In collaboration with Oracle, AGC's ITCON '22 is hitting the road on August 16 to explore Oracle's Innovation Lab in Deerfield, Illinois, just a short trip from the Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park. This experience is exclusive to ITCON '22 attendees, and only 40 spots are available on the tour. Be sure to register early to guarantee your seat.

 

 

In the fast-paced world of construction IT, you can never afford to stop learning. That’s why we’ve joined forces with industry innovators to offer two new bootcamps at this year’s IT Conference for Construction Professionals. With only 50 spots available per bootcamp, we strongly recommend you sign up early to guarantee your seat.

 

 

Now on its 13th consecutive year. The AGC IT Conference provides attendees with a unique opportunity to engage with fellow construction IT professionals from around the country.

 

• Hear from subject matter experts discuss strategies and current industry trends.

• Watch demos of products improving the state of construction IT, and elevating the industry standards.

• Learn about the most successful strategies surrounding leadership and implementation.

 

Trimble, a member of multiple AGC chapters, announced recently that WinEst Essentials, a new cloud-hosted estimating software subscription that facilitates an end-to-end estimating workflow for general contractors and specialty contractors, such as concrete, masonry, and drywall contractors. This solution allows estimators to implement and automate their company’s estimating methodology throughout the estimating process.

 

Sixty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles had crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, putting motorists and workers at risk, according to the results of a new highway work zone study conducted by the Associated General Contractors of America and HCSS. In response, officials urged drivers to slow down and remain alert while passing through work zones during the summer driving season.

Registration is now open to sign up to participate in AGC of America’s 2nd Annual National Construction Industry Workforce Summit. The summit will take place in Phoenix, Arizona on November 3 and 4. AGC is hoping to encourage contractors and chapter staff who are involved in workforce development to attend, as well as anyone involved in educating and preparing future construction workers. Attendees will share their workforce success stories and help craft new workforce solutions. They will attend brief, pitch-style, presentations from some of the nation’s most successful workforce development programs. And they will hear from inspirational keynote presenters. Learn more about the Workforce Summit and the agenda here. Register for the summit here.

 

Struggling to find enough workers? On this episode, three young construction professionals share their insights about how they made a decision on a full-time position and why their selected firms stood out.  Guests include Trent Fair, recent graduate of Pittsburg State University, who landed a Superintendent role with Simpson Construction Services, Jack McGavran, also graduated from Pittsburg State who will be joining McCarthy Building Services as an Engineer, and Collette LeManske of Kansas State University, who will be taking on a Project Engineer role with Brinkmann Constructors. These three new additions to the industry provide some great information about what they were looking for in their internships and permanent roles.

 

Command Alkon, a member of multiple AGC chapters, recently announced the addition of Ranjeev Teelock to the senior leadership team as chief product officer. In his role, Teelock will drive scalable processes around the entire product lifecycle from conception to design through development and then market launch which focuses on customer outcome-driven innovation. In addition, Teelock will scale, mentor, and manage the entire product team including product managers, technical product managers, and UX designers.