As a member of the National Coalition to Protect Family Leave, AGC and other member organizations will send a joint letter to Congress next week to make Congress aware of concerns with the Healthy Families Act. The legislation, which was recently introduced, would require employers with 15 or more… Read More June 18, 2009
On Thursday, June 18, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed S. 787 the Clean Water Restoration Act. The legislation was offered as an amendment sponsored by Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Senator Max Baucus(D-Mont.) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.). Republican committee… Read More June 18, 2009
This week the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee began the process of working through the 600 page draft health care reform bill. The process began slowly and many Republican Senators are hung up on the preliminary cost estimate of the bill, which the non-partisan Congressional… Read More June 18, 2009
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides significant funding for states to finance high priority infrastructure projects needed to ensure clean water and safe drinking water. The Act also includes "Buy American" provisions that require Clean Water State Revolving Fund (… Read More June 18, 2009
Attend AGC's Safety & Health meeting July 22-24 in Washington, D.C., and get the latest updates on congressional activity that directly effects construction safety and health. Join more than 150 industry professionals to discuss the latest concerns facing the construction industry and network… Read More June 18, 2009
An AGC Environmental Network and Navigant Consulting, Inc Webinar
Gain insight into the Green Incentives and Sustainability policies contained in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 during this webinar, hosted by AGC's Environmental Network and Navigant Consulting, Inc.,… Read More June 18, 2009
View AGC Chief Economist Ken Simonson's June 17 presentation on the outlook for construction activity, materials and labor.
June 17, 2009
AGC has compiled tables of PPIs for construction materials and segments as well as analysis. The data is from the Bureau of Labor Statistics monthly report and covers over 50 construction specific data series.
June 17, 2009
AGC of America helped explain the timing of stimulus funded transportation projects in Reuters story posted today, US has only spent 1 pct of transportation stimulus. Read the article here.
For more information, contact Brian Turmail at (703) 837-5310 or turmailb@agc.org.
June 17, 2009
Federal Contracting can be complex, and so can the contracts. The ConsensusDOCS 752 is the first and only standard subcontract agreement for Federal construction projects that is compliant with the most recent contracting requirements and practices found in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR… Read More June 17, 2009
