Registration is open for the 2009 Construction Leadership Council Working Weekend, to be held Nov. 19-21, 2009, in Nashville, Tenn. This event is co-sponsored by the AGC of America Construction Leadership Council, AGC of Tennessee and the AGC of East Tennessee.The two-day event will include the best of all worlds: professional development sessions, networking opportunities, a construction site tour and two social receptions. Please make plans to join members of the Construction Leadership Council (formerly known as the Young Constructors Forum) from across the nation as they discuss and learn about issues relevant to mid-career construction industry professionals.Click here to learn more.
It takes skill and knowledge to properly rig a crane. This DVD describes the basics of crane rigging safety and gives workers the knowledge they need to perform safely and optimally. (Contains both English and Spanish.) 14 minutes. Item No. 453D.To order go to www.agc.org/bookstore or call 1-800-242-1767.
Join your AGC colleagues at the PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., for the AGC Highway & Utilities Contractors Issues Meeting. This meeting is the premier national event for contractors and related businesses involved in every aspect of highway and utility construction to hear about and discuss issues and trends in these markets.The hotel is only $179.00/night, which includes the resort fee. The cutoff date for hotel reservation is Friday, October 16, so don't miss out on your chance to attend.New to this year's conference are separate Utility and Highway tracks that will converge with issues that affect both types of contractors. Agenda highlights include:Joint Topics Washington Outlook: SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization, Clean Water Trust Fund and other pending legislation How Recent Court Decisions Will Impact Your Business Green Infrastructure: What Does Green Mean for the Future of Highway & Utility Construction? Virtual Design for Horizontal Construction - Software Capabilities, Equipment Interface, and Case Studies Ritchie Brothers Golf TournamentMunicipal and Utilities Track: Water Supply Impacting State Priorities for Construction & Design of Utilities Financing Water Infrastructure, Panel Discussion with State Finance Experts and Water Authorities Increasing Use of Alternative Project Delivery Methods: Panel Discussion with Expert Construction and Engineering PractitionersHighway and Transportation Track: Alternative Bidding Asphalt vs. Concrete: Missouri's Formula Florida's Experience with Alternative Project Delivery Market Potential of High Speed Rail AGC's New Highway Worker Safety ProgramClick here for registration, travel and hotel information. For additional information please contact Brian Deery at deeryb@agcc.org or (703) 837-5319 or Perry Fowler at fowlerp@agc.org or (703) 837-5321.
Training, development and human resource professionals should attend the AGC HR Professionals Conference and Training & Development Conference October 27-29, in Atlanta, to earn valuable continuing education credits toward their respective designations.As an authorized provider of continuing education credits, AGC is providing this opportunity to earn these credits, which can be important to maintaining a professional designation and accelerating career growth. Of particular interest to HR professionals, the joint conferences have been pre-approved for 8.25 recertification credits towards PHR, SPHR or GPHR recertification from the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For a full list of companies, regulatory boards and organizations that have reported to accept the IACET CEU, please visit the IACET website.With expert speakers providing compliance-related guidance for HR professionals and interactive sessions that are guaranteed to help T&D professionals excel and solve common challenges, this conference allows participants to maximize certification credits in a single location over the span of just a few days.Register and learn more at www.agc.org/hr_td, or contact Tamika Carter at (703) 837-5382 or cartert@agc.org.
Jointly sponsored by AGC and CFMA, the 13th Annual AGC/CFMA Conference was developed in response to a need for programs and workshops designed specifically for financial professionals in the construction industry.The two day conference is filled with more than 30 interactive sessions, covering the latest industry issues and their financial implications. Get the latest information on economic downturns, construction tax updates, ownership transfer techniques, investing in today's markets, risk management and more.Learn more here, or contact Karen Lapsevic at lapsevick@agc.org.
AGC would like to invite all young- and mid-career professionals working in the construction industry to join the annual AGC Construction Leadership Council Working Weekend, to be held Nov. 19-21, 2009, in Nashville, Tenn. This event is co-sponsored by the AGC of America Construction Leadership Council, AGC of Tennessee, AGC of East Tennessee and AGC CompTrust Tennessee.This two-day event will include professional development sessions, networking opportunities, a construction site tour and two social receptions. Chapter staff involved with the CLC are welcome to attend.Highlights include: Construction Leadership & Management Seminars by Bill Krausen of Messer Construction Co. Construction Economics Seminar by Ken Simonson, AGC of America Chief Economist. Managing the Risks Associated with Green Construction Seminar by a member of the team that wrote the recently released green building addendum to the ConsensusDocs contracts. Welcome night reception hosted at the Doubletree Hotel Nashville by the AGC of America CLC. Friday night reception at the Wild Horse Saloon, hosted by AGC of Tennessee, AGC of East Tennessee and AGC CompTrust Tennessee.Most events will take place at the Doubletree Hotel Nashville, downtown Nashville. Guestroom rate: $119 plus taxes. Cut-off date for hotel reservations is Thursday, Oct. 29. There is a $50/person registration fee for AGC members and their guests; $150 for non-members and guests. Please plan to join your peers for an exciting, educational experience. Registration and a brochure are available online.For more information, please contact Liz Elvin at elvinl@agc.org or 703-837-5389.
This DVD helps prevent employee injuries by ensuring proper pre-planning of engineering and administrative controls prior to donning PPE. It offers procedures for choice and use of proper PPE during construction. Includes the latest ANSI guidelines and highlights available equipment and best practices for use. Item No. 0462D.To order go to www.agc.org/bookstore or call 1-800-242-1767.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has announced the location of five additional prevailing wage conferences, following its inaugural conference, which drew more than 400 participants to Washington, DC. Each conference will be offered free of charge to employers.Two of the five conferences will be held in August 2009. Chicago, IL, will host the conference August 18-20, and Orlando, FL, will host the conference August 25-27, 2009. The remaining three conferences will be held in September in San Antonio, TX, Long Beach, CA, and Boston, MA, respectively.Each two-and-a-half day seminar will address prevailing wage issues as they relate to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), and will cover such topics as: The Davis-Bacon Act and McNamara O'Hara Service Contract Act; The process of obtaining wage determinations and adding classifications; Compliance assistance and enforcement processes; The process of appealing wage rates, coverage, and compliance determinations; and Contractor and agency requirements under Executive Order 11246, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974.To register, participants should email all contact information along with their AGC affiliation to whdarra@dol.gov.Additional WHD information related to ARRA can be found on the WHD Web site. Other resources, such as AGC's Davis-Bacon Manual on Labor Standards for Federal and Federally Assisted Construction, can be found on AGC's Labor and HR Topical Resources Web page.For more information, contact Tamika Carter at (703) 837-5382 or cartert@agc.org.
Jointly sponsored by AGC and CFMA, the 13th Annual AGC/CFMA Conference was developed in response to a need for programs and workshops designed specifically for financial professionals in the construction industry. The two-day conference is filled with more than 30 interactive sessions, covering the latest industry issues and their financial implications.Get the latest information on: Strategies for Economic Downturns Construction Tax Update Ownership Transfer Techniques Investing in Today's Volatile Markets Risk Management Learn more here.
Attend AGC's HR Professionals Conference and Training & Development Conference October 27-29 in Atlanta, and learn what you need to know to be successful as an HR or T&D professional in the construction industry. With expert speakers providing compliance-related guidance for HR professionals and interactive sessions that are guaranteed to help T&D professionals sharpen skills and solve common challenges, participants will learn best practices for maximizing efficiency and effectiveness.Register and learn more at www.agc.org/hr_td.