Please help the next generation of AGC and industry leaders succeed in their efforts to improve their community. AGC Charities' Autodesk Operation Opening Doors program is working with the Colorado Emerging Leaders Council, the young professionals group of the Colorado Contractors Association, to renovate a playground operated by a Colorado Springs group that provides early childhood learning opportunities for impoverished families. The group, the CPCD Giving Children a Head Start, works with three to five-year old children to give them a needed academic boost before they enroll in full-time school programs. A large part of this early learning is done through directed play on playground equipment. But one of the playgrounds the group operates in Colorado Springs is too small and physically constrained to be fully effective. 

 

AGC of America is hosting a free webinar on Wednesday, April 17 to provide information and suggestions for how firms and chapters can get involved in this year’s National Construction Safety Week. Click here for more information about the webinar and to sign up to participate. The webinar begins at 2 p.m. eastern and will last one hour. AGC of America is the first-ever Signature Sponsor for National Construction Safety Week, the annual industry-led event designed to highlight steps construction firms are taking to improve jobsite health and safety.

 

Construction employment grew in 275, or 76 percent, out of 358 metro areas between January 2018 and January 2019, declined in 39 (11 percent) and was unchanged in 44, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released recently by AGC of America. Association officials said demand for construction in most parts of the country appears to be outstripping the supply of qualified workers to hire.

With a 2019 theme that focuses on education and a philosophy deeply rooted in collaboration, AGC’s new president is taking the membership to school. Meet Dirk Elsperman in the latest issue of Constructor magazine.

 

The life of a business developer is never easy, whether you are just starting up or have been in business for a while. Many professionals tend to juggle too many tasks at once and may become overwhelmed and frustrated. You are not alone. As your competitors implement these tools, you suffer in comparison. In this article, we’ll share with you some of the latest technological tools and tricks to make your life a little bit easier.

TEXO honored TDIndustries (TD) with two 2019 Distinguished Building Awards, one for TD’s work on Frost Tower in Fort Worth and the second for Texas Scottish Rite for Children Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center in Frisco.

Master Builders of Iowa presented Mike Tousley, executive vice president and general manager of The Weitz Company, with its Build Iowa Award recently during the 2019 MBI Annual Winter Conference

C.W. Driver Companies, an AGC of California and San Diego Chapter member, recently announced the completion of the Braille Institute Anaheim Center, a 14,700-square-foot building on the institute’s existing campus. The new state-of-the-art building replaces the institute’s former multi-structure facility and provides a larger unified space optimized to serve more visually impaired children, adults and seniors from Orange, Los Angeles and Riverside counties.

Western Specialty Contractors, a member of multiple AGC chapters, has acquired the assets of full-service, commercial roofing and sheet metal contractor Great Plains Roofing and Sheet Metal of Kansas City, Kansas. The acquisition will expand Western’s existing roofing business in the Kansas City area and provide Western’s customers with a more comprehensive range of roofing, concrete, masonry and waterproofing services.