Dan Fordice was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and raised in Vicksburg, Mississippi, but — he points out on the heels of his first-ever adult trip to Disney World — he’s not entirely sure he’s officially "grown up."
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Vested Interest
Women team members at Flatiron for the first time ever are wearing certified Class-3 safety vests designed for female bodies.
Read More »Reinventing Jobsite Safety
With the coronavirus pandemic worsening drastically this summer, executives at Suffolk Construction, an AGC of New York State LLC and Rhode Island Chapter-AGC member, figure it’s only a matter of time before a worker shows up sick to one of its many jobsites across the country. But for COVID-19 to spread at one of those sites, it will have to jump through more hoops than a circus tiger.
Read More »The Student Becomes the Teacher
We can all learn something from Chinmay Lad, whose potent dreams of a civil engineering career, of an industry-wide “digital revolution,” inspired him to join the ranks of those who have earned their Certificate of Management — Building Information Modeling (CM-BIM) designation.
Read More »Saluting our Soldiers
AGC members honor veteran colleagues while supporting Warrior Canine Connection, an AGC Charities' Operation Opening Doors project
Read More »Safe Space
Construction work zones create hazards for drivers and workers but steps exist to providing a safer workplace.
Read More »Bringing BIM to Latin America
The southward expansion of CM-BIM puts certificate holders at the cutting edge of the industry
Read More »A Look at Washington’s More Interesting Characters
For those Americans fortunate enough to live outside the Beltway, the only “Washington types” you may see on a regular basis are your representatives in the House and Senate.
Read More »Contractors Roll Up their Sleeves on Workforce Development
In an effort to combat a shortage of skilled workers — in combination with a "college-for-all" mentality that is prevalent in many U.S. high schools — workforce development opportunities are on the rise.
Read More »Focused on the Future
Poised to begin his presidency in the year of AGC's centennial, Eddie Stewart is proud of everything the association has accomplished and ready to celebrate, but his eyes are unmoving – resting steady on the road ahead.
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