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Texas Innovators to Headline Keynote Address at Building Contractors Conference

For decades, the building construction industry provided good paying jobs and trained craft workers.  Recently, that trend has started to change - with an uptick in building permits and work, there are signs that a skilled labor shortage in the country may threaten projected growth and the ongoing recovery. Many construction industry executives expect the situation to worsen over the coming years. How can our industry face this challenge and meet the demands of the marketplace? Find out by registering today for the 2014 Building Contractors Conference.  We invite you to join us for our exclusive Luncheon Keynote Address, Workforce Concerns? Construction Career Collaborative (C3) - A Workforce Solution from Texas construction leaders Chuck Gremillion and Jim Stevenson who started Construction Career Collaborative (C3).  C3 is an alliance of socially responsible Owners, Contractors, and Specialty Contractors, who positively affect the issues facing the craft worker for the commercial construction industry. Learn how they are meeting these challenges and what you can do to effect change in your local market.  Registration for the 2014 AGC Building Contractors Conference, Sept. 10 -12, 2014, Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, Austin, Texas, is open and leadership has put together an exciting program that focuses on all elements of collaboration within the construction industry To learn more about the program, click here.