Planning is under way for two of AGC’s most sought-after annual conferences, the Training & Development Conference and the HR Professionals 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 18, 2010
Five AGC Chapters Share in Energy Sector Partnership Grants
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on January 20 announced nearly $190 million in State Energy Sector Partnership (SESP) green jobs training grants. The grants are designed to teach workers the skills required in emerging industries, including energy efficiency and renewable energy. Only state… Read More
February 18, 2010
Federal Agency Allows Use of ConsensusDOCS Contracts
In a move aimed to improve federal government contracting for engineering services and construction contracts, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Utility Service (RUS) has recently has pre-approved two ConsensusDOCS contract documents in a recently issued guidance bulletin.  RUS provides… Read More
February 18, 2010
AGC Releases Unit 2: BIM Technology of the Building Information Modeling Education Program
Unit 2: BIM Technology, the second course in the AGC Building Information Modeling (BIM) Education Program, is now available. BIM Technology covers the common characteristics and differences of BIM applications in use today and specific processes for planning, organizing and deploying BIM tools… Read More
February 18, 2010
Obama to Hold Bipartisan Health Care Summit While Democrats Continue to Work on New Bill
Despite problems thus far to deliver a health care reform bill to the president, Congressional Democrats remain committed to reconciling differences between the House- and Senate-passed versions, and may have an agreement soon. With a nationally-televised health care summit scheduled next week and… Read More
February 18, 2010
Jobs Bill Cloture Vote on Monday
Next Monday, the Senate will hold a cloture vote on whether to allow debate to proceed on the Reid substitute for the so-called "jobs" legislation. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) decided to abandon a bipartisan "jobs" package negotiated by Senators Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Chuck… Read More
February 18, 2010
Stimulus One Year Anniversary
President Obama marked the one year anniversary of the signing of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on Wednesday with AGC member Chuck Niederriter (Golden Triangle Construction, Imperial, Pa.) by his side. Thanks to the stimulus, Golden Triangle is hiring more than 100 employees this… Read More
February 18, 2010
U.S. DOT Announces TIGER Grant Awards
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced $1.5 billion in Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) discretionary grants to 51 projects across the country. The TIGER grants program was created in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which was signed into law… Read More
February 18, 2010

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