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Carolinas AGC Announces 2019 Leadership

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Carolinas Associated General Contractors (Carolinas AGC) is pleased to announce its 2019 Board of Directors. Chair:  Ron Brown, State Utility Contractors, Inc.Chair Elect:  Casey Schwager, Sloan Construction Company, Inc.Treasurer:  Charlie Wilson, C. T. Wilson Construction CompanyVice Chair:  Mark Johnnie, Balfour BeattyImmediate Past Chair: Paul Mashburn, Mashburn Construction Co., Inc.CAGC President & CEO: Dave Simpson, CAE, Carolinas AGCBuilding Division Chair:  Dean Wilson, DeanWilson@hoodconstruction.comUtility Division Chair: David Stike,…

CAGC Young Leaders Launch “Operation Give Back” to Spread Joy to N.C. Flood Victims

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CAGC Young Leaders are spreading joy this holiday season to two families within our industry who were affected by Hurricane Florence. GroundBreak is pleased to share the stories about these courageous families with our readers. Please consider helping CAGC help these families through a monetary donation or by donating gift cards to Walmart, Target, Kohl’s,…

CAGC Partners with Lowe’s Home Improvement

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On Friday, October 19, 2018, CAGC Foundation’s Build Your Career Workforce Development Initiative Director, Tammy Ford, participated in a joint venture with Lowe’s Home Improvement to launch a new pilot program with Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Systems to provide high school students with information on the skilled trades. The event was a collaborative effort to promote Lowe’s “We…

CAGC Launches BYC Ambassadors Program to Promote Careers in Construction

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On October 17th, 2018, Carolinas AGC (CAGC) launched its Build Your Career (BYC) Ambassadors Workforce Program to begin deploying dozens of construction industry leaders and supporters throughout the Carolinas to promote construction as an excellent career choice. More than 50 CAGC “Ambassadors” from across the Carolinas – including building, highway-heavy, utility, specialty contractor, subcontractor, supplier,…

CAGC Leaders Head to the Hill to Promote Key Construction Issues, Celebrate AGC of America’s 100th Anniversary

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Carolinas AGC representatives this month were among dozens of AGC leaders who visited with key members of Congress – including U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, and Rep. Joe Wilson, R-2nd District, SC– to promote infrastructure funding, regulatory and permanent tax reform, and an immigration climate that could help provide badly needed relief for the nation’s…

Giving Back: CAGC Young Leaders Give Makeover to Catherine’s House, Transitional Housing for Homeless

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The Carolinas Associated General Contractors (CAGC) Young Leaders (YL) arrived at Catherine’s House on Friday, September 21, to do some much needed updates in multiple rooms in the house. Catherine’s House is a non-profit organization serving North and South Carolina that provides transitional housing to women and mothers with children who are homeless. Located in Belmont, North Carolina, near Charlotte,…

Meet CAGC’s Top Young Leader Award Recipients for 2018

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Carolinas AGC (CAGC) presented Top Young Leader Awards to Traci Griswold Strickland (Eldeco, Inc.) and Tyler Turnbull (Catalyst Surety Partners, LLC) at this year’s Summer Summit & Expo at Jekyll Island, Ga. CAGC’s Top Young Leader Award recognizes those who play critical roles in the community and professional arenas of the construction industry. “Carolinas AGC is…

Meet Distinguished Group of 2018 CAGC Hall of Fame Honorees and Legacy Award Winner

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On July 28, 2018, Carolinas AGC celebrated hard work, perseverance and achievement by paying tribute to six individuals – one of whom has left an incredible legacy on our industry. The five others are still paving the road for future leaders to follow. According to CAGC leadership, each Hall of Fame honoree embodies the skill, integrity…

2018 Hall of Fame Winners and Top Young Leaders Honored at CAGC’s Summer Summit

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The Carolinas Associated General Contractors (CAGC) honored their Class of 2018 Hall of Fame/Legacy winners and their 2018 Top Young Leaders at last week’s CAGC Summer Summit & Expo at Jekyll Island, Ga. Hall of Fame/Legacy Winners Each year, CAGC recognizes prestigious members, both past and present, who have made extraordinary contributions over their careers to CAGC,…

CAGC Welcomes Tammy Ford as Build Your Career (BYC) Director, Roddy Craft Retires

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Carolinas AGC is pleased to announce that Tammy Ford, an experienced leader in developing highly successful and collaborative partnerships among charitable organizations, participating volunteers, community leaders and local businesses, has been hired as our new Build Your Career Director to help address the workforce shortage within the construction industry in the Carolinas. Tammy, who began…