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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 U.S. Department of Transportation has informed AGC that contractors working on federally-assisted contracts for projects funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) are not required to meet executive compensation reporting requirements. Provisions in the ARRA law require… Read More
July 10, 2009
AGC has entered into an exclusive agreement with E- Mars, Inc. to provide AGC Members who have Davis-Bacon reporting obligations a software service that automates the preparation, review and submittal of certified payrolls in compliance with the Davis-Bacon Act and related statutes. The agreement… Read More
July 10, 2009
AGC recently began utilizing Facebook and Twitter to reach a broader audience and share a variety of news related to AGC and the construction market.  To date, we have attracted more than 100 fans on Facebook and nearly 200 followers on Twitter. We encourage you to follow us on both and add to the… Read More
July 10, 2009
AGC submitted comments in June to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on a proposed rule that would require thousands of facilities to monitor their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions starting in January 2010 and report those emissions to EPA in 2011.  All facilities that produce Portland… Read More
July 10, 2009
As of June 26, 2009, all new construction and major renovation projects registering to use the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating SystemTM need to use the newest version-LEED 2009. The changes to the rating system are part of an over-arching evolution of the… Read More
July 10, 2009
AGC's new online recycling toolkit will help contractors recycle construction and demolition (C&D) debris and reuse industrial materials in new construction projects.  AGC worked with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Industrial Resources Council (IRC) to make this tool… Read More
July 10, 2009
AGC urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to not issue a final endangerment finding that current concentrations of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the atmosphere endanger public health and welfare and that new motor vehicles (and engines) contribute to this endangerment.  An endangerment… Read More
July 10, 2009
On June 26, the U.S. House passed H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act, by a vote of 219 to 212 (8 Republicans supported the bill, and 44 Democrats voted against it).  While elements of the legislation could create jobs by inducing demand for energy efficiency improvements to… Read More
July 10, 2009
Resolving a thorny issue faced by employers finding themselves threatened with a discrimination claim regardless of what action they take, the Supreme Court on June 29 held that an employer that acts in a race-conscious fashion to avoid being sued under a disparate-impact theory, must have… Read More
July 10, 2009
Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood introduced the newest "Voice of the Recovery Act" in his blog, Welcome to the Fast Lane.  Alison Barber was hired by AGC and Colorado Contractors Association member Castle Rock Construction Company to work as construction manager on the C-470 road and bike… Read More
July 9, 2009