AGC of America announced recently that it is joining the national Hiring Our Heroes program as part of the construction industry’s effort to add 100,000 veterans over the next five years. The new partnership will make it easier for construction contractors to find, recruit and hire veterans, association officials added. Read the full press release here.

Hiring Our Heroes offers webinars for employers. These interactive online sessions cover a range of topics, including employer best practices, sponsored by USAA - insight from experienced trainers on recruiting, hiring, and retaining veterans; military 101 - a recruiter/HR manager's guide to navigating the military infrastructure; and wounded veteran employment webinars - a comprehensive guide to employing veterans with disabilities. 

In addition, Hiring Our Heroes offers employment workshops in conjunction with hundreds of our hiring fairs. These workshops are designed to help veterans and military spouses and include resume writing, interview skills, and one-on-one mentoring. AGC members can sign up to participate in the jobs fairs for free.

 

Construction employers added 6,000 workers to payrolls in May as the industry’s unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent, its lowest May level in six years, according to an analysis of new government data by AGC of America. However, association officials cautioned that gains remain spotty and that thousands of highway construction jobs are at risk because of a pending halt in federal transportation funding later this summer. Learn More...

 

The July/August issue of Constructor includes our much-anticipated Regional Resource Guide, a special section that contains detailed information on companies and businesses that provide products and services to the construction industry. The print version of the magazine will hit desks in early July. Members can access the digital version beginning on July 1. As always, the current and archived issues can be found at www.constructormagazine.com. If you are not currently a print subscriber, sign up now. You do not want to miss out on key industry and construction news! Learn More...

 

Earlier this month, the House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2015 funding bill for the Departments of Transportation & Housing and Urban Development (THUD). The bill remained largely intact from the one approved by the Appropriations Committee two weeks ago. Learn More...

 

Earlier this month, nearly 400 contractors, suppliers and other construction industry partners participated in the 2014 Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) Fly-In to deliver the message to Congress that without a fix to the Highway Trust Fund in the next several weeks, transportation construction throughout the country will be significantly slowed. Attendees also pressed their representatives to reauthorize and fully fund the reauthorization of MAP-21 before its expiration on Sept. 30, 2014, sharing an AGC created HTF funding chart. In addition, the contractors urged members of Congress to ask the Environmental Protection Agency to redo their recent rule expanding Federal Clean Water Act jurisdiction. Learn More...

 

The Kansas City Chapter held its biennial Building Excellence Award banquet recently and recognized its membership's top projects. Learn More...

 

AGC member Herzog Construction represented its association recently, placing the AGC of America logo front and center on the company-sponsored hot rod for the annual NHRA race in Topeka, Kansas. In attendance were Herzog employees and clients, as well as fellow contractors and local AGC chapter representatives. A big thank you to those who made this possible! For more information on this event or how you can get involved, please contact Daniel Samford at dsamford@herzog.com. Learn More...

 

BOND, a leading 107-year-old construction management firm and an AGC of Connecticut and Massachusetts member, recently celebrated the topping off ceremony for the 15,000-sq-ft renovation and 5,000-sq-ft vertical expansion of the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s (HGSE) 70,000-sq-ft Longfellow Hall. The project will create new and revitalized classroom, office and gathering space. Learn More...

 

Gilbane Building Company, a member of multiple AGC chapters, has been awarded the fixed-price contract for the new U.S. Diplomacy Center for the U.S. Department of State. The 30,000-sq-ft center will be the new public entrance to the Department of State headquarters located at 21st Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. and the nation's first museum dedicated exclusively to the practice of U.S. diplomacy and the important work of our U.S. diplomats around the world. Learn More...

 

Holt Brothers Construction, a Carolinas AGC member, has announced Patrice Gilmore as its new vice president of supplier diversity & inclusion, leading a critical component of the company's long-term strategy for growth. In this role, Gilmore will lead and further promote the company's established efforts to maximize procurement opportunities with corporations and diverse businesses such as suppliers, contractors and subcontractors. Learn More...

 

Sundt Construction, Inc., a member of multiple AGC chapters, recently completed the new Carlton Plaza of Davis Senior Living facility in Davis, California, providing assisted living and memory care for the area’s growing senior population. Learn More...

 

Tarlton Corp., a St. Louis-based general contracting and construction management firm and a member of multiple AGC chapters, has hired Scott Hensley as project manager for the firm’s hydro excavation services group. Learn More...

 

Tocci Building Companies, a Boston-area construction manager and an AGC of Massachusetts member, has added project executive Raymond (Ray) Barker, to its growing Mid-Atlantic team. Barker will be responsible for overseeing Tocci’s construction activity in the New Jersey market, with a primary focus on the Golden Triangle Apartments project in East Brunswick. Learn More...

 

The Brickman Group. Ltd. LLC and ValleyCrest Companies, LLC, an AGC of California and TEXO member, announced recently that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement, creating a world-class landscape and snow services company with a talented and engaged team delivering customized solutions for commercial clients throughout the U.S. Learn More...

 

Weifield Group Contracting, a top electrical construction firm located in Denver, Colo. and an AGC of Colorado Building Chapter member, was selected from three finalists to win the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce's Small Business of the Year award, last Friday. The winners were revealed at the Denver Metro Chamber Awards luncheon held at the Exdo Events Center, in downtown Denver. Learn More...