AGC Testifies on DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program

Amy Hall, president of Ebony Construction in Sylvania, Ohio testified today on the need for clarity in implementing regulations and the work AGC has done to develop industry standard guidance documents over the last three years.  The hearing was held in conjunction with the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee’s reauthorization of highway, transit and aviation programs. Hall participated in a highway and transportation division taskforce that developed a guidance document on which AGC is seeking federal and state input and approval. AGC also recommended continued dialogue with the agency and interested parties on critical issues impacting the program. The hearing featured testimony from AGC members Katherine Cloonen, President of JK Steel Erectors in Bonfield, Ill., and Anthony Thompson, President and CEO of Kwame Building Group in St. Louis, Mo.