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Construction Association Releases First-of-its-kind Decarbonization Playbook To Help Firms Assess, Track & Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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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Congress Continues to Draft Health Care Bill, Obama Releases Priorities
President Obama released some details he would like to be included in health care reform legislation this week and requested legislation on his desk to sign by October. The details were more specific and may signal that he plans to play a greater role in crafting the legislation. The list of… Read More
June 4, 2009
Highway Trust Fund Could Be Out of Money by August
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has been briefing members of the relevant House and Senate Committees about the revenue shortfall in the Highway Trust Fund that could cause a slowdown in payments to states as early as mid-July. The Obama Administration has indicated that an infusion of $5… Read More
June 4, 2009
"So-Called" Employee Free Choice Act Still Alive
Supporters of the "so-called" Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) continue efforts to seek some sort of compromise in the Senate to move this legislation closer to the goal line.  However, news reports this week indicate that another key Senator in this debate has moved back from efforts to push the… Read More
June 4, 2009
House Considering Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act
Tonight, the House is expected to consider and pass H.R. 626, the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act.  This legislation would provide federal employees with four weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child in addition to their existing leave.  In addition, federal employees may… Read More
June 4, 2009
Federal Contractor E-Verify Rule Suspended Yet Again
The federal government has agreed to further delay implementation of the E-Verify rule for federal contractors until June 30. Contracts and solicitations issued prior to September 8, 2009, will not contain the mandate. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council issued the final rule on… Read More
June 4, 2009
Comprehensive Immigration Reform on the Radar Screen
Efforts to bring comprehensive immigration reform back before Congress recently got a push from some immigrant rights groups in Washington.  The National Immigration Forum released a statement of principles that they hope Congress will use as a guide in this effort.  This comes in advance of a… Read More
June 4, 2009
Fargo-based AGC Member Company Wins Two Stimulus Jobs
In an interview arranged by AGC, Paul Diederich of member company Industrial Builders reported to The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead that his company is working on two stimulus-funded jobs.  Diederich reported the news to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood in a meeting last month.  AGC of North Dakota's… Read More
June 3, 2009
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

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