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Industry Reaches Out to Students, Hispanics at Job Fairs

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CEG - Approximately 200 applicants interviewed with AGC members in Birmingham and Florence during two job fairs. Thirty of those applicants completed the requirements — a drug test and an OSHA 10-hour class — to become AGC Craftworker Affiliates.“The job fairs are a cruc...

Ala. Construction Strong Despite Housing Slowdown

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CEG - Employment in Alabama and the Birmingham metropolitan area is growing at twice the rate of other non-farming jobs nationally, said Ken Simonson, the national AGC’s chief economist.Simonson spoke to the Birmingham Section and the Statewide Associate Board at a special meeting May 10 ...

Nine Nominated for Alabama Construction Hall of Fame

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CEG - The Alabama AGC Statewide Board of Directors is considering this year’s slate of nominees for possible induction into the Alabama Construction Hall of Fame at the 2007 Build Alabama Awards Banquet on Jan. 12 at The Club.The Alabama AGC established the Alabama Construction Hall of Fam...

Riley Gives Pep Talk to Construction Industry

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CEG - Gov. Bob Riley said he understands the manpower needs of the construction industry and will work with the Alabama AGC to set up a structure to educate craft workers.“We are diverting our (community colleges) to train workers,” Riley said during a May talk to the State Board of ...

Young Constructors, Architects Meet in Birmingham, AL

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CEG - More than 75 members of the Young Constructors and Young Architects forums from around the country were in Birmingham in November as the Alabama AGC hosted a national working weekend for the under-40 groups.The contractors and architects were treated to some outstanding educational opportu...

Elderlee Inc. Forges Ahead With Clockwork Precision

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CEG - Elderlee Inc. has been associated with the New York State AGC Chapter since 1941. And although Elderlee is classified as a prime contractor, a major portion of its work includes subcontracting as well as material sales. It didn’t start out that way. Elderlee Inc., began as L. S. Le...

Riley: Infrastructure Key to Alabama Renaissance

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CEG - Toll roads and private-public partnerships may be the answer to Alabama’s transportation problems, said Gov. Bob Riley during a speech at the Alabama AGC’s Montgomery Section April meeting.“The limiting factor to economic growth in this state is transportation,” Ril...

CAGC Construction Barometer Shows Bluer Carolina Skies

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CEG - For the first quarter of 2004, the Carolinas AGC Construction Barometer posted a 1 percent decline from fourth quarter 2003, reflecting a tightening construction labor market and continuing fears of rising construction materials costs. This stability (at 2.92 on a scale of 1-5) reflects generally...

Construction Association Opens Legislative Headquarters on Capitol Hill

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CEG - The construction industry’s voice got louder when the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) opened its Legislative Headquarters on Capitol Hill on March 12. Located just steps away from the United States Capitol, AGC will house its congressional relations operations in the offices...

Carolinas Construction Leaders Receive Top Honors

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CEG - The Carolinas Associated General Contractors (AGC) has announced the winners of its annual Pinnacle Awards for outstanding achievement in the commercial construction industry. The 2001 Carolinas AGC Pinnacle Award winners include: • Mashburn Construction Co., Columbia, SC, &...