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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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Twenty-one teams from colleges across the nation won their regional competitions to earn a spot in the National Student Championship which took place at the AGC 90th Annual Convention & Expo in San Diego, March 3-6, 2009. The AGC National Student Championship evaluates students on their ability… Read More
March 20, 2009
AGC of America is excited to be recognizing outside training programs and instructors in our new Education Excellence Awards program. This is the first year for the AGC Education Excellence Awards, designed to recognize the most innovative and collaborative training and development programs… Read More
March 20, 2009
AGC member Don Weaver (Weaver Bailey Contractors, El Paso, Arkansas) testified on March 19th before the U.S. House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming regarding green construction practices in the construction industry. Weaver called for new federal incentives to encourage… Read More
March 20, 2009
ConsensusDOCS are the only standard contracts that give Contractors the contractual right to project financing information throughout the life of the project - not just at the beginning.
The ConsensusDOCS 200, Standard Agreement and General Conditions Between Owner and Contractor, expressly states… Read More
March 20, 2009
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced legislation (S.458) on February 24 to expand the scope of the Federal False Claims Act (FCA). The legislation is cosponsored by the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.).… Read More
March 19, 2009
AGC's new officers began their 2009-2010 term in the final days of Convention in San Diego. J. Doug Pruitt, chairman and chief executive officer of Sundt Construction Inc., Tempe, Ariz., will serve as president; Ted Aadland, president of Aadland Evans Constructors, Inc., Portland, Ore., will serve… Read More
March 19, 2009
AGC chief economist Ken Simonson spoke to Reuters reporters regarding construction job loss, which he expects to remain negative until the end of this year. Read the article here.
March 19, 2009
AGC member Don Weaver (Weaver Bailey Contractors, El Paso, Arkansas) testified today before the U.S. House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming regarding green construction practices in the construction industry. Weaver called for new federal incentives to encourage recycling… Read More
March 19, 2009
On March 10, the "so-called" Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) was introduced in both the House and the Senate. The legislation was introduced with significant Democratic support, but the total number of cosponsors was less than in 2007 and the Democratic leaders' expectations. The decrease in… Read More
March 19, 2009
On March 17-20, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) held a series of public hearings on Crane and Derricks in Construction.
Several AGC members provided testimony on March 19, including Art Daniel (AR Daniel Construction Services, Inc.), Mitch White (Manson Construction) and… Read More
March 19, 2009