As a special feature of the 2011 Training, Education & Development (TED) Conference, AGC is offering a tour of our Kansas City, Missouri, Chapter’s training center, one of the most successful multiple-union apprenticeship facilities in the country.
Contractors keep getting sideswiped by rising materials prices. Early this year, diesel, steel and copper prices all soared. Recently, plastics, asphalt and gypsum costs have jumped. Meanwhile, contractors have largely held the line on bid prices. What will be next to climb? What might back down? On August 3, 2011, join AGC’s Chief Economist Ken Simonson, John Cross of the American Institute of Steel Construction, and Jason Schenkler of Prestige Economics, LLC, to find out where they think prices are headed, what to watch for, and why.
Due to popular demand, AGC will offer the Leadership in Construction Workshop this fall. Please join us in Arlington, Va., September 26-28 for this interactive workshop designed and instructed by constructors, for constructors.
It is time to submit applications for the 2011 Construction User Roundtable (CURT) Workforce Development Awards. This award is designed to provide significant national recognition for extraordinary, exemplary and innovative training and education programs that encourage individuals to pursue a career in the construction industry and/or enhance an individual’s construction skills.
The Project Manager Course and the Advanced Management Program will take place at the Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas, Texas, this year. The Cooper Aerobics Center was founded in 1970 by world-renowned physician and author Kenneth H. Cooper, M.D., M.P.H., and features a variety of health and fitness amenities and services.
AGC members are encouraged to participate in a survey FMI is conducting to get a comprehensive picture of the current state of the construction industry.
A group of Purdue University Building Construction Management students traveling to Saudi Arabia on a construction collaboration project have set up a blog to document their trip. This trip is being sponsored by FTR International Inc.
Mike Rowe, the creator, executive producer and host of Discovery Channel’s popular “Dirty Jobs” TV show recently testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to make a pitch for a “national PR campaign for skilled labor.”
With today’s challenging climate, training is more important than ever. Sign up by August 31 for either the Project Manager Course or Advanced Management Program and receive $500 off per registration fee.
Learn more about how to take advantage of AGC’s BIM Education Program Courses, earn your CM-BIM credential, and engage with other BIM-minded individuals.