Training, Education and Development Forum Chairman Mike Kenig of Holder Construction in Atlanta, Ga., received a National Chair of the Year award at the recent AGC Annual Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada.

For those Chapters and member firms still working to complete their EEA applications, the submission deadline has been extended until April 27, 2011.

The AGC Construction Project Manager Course (PMC) provides you and your project managers the chance to hone the skills necessary to work more efficiently, increase productivity and propel your construction business to the next level. 

AGC hosted the annual AGC Student Chapter Meeting on March 21 at  AGC’s 92nd Annual Convention in Las Vegas. Sponsored by Turner Construction and Herzog, college students were treated to a luncheon along with industry speakers and mentoring sessions.

By Michael E. Kuritz Everyone wants a competitive advantage. Be it the safest record, the fastest crew, or the least amount of rework there is always a race in construction to be the best. In the race for your company to be smarter, stronger, and faster everyone within the company must also be striving to be the smartest, the strongest, and the fastest.

The deadline to submit a proposal for a AGC of America’s 5th Annual Training, Education & Development (TED) Conference is this Friday.

AGC of America is accepting proposals for a limited number of speaking opportunities for its 5th Annual Training, Education & Development (TED) Conference until Friday, Feb. 25, 2011.

Despite the downturn in construction activity, demand for skilled workers in the construction trades is expected to escalate in the future.  For many companies it is difficult to find workers with the skill levels that are needed to replace a rapidly retiring workforce. 

By Hilari Weinstein Technology has changed the way we prepare for and make presentations. Commanding around 95 percent of the market share, Microsoft PowerPoint © has become the most widely used presentation technology tool, with more than 30 million PowerPoint presentations given each day. 

Planning is under way for two of AGC’s most sought-after annual conferences, the HR Professionals Conference and the Training, Education and Development (TED) Conference.  For 2011, the conferences will be co-located in Kansas City, Missouri, October 3-5, with separate tracks for each conference.