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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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Attend the pilot course of the newest STP unit—Understanding and Managing Project Costs, fifth edition. In today’s competitive climate and uncertain economy, the role of the construction supervisor in project costs is more important than ever. STP Unit 6: Understanding and Managing Project Costs… Read More
July 6, 2009
Nonfarm payroll employment shrank by 467,000 jobs in June, seasonally adjusted, bringing the 12-month total loss to 5,664,000 (-4.1%), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Thursday. The unemployment rate rose to 9.7%, not seasonally adjusted (9.5%, seasonally adjusted). Construction… Read More
July 6, 2009
AGC's State Law Matrix has been updated and is now available!  The update includes new information on immigration and statute of repose issues.  AGC's State Law Matrix is the most comprehensive, definitive and concise publication available regarding a wide range of state law issues that can affect… Read More
July 6, 2009
Federal contractors face a multifaceted and complex regulatory environment. The landscape is now more complicated thanks to new rules approved in 2008 requiring contractors to have a code of business ethics and compliance in place, an internal control system and new mandatory disclosure… Read More
July 5, 2009
A federally funded survey of registered apprenticeship sponsors found that they overwhelmingly “believe they are reaping a wide array of benefits from apprenticeship programs” and would recommend registered apprenticeship to others. The U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training… Read More
July 3, 2009
AGC of America, Airports Council International-NA and the Airport Consultants Council successfully held the Airport Project Delivery Systems Summit IV on June 3-4, 2009 in Savannah, Ga.  Airport owners, contractors and designers gathered to hear the latest on project delivery and airport… Read More
July 3, 2009
Last week, 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 2, 2009
On June 29, 2009, the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its report, "Clean Water Infrastructure: A Variety of Issues Need to Be Considered when Designing a Clean Water Trust Fund."  The long awaited report from the GAO acknowledges that our Nation faces tremendous… Read More
July 2, 2009
This morning, the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) held a news conference at a D.C.-area construction site managed by AGC member company Jacobs. The TCC is co-chaired by AGC and the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA).  During the conference, the TCC released… Read More
July 2, 2009
This week, the Minnesota Supreme Court declared Al Franken (D) the winner over Senator Norm Coleman (R) in the Minnesota Senate race.  This decision clears the way for Franken to be sworn in as early as next week.   With this victory, the Democratic Party gets the key 60th vote in the Senate that… Read More
July 2, 2009