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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 first quarterly reporting deadline for the Recovery Act is October 10, 2009, for all contracts and funds issued February 14 to September 30, 2009. Section 1512 of the Recovery Act requires information about the project and the jobs it creates, plus salary disclosure for certain federal… Read More
October 1, 2009
On September 30, Senate and House Appropriators agreed to a Conference Report funding the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works Program at a level of $5.4 billion for FY 2010. AGC sent a letter to Appropriators calling for a minimum of $5.5 billion, citing the current economic climate, high… Read More
October 1, 2009
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) met on Thursday, October 1, to examine the progress to date on implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The hearing addressed implementation efforts by the Department of Transportation.
The Secretary provided the… Read More
October 1, 2009
NEW MEASURES NEEDED TO STEM CONSTRUCTION CRISIS AS NEW FIGURES SHOW DECLINE IN NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SPENDING
August Data Shows Fourth Consecutive Drop, in Contrast to Housing Rebound
New figures showing an almost 5 percent increase in spending on single-family homebuilding and residential… Read More
October 1, 2009
In July, as part of a highly-competitive national grant competition, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $156 million in clean diesel grants, including $3 million to the Minnesota Environmental Initiative to support voluntary retrofit efforts by members of AGC of Minnesota and… Read More
September 30, 2009
New safety concerns regarding the management of coal combustion wastes may spark first-time federal rules that could jeopardize the future use of fly ash in the construction of roads and buildings. Last December, a containment failure at a Tennessee-based waste impoundment released approximately 1… Read More
September 30, 2009
Training, development and human resource professionals should attend the AGC Training & Development Conference and HR Professionals Conference October 27-29, in Atlanta to earn valuable continuing education credits toward their respective designations.
As an authorized provider of continuing… Read More
September 30, 2009
Building Information Modeling (BIM) is an emerging technology that is rapidly gaining acceptance throughout the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, and specialty contractors have been at the forefront. AGC's BIM Education Program provides individuals with the background they… Read More
September 30, 2009
AGC CEO Steve Sandherr addresses the media at an abandoned construction site in Sparks, Nev.
AGC unveiled a new plan designed to revive the hardest hit sector of the economy, the nation's construction industry. The plan, "Build Now for the Future: A Blueprint for Economic Growth," is designed to… Read More
September 30, 2009
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION UNVEILS CONSTRUCTION RECOVERY PLAN AS CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT DECLINED IN 324 CITIES THIS AUGUST
Tax Credits, Incentives, Policy Changes and New Infrastructure Investments Designed to Jumpstart Construction Activity, Employ Thousands, Boost Broader Economic Recovery
SPARKS,… Read More
September 30, 2009