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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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Obama Administration Issues Additional Guidance on Federal Contracting
In a final series of directives issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on October 27, the Administration said that the civilian agencies should increase their acquisition workforce by at least five percent by 2014. In addition, the agency called for a limit on the use of noncompetitive… Read More
November 4, 2009
SBA Proposes New Rules Revising Small Business Contracting
U.S. Small Business Administration on October 28, 2009 announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would substantially revise contracting rules for firms benefiting from the 8(a) Business Development program . The proposed changes are the result of the first comprehensive review of the 8(a)… Read More
November 4, 2009
ENR Article Notes Increased Competition in Construction Market
An ENR article reports that "some economists have dubbed the current economic troubles 'The Great Recession' to differentiate it from the Great Depression of the 1930s. While there are significant differences between the two economic calamities, there is one striking similarity: a sharp and… Read More
November 4, 2009
Commercial Real Estate Still a Looming Crisis
In a CNBC interview, CEO Daniel Tishman, of Tishman Construction, discussed the ominous future of commercial real estate.  In the interview, Tishman addressed the fact that trillions of dollars will need to be refinanced in the next five to seven years, potentially causing a financial crisis.  Even… Read More
November 4, 2009
EPA Appropriations Bill Passed With Significant Water Funding Increase for SRF Programs
  On October 29, the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate approved the conference report providing appropriations for the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Interior and other agencies. The Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,… Read More
November 4, 2009
PHMSA Releases Advanced Notice of Excavation Enforcement Rulemaking
  On October 29, 2009, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA) issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on Pipeline Safety: Pipeline Damage Prevention Programs. The purpose of the notice is to begin soliciting comments… Read More
November 4, 2009
Clean Water Trust Fund Update: AGC has Updated Information on the AGC Legislative Action Center on H.R. 3202
  H.R.3202, the "Water Protection and Reinvestment Act," was introduced by Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) on July 14, 2009, with bipartisan support. It establishes a five year $50 billion fund for repairing America's corroded pipes and overburdened sewer systems, which pose serious health,… Read More
November 4, 2009
Appropriations for Army Corps and Bureau of Reclamation Signed by President
 President Barack Obama on October 28 signed into law $33.5 billion spending bill to fund government energy and water programs for the 2010 fiscal year. The final piece of legislation includes $5.4 billion in funding for the Corps of Engineers, $43 million above FY 2009 and $320 million above the… Read More
November 4, 2009
New Ad Shows Real Cost of Health Care Reform
A new ad campaign, launched as part of a broad business community effort with AGC's support, explains some of the economic challenges various proposed health care "reform" efforts pose for employers nationwide. View the new advertisement here, and write to Congress using AGC's Legislative Action… Read More
November 4, 2009
EPA Administrator Testifies Before Congress on New Clean Water Act Enforcement Action Plan
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson appeared October 15 before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to discuss the Clean Water Act's (CWA) permit program and EPA's immediate plans to strengthen its enforcement efforts.… Read More
November 4, 2009

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