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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 federal government has agreed to even further delay implementation of the E-Verify rule for federal contractors.  Contracts and solicitations issued prior to June 30, 2009, will not contain the mandate.  An official announcement is expected to be published in today's Federal Register. The… Read More
April 24, 2009
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are on the forefront of environment and energy discussions in the news and in state and federal policymaking. This Earth Day, AGC looks at the GHG emissions associated with the construction industry and challenges members to take a common sense approach to reduce… Read More
April 23, 2009
According to a new analysis of data from the EPA, the construction industry accounts for less than one percent of all U.S. green house gas emissions. In addition to the findings, contractors around the country are taking steps to further reduce their emissions while also building infrastructure for… Read More
April 23, 2009
On Earth Day, AGC announced that the construction industry emits less than one percent of all U.S. green house gas emissions, according to a new analysis of federal environmental data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.  The newly released data shows the relative efficiency of a… Read More
April 23, 2009
As part of the enacted Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, an energy and renewable energy worker training program was established through a provision known as the Green Jobs Act.  The Green Jobs Act, as currently written, would limit training grant funding to only entities that coordinate… Read More
April 23, 2009
AGC's analysis of climate change legislation shows a significant impact on construction in the form of higher energy prices, higher raw materials prices, potential EPA regulation of land use (including local planning decisions) and transportation planning due to the proposed cap and trade program… Read More
April 23, 2009
The U.S. Department of the Interior has published its complete project list which represents $750 million in stimulus funds.  Projects include, but are not limited to, new buildings, HVAC upgrades, energy efficiency projects, wastewater systems, hiking trails, fencing, photovoltaic systems,… Read More
April 23, 2009
Next week there will be three hearings in both the House and Senate on workplace safety and enforcement efforts by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. It is expected that Congress and the Obama Administration will seek various ways of expanding the role of OSHA as well as increase… Read More
April 23, 2009
Key House Transportation committee leaders called on AGC and other groups to unite in supporting the House version of the budget resolution for transportation, which will set the baseline for the reauthorization of the SAFETEA-LU. The House version assumes a $323.9 billion base line for highways… Read More
April 23, 2009
Make the Switch to ConsensusDOCS! After May 31, the 1997 A-series documents (including the AIA A-201-1997) will no longer be available, and users of AIA's contract documents software will not be able to generate licensed final versions of those documents.  When AIA released its 2007 suite of A-… Read More
April 23, 2009