Bonanza Day Drawdown Tickets are NOW Available for Purchase

In our efforts to give back to our industry, the Mobile Section Bonanza Day Committee sells Drawdown tickets during Bonanza Day to support AlabamaAGC’s  Foundation Scholarship Fund. Please consider purchasing a $100. Drawdown Ticket for a chance to win $7,500. and  in turn  Support  the Scholarship Fund by the same amount.   The drawdown will begin at 7:00 PM on August 10th, …

Baldwin County Road Builders Golf Tournament Thursday, May 9th

Appreciation to our sponsors and participants for  BCRBA’s 25th Annual Golf Tournament scheduled to be played Thursday, May 9th over the Rock Creek Golf Course in Fairhope, AL. Registration and breakfast begins at 7:30 A.M. with a Shot Gun Start Sharply at 8:30 A.M. Click link to view players    BCRBA 2019 Golf Teams Pairings as of May 8 Clink link …

2019 AGC Highway Work Zone Safety Survey

https://www.alagc.org/news/2019/4/10/2019-agc-highway-work-zone-safety-survey   April 10, 2019 2019 AGC HIGHWAY WORK ZONE SAFETY SURVEY Each year AGC of America conducts a survey of members involved in highway construction work to evaluate the state of highway work zone safety. We want to collect information on the number, severity, impacts and potential solutions to highway work zone crashes. Our intention is to use the information we collect …

1/14 Data DIGest: November job openings soar; ConstructConnect finds starts rise in December

There were 278,000 job openings in construction at the end of November, 24% higher than the year-earlier total of 233,000, and the highest November total in the series’ 18-year history, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Tuesday in its latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) release. Contractors hired 282,000 employees in November, not seasonally adjusted, the …

2019 Calendar of Events

Please add the dates of our events to your calendars. To view a list for 2019, please click link:  2019 Tentative Calendar of Events Revised Jan 3 2019 Also please note that the date to our 2019 Christmas party has been moved from December 13th to Friday, December 6th and will be held at the GRAND HOTEL in Point Clear. …

Your Help Needed at 2018 Worlds of Opportunity Career Expo September 19-20 at the Mobile Civic Center

The 9th Annual Worlds of Opportunity Career Expo sponsored by Southwest Alabama Workforce Development Council (SAWDC) will be held September 19th and 20th  at the Mobile Civic Center. We are expecting over 10,000 8th grade students, teachers, and counselors from eight (8) Southwest Alabama Counties to attend. The World of Construction & Safety hopes to introduce as many students as possible to our industry, BUT we need …

Join NWFL AGC and NUCA for a Joint Meeting August 23rd

Please join us for a joint meeting of NWFL AGC and NUCA to Meet and Greet candidates for the upcoming election.   Meeting begins at 5:00 PM at Pensacola Yacht Club.  Reservations are Required:  staff@agcmobile.org Appreciation to our Sponsors for this event.  Due to their support there will be no charge to attend. Click link to view our sponsors: 2018 NWFL Joint …

AGC of America’s Data DIGest for August 7, 2018 – Employment hits 10-year high in July

Employment hits 10-year high in July; unemployment, job openings set series records Nonfarm payroll employment in July increased by 157,000, seasonally adjusted, from June and by 2,400,000 (1.6%) year-over-year (y/y), the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The unemployment rate edged down to 3.9% from 4.0% in June. Construction employment rose by 19,000 for the month and 308,000 (4.4%) …