Contractors introduce safety initiative
The Carolinas Associated General Contractors last week unveiled its “Safely Home” initiative during a Durham luncheon with N.C. Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry as the featured speaker. Berry highlighted recent trends […]
CAGC prepares members for new union certification rules
Carolinas Associated General Contractors has launched a series of training seminars in order to prepare its members for upcoming National Labor Relations Board rule changes aimed at reducing the time […]
CAGC announces new team member
Betsy Bailey will join the Carolinas Associated General Contractors on March 1 as its North Carolina government relations and building director. “We are delighted to add Betsy Bailey to our […]
Safety on the job: AGC and DOL look to ramp up construction safety efforts
A state contractors’ group is taking action to better educate construction workers about safety on the job in response to an increased number of construction deaths in 2014. There were […]
ON THE LEVEL: Dave Simpson of Carolinas AGC lobbies in the lobby
CHARLOTTE – Dave Simpson gives good quote. That’s because before he became a Raleigh-based lobbyist for the Carolinas Association of General Contractors, he got good quote. He was, in other […]
Karl Rove, Ben Carson to Headline CAGC Construction Industry Summit
CHARLOTTE — Carolinas Associated General Contractors will bring together hundreds of executives representing highway, building, and utility construction companies, specialty contracting companies, suppliers and service companies from around the Southeast to […]
Riding the Crest: Student housing developer has found a way to grow while keeping costs low
CHARLOTTE – Campus Crest in 2004 didn’t own and hadn’t built a single residential bed. Nine years later, the Charlotte-based student housing developer is approaching 50,000 beds in 87 student-specific […]
Crisis in craftsmen: Construction activity is up again, but the industry faces another, more troubling dilemma
Construction industry insiders now rushing to determine how best to cope with a labor shortage and its primary cause: Young people largely aren’t interested in joining the trades. Contractors are struggling to find skilled labor, a trend that could hinder future construction work.
ODC: On developing Charlotte
ODC Construction, a Florida-based shell builder, has opened an office and is ready to work in Charlotte.
N.C. House approves worker safety laws
The N.C. House on Monday approved by a 111-0 vote legislation sought by Carolinas Associated General Contractors (CAGC) that it hopes will save lives, help ensure public and workforce safety and protect vital underground utility lines.
Contractors in the House
On Tuesday, Charlotte-based Carolinas Associated General Contractors issued a press release about a recent day it spent at the South Carolina State House. The point of the visit: to show […]
Carolinas contractors worry about inflation, report says
Contractors throughout the Carolinas are concerned about increases in construction costs, despite a relatively stable construction market, the Charlotte-based Carolinas Associated General Contractors said today. In its latest “Barometer” report, Carolinas AGC said […]
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