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The winter season has been a busy one for the Construction Leadership Council. Following the Kansas City Region Builders holiday party in December, CLC members gathered at Society in the Crossroads Art District of Kansas City to celebrate the holidays and commemorate the year’s achievements. Attendees enjoyed a happy hour and some networking at the art-centric restaurant. Dan Baird with Mark One Electric Company, Inc. organized the happy hour event. For their January event, McCownGordon Construction hosted CLC members to kick off the new year with some appetizers and raffle with great prizes. The Jan. 23 event was one of…
Defense Department Announces It Will Not Prohibit Firms from Voluntarily Entering into a Project Labor Agreement Even as it Drops a Biden-Era Mandate that Required the Agreement for Most Projects The Associated General Contractors of America’s chief executive officer, Jeffrey Shoaf, issued the following statement in reaction to the U.S. Department of Defense memorandum revising prior language, following entreaties from the association, clarifying that it will neither prohibit firms from voluntarily engaging in project labor agreements nor require them on its projects: “From day one we have taken the approach that project labor agreements should neither be mandated nor prohibited…
Hensel Phelps was recognized for having the nation’s top construction safety and health program in 2024 by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). The association, which oversees the Construction Safety Excellence Awards (CSEA), an annual ranking of construction safety and health programs, noted that 66 other companies were also selected as winners for their commitment to occupational safety and health management and risk control. “Through these awards, we are seeking to identify the most effective tactics companies are using to address and improve construction safety and health,” said Todd Roberts, the association’s senior vice president and president of ERS Inc. in Jackson,…
Spanning 3.7 miles through three cities and two counties, the Lynnwood Link Extension L300 is more than a light rail expansion—it’s a testament of construction excellence. Skanska delivered the project on time and within budget despite immense challenges, earning it the Grand Award in this year’s Build America Awards. From the start, access was limited to just 40% of the alignment. Skanska’s phased construction and early work packages kept progress moving. The team navigated a global microchip shortage by installing escalators ahead of delivery and performing final tests onsite, avoiding six months of delays. They also cut full freeway closures…
AGC of America and our survey partner, HCSS, are asking all highway and transportation members help us improve work zone safety by completing this brief survey. We want to collect information on the number, severity, impacts and potential solutions to highway work zone crashes. We will use the results of this survey for a media and public education campaign we will launch the week before Memorial Day to encourage motorists to be more careful in work zones. We will also use this data to work with our chapters to advocate for stronger highway work zone safety laws and more aggressive enforcement…
Without action from Congress and the White House, most construction companies will face a 20% tax increase in 2026 as key provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) are set to expire. Take 30 seconds to send a prewritten message to President Trump and your members of Congress to urge them to extend these provisions and prevent increased tax burdens on construction companies. The TCJA provided significant tax relief for construction by: Due to congressional budget constraints, many of these provisions were made temporary. Without action, your business will pay more in taxes, have fewer resources to invest,…
Construction employment increased in 31 states and the District of Columbia in March from a year earlier, while 29 states added construction jobs between February and March, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America today. Association officials urged policy makers to expand worker authorization programs to ensure that the nation has sufficient skilled construction workers. Read more.
President Trump issued a memo calling for significant updates to the environmental permitting process. Emphasizing the use of technology in the permitting process, the memo calls for executive departments and agencies to “make maximum use of technology in environmental review and permitting processes for infrastructure projects of all kinds.” This comes as states and project owners are concerned that cuts to the federal workforce will cause delays in the NEPA and permitting process. According to the memo, the President will leverage technology to “streamline the overall environmental review and permitting process at the Federal level, with the goal of speeding…
On April 15, President Trump issued an Executive Order, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement, directing sweeping changes to federal procurement. The order intends to create a more efficient procurement system by removing undue regulatory barriers and eliminating Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) provisions not required by law or essential to sound procurement. Specifically, the order calls for the head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, members of the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, and senior agency acquisition and procurement officials to coordinate on aligning the FAR with the order’s instructions within 180 days. AGC will continue to report on this as…
AGC is proud to share the 2024 Annual Report – Creating a Better Workplace. Critical to our success is the quality of the people working on our behalf. We are also fortunate to have passionate, committed members like you who are supporting our work and helping us stay focused on the issues that are important to this industry. You can find the digital version of our latest Annual Report here: report.agc.org.