AGC of America serves our nation's construction professionals by promoting the skill, integrity and responsibility of those who build America.
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- 1918
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- AGC's 91st Annual Convention
Orlando, Florida
Wednesday, March 17 at 7:00am
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Palm Bay I-95 Stimulus projectCreated about 3 weeks ago
Festival of the Building ArtsCreated about a month ago
Associated General Contractors of America check out a new website featuring stories from around the country highlighting the nation's transportation needs...
Associated General Contractors of America DOT launches a new safety campaign calling on employers around America to adopt employee policies against cell phone use while driving...
www.fastlane.dot.gov
The Official Blog of Ray LaHood, the U.S. Secretary of Transportation
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Check out Western States Cat new blog topics on their Facebook Page. Look under the "Discussions" tab on the page. New topics include mining future products, agriculture forecast, rental and financial options. We look forward to hearing your comments and thoughts. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Meridian-I
Associated General Contractors of America Construction workers continued to suffer dramatic job losses as all but one state saw declines in construction employment this October compared to last year, according to AGC's analysis of new state-by-state employment figures released today by the federal government. The analysis points to the need for Washington offi...cials to include new infrastructure investments as they consider proposals for a new "jobs" bill.
AS CONSTRUCTION WORKERS SUFFER EVEN MORE JOB LOSSES IN 49 STATES & DC IN OCTOBER, JOBS BILL MUST ADD
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AS CONSTRUCTION WORKERS SUFFER EVEN MORE JOB LOSSES IN 49 STATES & DC IN OCTOBER, JOBS BILL MUST ADDRESS HARDEST HIT SECTORDate: November 20, 2009
See MoreAssociated General Contractors of America Television coverage from TCC's recent stimulus survey results
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Thought you might like to see this article that was just ran in the Idaho Business Review about Technology Solutions from Western States Cat.
http://www.idahobusiness.net/archive.htm
Transportation Policy Lunch - Watch Live | News and Views | AGC - The Associated General Contractors
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The Transportation Construction Coalition, of which AGC is co-chair, will sponsor a transportation event today on Capitol Hill. The event will focus on the nation's infrastructure needs, the current ...
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A plan to slash more than $500 billion from future Medicare spending -- one of the biggest sources of funding for President Obama's proposed overhaul of the nation's health-care system -- would sharply reduce benefits for some senior citizens and could jeopardize access to care for millions of ot...
Associated General Contractors of America Interesting article on the cost of proposed health care reform. What do you think?
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Obamacare is not "reform" -- given what it would do to spending, it's more like malpractice.
Associated General Contractors of America Please use the tools on the AGC website to ask your Representative and Senators to complete action on a multi-year reauthorization bill as soon as possible. http://tinyurl.com/ns8x9j
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Despite billions of dollars in federal spending on road and bridge projects, most transportation contractors laid off employees this year and many expect more job cuts next year unless Congress enacts a highway bill, a coalition of industry groups said Friday.
Associated General Contractors of America While the $27 billion dedicated to highway construction in the $775 billion stimulus package likely saved thousands of construction-related jobs, it was not enough to prevent widespread lay-offs among road and transit construction businesses according to a survey released today by the AGC co-chaired Transportation Construction Coalition.
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OVER 40 PERCENT OF TRANSPORTATION CONSTRUCTION FIRMS ANTICIPATE ADDITIONAL LAY-OFFS OF NON-SEASONAL EMPLOYEES IN 2010Date: November 13, 2009
Associated General Contractors of America AGC explained the three options Congress and the administration must weigh to create jobs with new public-works funding. Options include accelerating the surface transportation reauthorization, a quick-spending, additional recovery, and additional funding for the 2010 spending bill.
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Worried about an unemployment rate that now tops 10\%—and is much higher for the construction sector—Congress has reacted with a package of extended and broadened tax breaks aimed at spurring housing and giving a boost to businesses in general. ...
Building Capital Projects in Tough Times-From An Owner's Perspective | News and Views | AGC - The As
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Written by John Lynch from the State of Washington and published as a joint effort of AGC of America and the National Association of State Facilities Administrators (NASFA), this eight page article is ...
Updated Construction Financing Guide Released | News and Views | AGC - The Associated General Contra
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Originally written in 1999, a task force of AGC members updated and recently completed the AGC Guide to Construction Financing-Second Edition. This 26-page publication clearly explains the construction ...
