Monthly Archives: August 2011
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There is still time to register for AGC’s 2011 HR Professionals Conference and Training, Education & Development (TED) Conference but the hotel room block booking closes Friday, Sept. 9, so act fast if you want to join us at the Crowne Plaza in Kansas City, Mo.
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Construction employment increased in 136 out of 337 metropolitan areas between July 2010 and July 2011, declined in 148 and stayed level in 53, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by AGC. Association officials noted that the local employment data remains mostly stagnant amid declines in publicly-funded construction activity.
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With today’s challenging climate, training is more important than ever. Sign up by Wednesday, August 31st for either the Construction Project Manager Course or Advanced Management Program and receive $500 off per registration fee!
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The development of the AGC Certificate of Management-Building Information Modeling (CM-BIM) beta exam phase was completed last week. Fifty qualified professionals took part in the beta testing. These individuals were eligible to sit for the exam by attending all four units of BIM EP curriculum.
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Construction contracts are often unbalanced, unfair, and unhelpful for actually getting a project built. In this economy, some contractors and specialty contractors are willing to sign any contract, no matter what the terms, to get work. However, what if those contract killer clauses come back to bite you. Your business could be in jeopardy, which
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Managing information and documents on construction projects is changing dramatically through the use of Electronic Project Management (EPM). Find out how to use EPM to your advantage to make your business processes more efficient and a better communication and tracking tool.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011| 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm EST, 11:00am – 12:30pm PST Open any trade publication these days and you’ll likely be greeted by a story or two about BIM. Its increasing adoption across the contracting community is swiftly moving it out of the hands of the pioneers and into the mainstream. It’s
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The AGC Education and Research Foundation scholarship applicationis now available online. Students in two, four or five-year ABET or ACCE-accredited civil engineering or construction management programs are eligible for $2,500 scholarships for the 2012-13 academic year, renewable for up to three years. Students must be entering their sophomore, junior or senior year (or the final
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