AGC of East Tennessee is the leading advocate, educator, supporter, and connection point for construction industry professionals throughout East Tennessee, representing 230 member firms across 22 counties in Tennessee.
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>> Watch Our Mayoral Candidate InterviewsWatch our interviews with the top polling mayor candidates for Chattanooga. Presented by the Building Industry Coalition.
Kim White, Tim Kelly, Wade Hinton, Erskine Oglesby |
>> Watch Our Legislative Updates from Washington, DC & NashvilleAGC of America's Jimmy Christianson, VP of Governmental Relations, and David Ashinoff, Director of Politcal Affairs, share what to expect with the Biden Administration and federal construction issues to watch. Justin Groenert, VP of Public Policy for the Chattanooga Chamber, discusses the state session and the Chamber's legislative priorities to spur economic growth.
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>> Watch our Leadership Roundtable, presented by Elliott DavisAnalysts from Elliott Davis reflect on 2020 and the economic outlook in the year ahead with the presidents of three local contractors, Nic Cornelison (P&C Construction). Larry Parks (TU Parks), and Jason Medeiros (Pointe General Contractors).
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Autodesk-AGC of America workforce survey highlights labor shortages in Tennessee and across the country.
The 2019 Autodesk-AGC of America Workforce survey shows that 89% of Tennessee responding construction companies are having a hard time filling craft positions.
BLOC: Building Leaders of ChattanoogaMembers of AGC under 40 have launched an initiative to bring other emerging leaders in the building community together for networking, socializing, and engagement in the community and industry.
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For the tenth year in a row, AGC of America has been named as one of the nation’s top lobbying operations by Capitol Hill newspaper The Hill.The publication’s annual ranking of top lobbyists lists AGC CEO Steve Sandherr as a top lobbyist. Sandherr said the listing is a recognition of the strong lobbying team working at the association, noting that “it is easy to pick up a lot of wins when you get to manage the lobbying equivalent of the 1927 New York Yankees.” |