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Marisa Strickler published AGC Joins Call to Avert Rail Strike in Latest News 2022-12-01 13:06:03 -0500
AGC Joins Call to Avert Rail Strike
AGC continues to urge Congress to impose a tentative labor agreement to head off a possible nationwide rail strike.
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Marisa Strickler published Congress Faces Year-End Decisions on Spending, Tax Packages in Latest News 2022-12-01 12:56:30 -0500
Congress Faces Year-End Decisions on Spending, Tax Packages
As Congress convenes in December for the post-election “lame duck” session, Republicans and Democrats face a number of year-end deadlines to find agreement on tax and spending legislation that could impact the construction industry.
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Marisa Strickler published AGC's Advocacy Fund Seeks to Protect GCs from Double Liability by Applying Economic Loss Doctrine in Latest News 2022-12-01 12:36:05 -0500
AGC's Advocacy Fund Seeks to Protect GCs from Double Liability by Applying Economic Loss Doctrine
AGC of America and the AGC of Tennessee jointly submitted an amicus brief in the case Commercial Painting Company v. The Weitz Company before the Supreme Court of Tennessee, to preserve a general contractor’s right not to be sued for damages twice under different legal theories by its contracting partner seeking to receive a double recovery.
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Marisa Strickler published AGC Meets with DOL Secretary Walsh in Latest News 2022-11-17 16:12:20 -0500
AGC Meets with DOL Secretary Walsh
AGC and the Secretary discussed top industry priorities, such as addressing the workforce shortage through skills training and attracting individuals to the construction industry, as well as the importance of safety on the job site.
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Marisa Strickler published AGC Meets with White House on Buy America in Latest News 2022-11-17 16:05:03 -0500
AGC Meets with White House on Buy America
Despite the recent expiration of some federal agency waivers delaying expanded Buy America requirements, the White House is pushing forward without providing further clarity on those requirements.
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Marisa Strickler published New GHG Proposed Rule for Federal Contractors in Latest News 2022-11-17 16:02:28 -0500
New GHG Proposed Rule for Federal Contractors
The FAR Council’s new proposed rule creates two new categories for federal contractors – significant contractors and major contractors – which trigger significant reporting requirements related to greenhouse gas emissions.
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Marisa Strickler published Changes Coming to Small Business Size Standards in Latest News 2022-11-17 15:58:02 -0500
Changes Coming to Small Business Size Standards
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued an interim final rule that adjusts size standards to inflation that will impact many small and “other than small” construction firms.
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Marisa Strickler published Have You Read USACE’s Partnering Playbook? in Latest News 2022-11-17 15:53:04 -0500
Have You Read USACE’s Partnering Playbook?
The partnering playbook provides several examples and draft templates on a host of issues relevant to AGC members, including partnering across the project delivery life cycle, considerations for planning and implementing pre-award partnering, considerations for post-award partnering, and more.
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Marisa Strickler published AGC PAC raises over $1.1M for pro-construction candidates in Latest News 2022-11-10 16:15:44 -0500
AGC PAC raises over $1.1M for pro-construction candidates (Updated)
AGC PAC’s win-loss percentage this election cycle stands at 92 percent, with one race outstanding.
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Marisa Strickler published USDOT Buy America Waiver Expired in Latest News 2022-11-10 16:09:59 -0500
USDOT Buy America Waiver Expired
New Buy America requirements for “construction materials” will be in federal-aid transportation contracts awarded on or after November 10, as USDOT proposes limited exceptions.
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Marisa Strickler published HUD Begins Buy America Compliance in Latest News 2022-11-10 16:06:04 -0500
HUD Begins Buy America Compliance
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently proposed several waivers that largely delay—with some important exceptions—full compliance with domestic manufacturing preferences for construction projects.
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IRS the New DOL?
AGC warns the IRS to look before it leaps into quickly rolling out prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements—for which it has no internal expertise or experience—tied to new private development tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Marisa Strickler published EPA Bringing Hazardous Waste Liability to Almost Every Project? in Latest News 2022-11-10 15:55:14 -0500
EPA Bringing Hazardous Waste Liability to Almost Every Project?
AGC urges EPA to withdraw its proposal to designate a family of chemicals found almost everywhere as hazardous, and instead evaluate exposure risks, prioritize clean-up efforts, and allow for a more nuanced and workable approach than CERCLA’s Superfund program.
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Marisa Strickler published AGC and Sage Begin Surveying Members for Annual Outlook in Latest News 2022-11-10 15:50:17 -0500
AGC and Sage Begin Surveying Members for Annual Outlook
Help Us Generate a Comprehensive Outlook for 2023 by Taking the Survey Today, Deadline is December 9!
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Marisa Strickler published AGC Comments on Changes to the DBE Program in Latest News 2022-11-03 15:08:26 -0400
AGC Comments on Changes to the DBE Program
In its comments, AGC highlighted support for key changes to the program, including reasonable alignment with the Federal Small Business Act, an increase of the Personal Net Worth cap, and a streamlining of the interstate certification process.
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Marisa Strickler published What’s at Stake? 2022 Midterm Elections in Latest News 2022-10-27 14:33:44 -0400
What’s at Stake? 2022 Midterm Elections
Listen to the NEW ConstructorCast to hear how the upcoming election results could impact you and the construction industry.
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Marisa Strickler published Buy American Content Requirement Increase in Latest News 2022-10-27 14:17:55 -0400
Buy American Content Requirement Increase
On October 25, the domestic content threshold requirement for manufactured products and construction materials on direct federal construction projects rose from 55 percent to 60 percent.
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Marisa Strickler published New Leader at GSA’s Public Building Service in Latest News 2022-10-27 13:55:07 -0400
New Leader at GSA’s Public Building Service
On November 6, Jennifer Groman will become the next Assistant Commissioner for Project Delivery at General Services Administration's Public Buildings Service.
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Marisa Strickler published AGC Opposes Gov’t Mandated PLA Rule in Latest News 2022-10-20 15:58:25 -0400
AGC Opposes Gov’t Mandated PLA Rule
On October 18, AGC of America formally weighed in against the Biden Administration’s government-mandated project labor agreement proposed rule, amplified by more than 8,500 communications from AGC members against the proposal.
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Marisa Strickler published New Proposed Rule on Multiemployer Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability in Latest News 2022-10-20 15:41:26 -0400
New Proposed Rule on Multiemployer Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has proposed a regulation regarding interest rate assumptions in determining a withdrawing employer’s liability to a multiemployer plan, which could have significant implications for the unionized construction industry.
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