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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Spring 2025Government Affairs Bulletin
AGC MA is your advocate on Beacon Hill. Last session we were the voice of the industry on legislation and regulations
Highlights include:
Tracking over 150 billsBuilding consensus on key issues like Project Labor Agreements, MBTA Communities Act, Responsible Contractor Language, and Wage TheftTestifying on 11 bills including the expansion of PLAs, ...read more
Categories: AGC At Work For You, BBP Quarterly, General Industry News
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Federal enforcement priorities are shifting—and construction companies, especially those working on public or institutional projects, are feeling the pressure. Whether you’re reviewing your hiring practices or responding to an owner’s request for diverse subcontractors, the rules around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are changing quickly.
This guidance offers practical takeaways for ...read more
Categories: General Industry News, BBP Quarterly
Friday, March 28, 2025
Holyoke Veterans’ Home
Commodore Walsh Holyoke, a Joint Venture comprised of Commodore Builders LLC and Walsh Brothers, Incorporated A beacon for veterans in Western Massachusetts, the Veterans’ Home in Holyoke is committed to providing “care with honor, dignity, and respect” for veterans needing long-term health care. For more than seven decades, the Veterans’ Home in Holyoke has been a home ...read more
Categories: General Industry News, In the Community, Member News
Wednesday, January 08, 2025
More to the story here: Diversity in construction no laughing matterGuest opinion by John Ferrante
Published by Contrarian BostonI was interviewed for an article in the Boston Globe on the Boston Residents Job Policy.However, the piece, provocatively headlined - “‘They think it’s a joke’: Boston has rules for big construction projects that no one follows” - did not tell the full story of what is ...read more
Categories: AGC At Work For You, General Industry News, AGC MA News
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Lynnfield Public Safety Complex
Commodore BuildersPublic safety, community, and service – that’s what defines the Town of Lynnfield’s Public Safety Complex project. This important construction project will modernize and upgrade the town’s police and fire headquarters and Town Hall to better serve residents and first responders.
Spanning two sites on Summer Street, the 73,000-sf Public Safety ...read more
Categories: AGC At Work For You, AGC MA News, AGC Member Promotions/New Hires, General Industry News, In the Community
Thursday, August 22, 2024
MA EDUCATORS PARTICIPATE IN ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS OF MASSACHUSETTS EXTERNSHIP 15 educators and administrators selected to join annual summer program that spotlights commercial construction career opportunities for high school graduates
Wellesley, MA (August 12, 2024) — For the fourth consecutive year, The Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts (AGC MA) hosted a weeklong ...read more
Categories: AGC At Work For You, AGC MA News, General Industry News, In the Community, Press Release
