The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its January 2010 economic forecast this week, which includes estimates on Highway Trust Fund revenue and balances for the coming year, as well as projections for the next ten years. CBO estimates that the Highway Account of the Trust Fund will have an… Read More January 29, 2010
Highway and Transportation Division Vice Chair Dean Word participated in a rally organized by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) to bring attention to the need for enactment of long term highway authorization legislation with increased… Read More January 29, 2010
Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez has started an initiative called "Every Day Counts" within the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to identify ways to shorten the amount of time it typically takes to deliver highway construction projects from conception to completion, which now takes… Read More January 29, 2010
AGC, the American Subcontractors Association (ASA), and the Associated Specialty Contractors (ASC) created this resource that explores the keys to a successful construction project and the specifics on how contractors can reach their mutual objective to "successfully deliver to the owner the… Read More January 29, 2010
AGC member Art Daniel (AR Daniel Construction Services, Inc., Cedar Hill, Texas) explained the uncertainty many small businesses face in a Reuters article on Thursday.
Read the article here.
For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-5310 or turmailb@agc.org.
January 29, 2010
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R- Alaska) on January 21 introduced a bipartisan disapproval resolution to block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Clean Air Act. Cosponsored by 35 Republicans and three Democrats, the resolution would… Read More January 29, 2010
Beginning in February, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will begin to randomly audit an estimated 6,000 U.S. companies. As one of the agency's largest campaigns since 1984, the results of the audits are expected to generate revenues for the agency as well as provide statistical data on employer… Read More January 29, 2010
Join us March 17-20 in Orlando for AGC's 91st Annual Convention and Pavilion. As the construction industry continues to battle tough economic conditions and legislative challenges, AGC's Annual Convention provides the only opportunity for contractors to get all the latest information on economic… Read More January 28, 2010
Attend Building to LEED during the AGC 2010 Annual Convention pre-convention sessions (separate registration) and earn 7.5 GBCI CE towards maintaining your credential. The program will take place on March 16, 2010 in Orlando with the Annual Convention running March 17-21.
This full-day course will… Read More January 28, 2010
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Jan. 22 finalized tighter air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide (NO2) gas. The revision marks the first time EPA has updated the national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS) for NO2 in nearly four decades. Significantly, EPA also chose to set… Read More January 28, 2010
