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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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The next AGC Workforce Development Committee will be held via WebEx from 1-4 PM EDT on Wednesday, April 29, 2009. Committee Chairman Ed Proefke Jr. decided to hold a virtual meeting in the hopes that it will allow greater participation by AGC members and chapter staff who interested in workforce… Read More
March 20, 2009
AGC of America and the Building Contractors Association of New Jersey are proud to present one of most current and popular Turnkey Program:  LEED®: Estimating for Green Buildings. On April 1, 2009, this program will cover the stages involved in estimating, designing and building sustainable… Read More
March 20, 2009
The 2009 Estimating Academy presented by AGC of America and the American Society of Professional Estimators will be held on May 20-22, 2009 in Las Vegas, NV at The Harrah’s. This two and a half day course will cover current topics like LEED® - Estimating for Green Buildings, Estimating with… Read More
March 20, 2009
AGC’s Supervisory Training Program has been the professional development resource of choice for more than 122,000 construction supervisors in the 33 years since the curriculum’s inception. At AGC’s 90th Annual Convention/Constructor Expo in San Diego, CA, the Supervisory Training Committee unveiled… Read More
March 20, 2009
For the first time at our Annual Convention, AGC held 32 educational tracks on 6 different subjects - construction law, executive management, green construction, marketing, financial management, risk management - offering continuing education credits for each session. Following current events, the… Read More
March 20, 2009
In conjunction with the National Championship and AGC’s 90th Annual Convention, AGC of America held its first AGC Campus, a new forum for students and early-career professionals to learn more about careers in construction.  Sponsored by Flatiron Construction Corp., NCCER, Skanska, Stacy & … Read More
March 20, 2009
Twenty-one teams from colleges across the nation won their regional competitions to earn a spot in the National Student Championship which took place at the AGC 90th Annual Convention & Expo in San Diego, March 3-6, 2009. The AGC National Student Championship evaluates students on their ability… Read More
March 20, 2009
AGC of America is excited to be recognizing outside training programs and instructors in our new Education Excellence Awards program. This is the first year for the AGC Education Excellence Awards, designed to recognize the most innovative and collaborative training and development programs… Read More
March 20, 2009
AGC member Don Weaver (Weaver Bailey Contractors, El Paso, Arkansas) testified on March 19th before the U.S. House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming regarding green construction practices in the construction industry. Weaver called for new federal incentives to encourage… Read More
March 20, 2009
ConsensusDOCS are the only standard contracts that give Contractors the contractual right to project financing information throughout the life of the project - not just at the beginning. The ConsensusDOCS 200, Standard Agreement and General Conditions Between Owner and Contractor, expressly states… Read More
March 20, 2009