AGC SmartBriefDesigned specifically for contractors and construction executives like you, AGC SmartBrief is a FREE e-mail newsletter delivered 4x/week. It provides the latest need-to-know news and industry information that maximizes your time, giving you an edge over your competition.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/agc/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/agc?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifAGC SmartBriefhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/agc?sb_code=rssen-us17 May 2013 09:13:04 CDTEmanuel announces 2 parts of $1.1B "Enhance Chicago" planhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3DCEAF46AE-B8D1-43A5-87FE-23B8D7523007%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3DCEAF46AE-B8D1-43A5-87FE-23B8D7523007%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has released details of two key projects that are part of the $1.1 billion "Enhance Chicago" plan  -More- 

]]>17 May 2013 09:13:04 CDTTop StoryTexas tornadoes knock out power; it could be off for 3 weekshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3D8BAB1DFA-59BB-44B5-B8CD-65AEFC62AC09%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3D8BAB1DFA-59BB-44B5-B8CD-65AEFC62AC09%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssSeveral tornadoes ripped through North Texas Wednesday, knocking out electrical power, ripping off roofs, flattening homes, o -More- ]]>17 May 2013 09:13:04 CDTInfrastructure & Project Focus$1B Okla. project to create 500 to 800 construction jobshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3D7EC22210-E855-4F40-97D7-DC2CF10DE3FC%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3D7EC22210-E855-4F40-97D7-DC2CF10DE3FC%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssConstruction of a new urea production plant in Enid, Okla., will start sometime in the fourth quarter of 2014.  -More- ]]>17 May 2013 09:13:04 CDTInfrastructure & Project FocusGreenwood proposes $800M casino project in Md.http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3DEAE2C2B1-D106-4CDA-8F63-D38B005EABAB%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3DEAE2C2B1-D106-4CDA-8F63-D38B005EABAB%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssGreenwood Racing is making an unexpected bid to build an $800 million hotel casino in Fort Washington, Md.  -More- ]]>17 May 2013 09:13:04 CDTInfrastructure & Project FocusConstruction loan advances plans for NYC $950M, 82-story luxury towerhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3DB0F2FB29-E5AE-4F90-8B4D-1D510747B345%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3DB0F2FB29-E5AE-4F90-8B4D-1D510747B345%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>17 May 2013 09:13:04 CDTInfrastructure & Project FocusOutput, housing and jobs data signal slowdownhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3D66EAE00E-AB7B-408D-8AB5-2F3F3565877F%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3D66EAE00E-AB7B-408D-8AB5-2F3F3565877F%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssA measure of Mid-Atlantic factory activity has unexpectedly slumped 5.2% this month, while a sour note was struck in the hous -More- ]]>17 May 2013 09:13:04 CDTEconomic UpdateGroup exec touts nuclear energy as a job generatorhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3DA8B703AA-917F-4664-8984-4E2546287AD7%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3DA8B703AA-917F-4664-8984-4E2546287AD7%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe nuclear energy industry is a job generator with bright prospects, said Marvin Fertel, president and CEO of the Nuclear En -More- ]]>17 May 2013 09:13:04 CDTEconomic UpdateNew BIM spec removes uncertainty, enhances efficiencyhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3D3755FC8B-EB33-4CEF-ADF6-500C73344635%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3D3755FC8B-EB33-4CEF-ADF6-500C73344635%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe Associated General Contractors of America's BIM Forum is formulating the 2013 Level of Development Specification for buil -More- ]]>17 May 2013 09:13:04 CDTInnovation & Green BuildingHow to rebuild a crane 1,100 feet in the airhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3DD7C17862-7836-41A5-A97D-B0BD5AB05514%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3DD7C17862-7836-41A5-A97D-B0BD5AB05514%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssRoof-mounted cranes took apart and rebuilt part of the crane at the top of One57 in New York City after it was damaged by Sup -More- ]]>17 May 2013 09:13:04 CDTInnovation & Green BuildingBipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers agrees on immigration overhaulhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3D46BA0245-892C-4113-A880-B83158142284%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3D46BA0245-892C-4113-A880-B83158142284%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssCongressional aides said a bipartisan group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives has reached an agreement in principl -More- ]]>17 May 2013 09:13:04 CDTPolicy WatchSenate passes WRDA billhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3DD7ACB4F0-74D1-4797-8EC1-68370DA36EEC%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3DD7ACB4F0-74D1-4797-8EC1-68370DA36EEC%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe Senate has passed the Water Resources Development Act, which calls for flood-prevention and coastal-restoration projects. -More- ]]>17 May 2013 09:13:04 CDTPolicy WatchNonprofit Angel View dedicates new outdoor wheel-chair accessible therapy area built by national construction charity grouphttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3DFA0C25C0-0364-413F-9E86-9AC3FACF458F%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3DFA0C25C0-0364-413F-9E86-9AC3FACF458F%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssAngel View, based in Desert Hot Springs, Calif., opened a new, wheel-chair accessible outdoor therapy area on Thursday after  -More- ]]>17 May 2013 09:13:04 CDTAssociation NewsAGC’s Data 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it.http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3D6B7D3274-AD2B-4F3F-AC77-EDA10F553083%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DF7BDD880-6031-4FC8-9401-F2F7D665AC16%26copyid%3D6B7D3274-AD2B-4F3F-AC77-EDA10F553083%26brief%3Dagc%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3DrssRene Descartes,French mathematician and philosopher -More- ]]>17 May 2013 09:13:04 CDTSmartQuote