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July 15, 2024
Apply by Thursday, October 31, 2024!  AGC of America is proud to announce the launch of the 2025 AGC Awards competitions! The Baldwin Group Build America Awards (including the Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence category) and AGC in the Community competitions recognize the nation's most… Read More

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AGC of America is thrilled to announce the release of the NEW Project Manager Development Program (PMDP), a construction-specific training curriculum developed, updated and field tested by and for contractors for early career project managers and those looking to make a move into project… Read More
October 15, 2008
AGC is excited to announce that registration is now open for the next Supervisory Training Program (STP) Instructor Training Workshop, to be held November 13-14, 2008 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Designed to enhance training results for those who host STP courses, the STP Instructor Training… Read More
October 15, 2008
The Alabama AGC recently kicked off a workforce development program in Mobile to attract, train and retain workers at all skill levels and in many trades and make them available to employers through employee leasing agencies. The Alabama chapter is recruiting workers from Mobile and surrounding… Read More
October 15, 2008
NCCER is looking for bilingual general industrial electricians to serve as subject matter experts (SMEs) for an update to its Industrial Electrician Assessment (Spanish). The meeting will be held November 10-12, 2008, in Fairfax, Virginia. The center also is seeking expert millwrights for its… Read More
October 15, 2008
AGC of America would like to thank the latest chapters and members who have stepped forward to sponsor Build Up! kits for Boys & Girls Clubs around the nation. Faith Technologies sent two kits to Boys & Girls Clubs in Appleton and Dunkirk, Wisconsin; Slate Hill Constructors sent two… Read More
October 15, 2008
Laborers-AGC Education and Training Fund (Laborers-AGC) recently received independent accreditation for its curriculum development and instructor training programs for construction craft laborer training. The International Accreditation Service (IAS) presented Laborers-AGC with an accreditation… Read More
October 15, 2008
AGC supports increased investment in our infrastructure and believes that Americans deserve to know the dire state of our neglected and aging water infrastructure systems. That is why AGC contributed $100,000 to PSU Public Broadcasting for the production of Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water… Read More
October 15, 2008
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Moretrench employees take advantage of onsite safety training Meeting the safety training needs of a mobile and widely dispersed workforce is a challenge faced by AGC contractors nationwide. Many tough questions arise in dealing with an individual contractor’s unique training needs. When do… Read More
October 15, 2008
November 6, 2008 2pm EDT This Webinar, What is the Price of Time on a Construction Project?, will explain how to use ConsensusDOCS contracts to avoid conflict in delay analysis. For more information, contact Cassia Griffin at griffinc@agc.org.
October 15, 2008
The ConsensusDOCS standard contract 290, Guidelines for Obtaining Owner Financial Information, and the related Financial Questionnaire 290.1, provide an easy and direct way for contractors to quickly determine the financial viability of projects.  ConsensusDOCS is the only catalog of standard… Read More
October 15, 2008