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The 2024 Construction Hiring and Business Outlook
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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AGC Members and Chief Economist Quoted by Reuters
AGC member company Austin Bridge and Road recently hired Willie Fort thanks to stimulus-funded work the company began recently.  Fort and company president Jim Andoga, as well as AGC chief economist Ken Simonson, Rob Loch of member company Loch Sand and Construction Company and Erik Taylor of … Read More
June 3, 2009
EPA Announces New FY2010-2013 State Allotment Percentages for the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program
EPA is announcing new revised Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) allotments that will be provided to the states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U.S. Territories, American Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages if the President's budget request for Fiscal Year 2010 is enacted. … Read More
June 3, 2009
EPA Issues Second Buy America Waiver for ARRA Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a di minimus waiver for Buy American requirements contained in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.  This is the second Buy American waiver issued by EPA; the first national waiver applied to projects eligible for re-financing, or… Read More
June 3, 2009
Coming This Month – 11 New ConsensusDOCS Contract Documents!
This month, ConsensusDOCS will release 11 new standard construction contract documents (bringing the catalog total to 90+ documents addressing all project delivery methods).  In direct response to customer feedback, the new release will also incorporate a software feature allowing you to choose… Read More
June 3, 2009
AGC Participates in Vice President's Stimulus Roundtable
Vice President Joe Biden, left, participates in the roundtable on the Recovery Act with Christian Zimmermann, right, Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Christian Zimmermann from AGC member company Pike Industries represented the association during a roundtable hosted by Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday in… Read More
June 2, 2009
AGC Submits Recovery Act Comments to Federal Acquisition Regulation Council
On June 1, AGC submitted to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Councils written comments on a series of interim rules amending the FAR in order to implement several key provisions set forth in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. On a finding of "urgent and compelling reasons… Read More
June 2, 2009
Call for Presentations - AGC's 91st Annual Convention
We are now accepting presentations for AGC's 91st Annual Convention. The convention will take place March 17-20, 2010 at the Marriott Orlando World Center in Orlando. The deadline for submitting presentations is June 18, 2009. We're looking for eager, knowledgeable and dynamic individuals and… Read More
June 2, 2009
AGC Hosts Federal Contracting Webinar Series
Due to the changing landscape in federal contracting, it is more important than ever that contractors - those experienced in federal work or those looking to move into the this market - are aware of rule and regulation updates and the impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act on the… Read More
June 2, 2009
Contractors Association of West Virginia Leverages Liquid Assets
AGC members and Chapters continue to use the Liquid Assets documentary to raise awareness about national and local water infrastructure needs.  Carolinas AGC, the West Virginia Contractors Association, and AGC of St. Louis have all recently sponsored events in recent months using Liquid Assets to… Read More
June 2, 2009
PHMSA Preparing to Release Draft Regulations on Federal Enforcement
In January 2009, AGC met with senior officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration (PHMSA). At this meeting PHMSA alerted AGC that it intends to announce an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to begin soliciting comments on… Read More
June 2, 2009

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