National Safe Digging Month is here and there is still time to maximize exposure and generate awareness of the 811 message. With spring projects underway, it’s more important than ever to get the safe digging message out!
Click here to view the latest CGA Newsletter with information about how you… Read More April 24, 2009
The 10th annual Work Zone Awareness Week began this week, and includes events around the country to raise awareness of the importance of highway work zone safety. An event outside Washington, D.C., featured a tour of an AGC member project site led by Michael Hart, Cianbro Construction Corp.
Local… Read More April 24, 2009
The debate on card check has heated up and changed direction. On Monday, Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) announced her opposition to the Card Check bill and said she would vote against even considering the bill in the Senate. Lincoln joined Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) in opposition to the… Read More April 24, 2009
Nationwide, AGC Chapters and members are announcing new projects and jobs saved and added thanks to work funded by the economic stimulus.
A recent construction job fair in North Dakota drew a crowd of workers from across the state and beyond. Russ Hanson, executive vice president of the AGC of… Read More April 24, 2009
In addition to the guidance to Federal contractors issued by the FAR Councils last week, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published Implementing Guidance for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
This updated guidance applies to Recovery projects that are federally-assisted… Read More April 24, 2009
Recently the U.S. Department of Education announced that $44 billion for states and schools is now available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). More information on from this agency and others is available on AGC's Stimulus at Work Web site, www.agc.org/stimulus.
The funding… Read More April 24, 2009
Be sure to check out the AGC Project Delivery Website at www.agc.org/projectdelivery. Resources include general project delivery, Design-Bid-Build, CM At-Risk, Design-Build, Integrated Project Delivery and other information.
April 24, 2009
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
