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Contractors Have Optimistic Business Outlook, Yet Continue to Worry about Labor and Materials

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Nationally, construction contractors are optimistic about certain private-sector segments and have high hopes for most types of public-sector work, according to survey results the Associated General Contractors of America and Sage released today. Yet they have very low expectations for several private-sector market segments, remain concerned about labor shortages and are worried materials prices will climb amid threats of…

Carolinas AGC (CAGC) Announces 2025 Board of Directors

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Carolinas AGC (CAGC) is pleased to announce the 2025 Board of Directors. The CAGC Board is made up of the following members: Chair: Ty Edmondson, T. A. Loving CompanyChair Elect: Lynn Hansen, Crowder Constructors Inc.Treasurer: Marty Moser, Barnhill ContractingVice Chair: Paul Edwards, Reeves Immediate Past Chair: Dean Wilson, Hood Construction Company, Inc.President & CEO: Dave Simpson, CAE, Carolinas AGCHighway-Heavy Chair: Brent E. Evans, Banks Construction CompanyBuilding…

CAGC Delivers Hope and Holiday Cheer to Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth & Families

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This holiday season, Carolinas AGC (CAGC) invites you to join them in delivering joy, knowledge, and hope to children at Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth & Families in Western North Carolina. By donating through the CAGC Foundation’s Lane the Loader™ Fund, you can help provide books on construction, engineering, and design—introducing these children to…

Introducing CAGC’s Top Young Leaders for 2024

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Carolinas AGC’s (CAGC) Top Young Leader Award recognizes those who play critical roles in the community and professional arenas of the construction industry. This year’s winners, Ben Bishop and Josh Byers, were honored at the 2024 Carolinas AGC Summit & Expo in early August. Meet Ben Bishop, Reeves Construction Ben Bishop is a Project Manager…

Inspiring the Next Generation to Choose Careers in Construction through Books

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Attention Carolinas construction community: The CAGC Foundation and their recently introduced mascot, “Lane the Loader,” need your help loading libraries and schools across the Carolinas with books about construction. GroundBreak Carolinas caught up with Dr. Caroline Brigmon, Carolinas AGC Director, Education, Training, & Workforce Development, who explained how CAGC members and non-members can donate to the…

CAGC Awards Scholarships to 11 Students in Carolinas Engineering & Construction Programs

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Carolinas AGC (CAGC) is excited to announce its 2024 CAGC Foundation Scholarships. The 11 recipients are enrolled in construction and engineering programs at nine colleges: East Carolina University, Appalachian State University, UNC Charlotte, Clemson University, Western Carolina University, NC State, The Citadel, Sandhills Community College, and Mayland Community College. The Carolinas AGC Foundation Scholarship program…

Celebrating CAGC’s Construction Business Academy Graduates in Goldsboro, NC

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Carolinas AGC announced in May that its fourth class of the CAGC Foundation Construction Business Academy, all minority-owned and small-business construction companies, have graduated after completing a dozen sessions on topics ranging from business and strategic planning to licensing, insurance and mental health awareness.  A total of 12 businesses and 21 leaders from the Goldsboro, NC area…

CAGC Hall of Fame/Legacy Awards Announced

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Carolinas AGC (CAGC) has announced its 2024 Hall of Fame and Hall of Fame Legacy winners. These individuals and their families will be celebrated at the CAGC Summer Summit and Expo in August.  HALL OF FAME | LEGACY Andy Clark, Clark Pavement Marking Berry Jenkins, CAGC James Triplett, United Infrastructure Group Frederick Triplett, Sr., United Infrastructure Group…

Annual NC Construction Conference in Raleigh Features Outlook from AGCA Chief Economist

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While contractors are optimistic about the future and an economic recovery should continue, the construction industry should expect long-term challenges in finding workers. “Construction employment has stalled in North Carolina due to the labor shortage.  Nationally, the number of construction job openings is exceeding new hires and contractors are paying a wage premium for workers,”…

Carolinas AGC Responds to Report about Construction Fatalities in North Carolina

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A widely publicized article last week highlighted that the construction industry in North Carolina has had the highest number of deaths in the state for most of the past 14 years – with nearly 60 construction workers involved in fatalities between January 2021 and September 2023. The article, published by Carolina Public Press on January…