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AGC IT CONFERENCE FOR CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS
 
   
This year, the IT Conference for Construction Professionals is taking a field trip. 
 
In collaboration with Oracle, AGC's ITCON '22 is hitting the road on August 16 to explore Oracle's Innovation Lab in Deerfield, Illinois, just a short trip from the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park. This experience is exclusive to ITCON '22 attendees, and only 40 spots are available on the tour. Be sure to register early to guarantee your seat.
 
 
 
   
Develop your skills & train for what’s next
August 16 | 1-5 PM
 
In the fast-paced world of construction IT, you can never afford to stop learning. That’s why we’ve joined forces with industry innovators to offer two new bootcamps at this year’s IT Conference for Construction Professionals. With only 50 spots available per bootcamp, we strongly recommend you sign up early to guarantee your seat.
 
 
   
 
August 16 - 18, 2022 | Chicago, IL
Register by May 27th & Save
 
Now on its 13th consecutive year. The AGC IT Conference provides attendees with a unique opportunity to engage with fellow construction IT professionals from around the country.
 
• Hear from subject matter experts discuss strategies and current industry trends.
• Watch demos of products improving the state of construction IT, and elevating the industry standards.
• Learn about the most successful strategies surrounding leadership and implementation.
 
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CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY NEWS
Consistent and reliable data for any phase of the estimating process
 
Trimble, a member of multiple AGC chapters, announced recently that WinEst Essentials, a new cloud-hosted estimating software subscription that facilitates an end-to-end estimating workflow for general contractors and specialty contractors, such as concrete, masonry, and drywall contractors. This solution allows estimators to implement and automate their company’s estimating methodology throughout the estimating process.
 
ASSOCIATION NEWS
 
   
Annual survey by HCSS and AGC of America finds drivers and passengers are at greater risk of injury and death in work zone crashes, as officials urge drivers to be careful this summer
 
Sixty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and HCSS. In response, officials urged drivers to slow down and remain alert while passing through work zones during the summer driving season.
 
 
   
Registration is now open to sign up to participate in AGC of America’s 2nd Annual National Construction Industry Workforce Summit. The summit will take place in Phoenix, Arizona on November 3 and 4. AGC is hoping to encourage contractors and chapter staff who are involved in workforce development to attend, as well as anyone involved in educating and preparing future construction workers. Attendees will share their workforce success stories and help craft new workforce solutions. They will attend brief, pitch-style, presentations from some of the nation’s most successful workforce development programs. And they will hear from inspirational keynote presenters. Learn more about the Workforce Summit and the agenda here. Register for the summit here.
 
For more information, contact Brian Turmail at brian.turmail@agc.org or 703-459-0238.
 
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Named one of Equipment Today’s 2022 Contractors’ Top 50 New Products, Tenns’s Resource Management simplifies a key operational business need by supplying job sites with mission-ready equipment and operators all from one platform. It increases efficiencies, productivity, and ultimately decreases costs while giving everyone on your team access to requests, scheduling, planning, dispatching and more.
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Struggling to find enough workers? On this episode, three young construction professionals share their insights about how they made a decision on a full-time position and why their selected firms stood out.  Guests include Trent Fair, recent graduate of Pittsburg State University, who landed a Superintendent role with Simpson Construction Services, Jack McGavran, also graduated from Pittsburg State who will be joining McCarthy Building Services as an Engineer, and Collette LeManske of Kansas State University, who will be taking on a Project Engineer role with Brinkmann Constructors. These three new additions to the industry provide some great information about what they were looking for in their internships and permanent roles.
 
CMiC: Your Hub for Project Management & Collaboration
CMiC®
Connecting the various parts of a construction project is a complex but essential part of operating as a contractor today.
 
With subcontractors, architects, clients and numerous internal teams all contributing to a project at various phase of the project and information accumulating over the course of the job, the resulting communications may be too numerous and diverse to be easily tracked through outdated legacy technology.

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Teelock brings experience building industry-leading products to lead innovation of Command Alkon’s comprehensive suite of solutions
 
Command Alkon, a member of multiple AGC chapters, recently announced the addition of Ranjeev Teelock to the senior leadership team as chief product officer. In his role, Teelock will drive scalable processes around the entire product lifecycle from conception to design through development and then market launch which focuses on customer outcome-driven innovation. In addition, Teelock will scale, mentor, and manage the entire product team including product managers, technical product managers, and UX designers.
 
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