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“Life is ten percent what happens to you and ninety percent how you respond to it.” Lou Holtz While this quote may seem like a cliché, it captures how Carolinas AGC has reinvented itself over the past year. None of us could have predicted or expected the challenges we would see in 2020. A few short…
The late, great NC Senate leader Marc Basnight had a special fondness for bridges. “Bridges bring people together. They never divide,” he wrote for a dedication in 2019 of a 2.8-mile, $254 million bridge over Oregon Inlet named for him. Sen. Basnight, who died in December after a long battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease),…
Carolinas AGC congratulates two of its hard-working industry leaders, Ricky Vick with S. T. Wooten Corp., and Mike Long with Buckeye Bridge, LLC, as they transition into well-deserved retirements after decades of service to the construction industry. Ricky’s service included chairing the CAGC Highway-Heavy Division, serving on the CAGC/NCDOT Roadway committee, Joint committee, National AGC…
Two organizations that have received a CAGC Foundation grant will be providing COVID-19 training resources for free for the construction industry. OSEA/NC has developed a training curriculum designed to inform, engage, and protect construction company workers who risk infection from the virus in workplaces that are unique to the construction industry. Up to 90 one-hour, web-based training…
Charlotte, NC – November 23, 2020 – In an effort to improve safety in the construction industry, the Carolinas AGC Foundation is teaming with partners El Centro Hispano, Inc., Curtis Network Group and the Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas to conduct a statewide bilingual campaign promoting safety, training and community outreach programs to address…
Young & McQueen Grading Company, Inc., a leading site development and heavy highway contractor based in Burnsville, N.C. spearheaded and sponsored a free, drive-in benefit this fall that raised more than $50,000 for the Yancey County COVID-19 Relief Fund. World-class band the Steep Canyon Rangers headlined the event, which was co-sponsored by Homeplace Beer Company….
Charlotte, NC – October 14, 2020 – Carolinas AGC is excited to announce the opening of the CAGC Foundation Grant to help contractors with coronavirus mitigation efforts in the construction workplace. The grant was one of many allocations to state and local government agencies and nonprofits named in HB 1105 that appropriated the remaining CARES…
Carolinas AGC is pleased to announce its 2020 scholarship recipients. The Carolinas AGC Foundation scholarship program is designed to assist those choosing to enter the construction industry as well as those wishing to advance their skills and/or knowledge to further their construction careers. The committee distributed $12,000 to three very deserving students who will no…
South Carolina’s top-of-the-line mobile workshop for skilled trades, Be Pro Be Proud SC, became a reality yesterday. At a launch event held at the State Farmers Market in West Columbia, Gov. Henry McMaster and Sen. Thomas Alexander, R-Oconee County, helped cut the ribbon on this Public Private Partnership that will promote skilled trades careers throughout South…
Be Pro Be Proud SC is unlike anything South Carolina has experienced, and on Thursday September 3, 2020, Gov. Henry McMaster and public and private leaders unveiled the impressive 53-foot, double-expandable, 18-wheel window to the future. Kicking off its statewide tour this fall, the mission of Be Pro Be Proud SC is to showcase skilled-profession…
