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AGC of America is proud to announce the launch of the 2020 AGC Awards competitions! The Construction Risk Partners Build America Awards (including the Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence category) and AGC in the Community competitions recognize the nation’s most impressive construction projects ranging across the building, highway and transportation, utility infrastructure, and federal and heavy divisions; those contractors excelling in their partnering and collaborative endeavors; and the charitable contractors and chapters giving back to their communities. AGC member companies and chapters in good standing that meet the competition requirements are encouraged to apply online for some much-deserved recognition. Apply by Wednesday, October 23, 2019, for full consideration. 

As an AGC member, your firm plays a powerful role in sustaining economic growth throughout the U.S. by producing structures and roadways that increase productivity and improve the nation’s quality of life. Whether you’re building a new highway or renovating a high-rise office tower, your innovative practices, creative solutions and hard work culminate in projects that will be admired for decades to come. Showcase your work by participating in a new monthly photo contest, sponsored by Constructor. Submit images of active construction projects to JClapp@naylor.com, along with a 100-word description. Each month, Constructor will select one photo to be featured in an upcoming issue of its newsletter, as well as the next issue of the magazine. Any photo submission may be used in future AGC marketing materials or newsletters.

 

To be considered for August, submit your photos to JClapp@naylor.com by August 31.

 

Forty states added construction jobs between July 2018 and July 2019, while construction employment increased in 25 states from June to July, according to an analysis by AGC of America of Labor Department data released recently. Association officials said the new jobs totals indicate there is a need for new federal investments in career and technical education programs, along with immigration reform.

When a group of aspiring engineers needed funding for their high school’s solar-powered gokart team, they took a chance and asked one of the nation’s largest electrical contractors to sponsor them.

What the younger generation is looking for in an employer
 

Anyone who is familiar with the world of construction knows about the limited supply of construction talent that industry leaders are grappling to manage. It’s estimated that around 10,000 baby boomers reach the age of retirement every day. That number is jarring enough, but it’s especially disconcerting for the construction industry, as baby boomers make up a substantial amount of the industry’s workforce. 

Weighing the advantages against the challenges
 

After years of promise, prefabrication and modular construction are finally being used to tackle large construction projects at scale. The industry is now seeing prefabrication grow on work from prefabricated electrical panels to curtain wall systems, both of which involve repetitive elements that can be made more efficiently in a factory environment and then inexpensively transported to the project site.

 

Just as unforeseen site conditions can test a contractor’s problem-solving skills, unexpected events can test a construction employer’s crisis-management readiness. Crises can hit at any time, and individuals involved in human resources are usually — and rightly — on the front lines of working with a company’s management team to address the challenges that any present.

The board of directors of Corna Kokosing Construction Company (CK), an AGC of Ohio member, announced recently it has named Jim Negron president of the Columbus-based commercial construction company. Negron most recently served as executive vice president.

Oltmans Construction Co., a Las Vegas Chapter AGC and AGC of California member, announced that on April 1, John Gormly became chairman and chief executive officer, succeeding Joseph O. Oltmans II, who continues as chairman emeritus. Charles “Charlie” Roy, former senior vice president and the grandson of Oltmans Construction Co.’s first founding partner Dennis Roy Sr., has become president.

 

Turner Construction Company, a member of multiple AGC chapters, recently celebrated the midway point of construction of MarketStreet Enterprises' Three Thirty Three mixed-use development at 333 11th Avenue South in Nashville.

AGC Houston President/CEO Jerry Nevlud and the AGC Diversity Committee were recently recognized at the Houston Community College’s fifth annual Minority Business Development Agency ’s Salute to Minority Contractors Luncheon. Held at the Junior League of Houston July 18, 2019, the annual event honors minority-owned construction firms, and the advocates and organizations that support them.