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Member News
AGC East Tennessee Wins National Award
AGC East Tennessee Receives National Workforce Development AwardSeptember 19, 2023, CHATTANOOGA, Tenn - At an awards ceremony in Washington, DC, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGCA) awarded its national Workforce Development Award to Chattanooga's AGC...
Wright Brothers: Seeing the Forrest for the Trees
Wright Brothers began in 1961, when two brothers, James and Robert Wright, decided to borrow their father’s bulldozer and work together helping their neighbors dig out ponds. This strong work ethic and emphasis on family values have...
Advocacy
Lunch & Learn: Legal Tips for Subcontractors
 Tuesday, September 12 11:45 am - 12:45 pm Construction Career CenterAttorney Michael Kuebler will provide an overview of what subcontractors should know about contracts, legislation, and business practices to help their projects avoid litigation and legal...
Construction Career Center
We Built This Together: Construction Career Center is Changing Lives
By Nic CornelisonPresident of P&C ConstructionDirector of the Construction Career CenterExecutive Officer of AGC East TennesseeBack in 2018, a few of us from AGC East Tennessee sat around a table and asked one big question: What are we going to do about the...
100% Job Placement for CCC Grads!
All graduates at the Construction Career Center who were willing and eligible to be placed in a summer job have now secured positions at AGC member companies! Though we had a smaller enrollment for the first class, by the end of year 3 the CCC will be graduating over...
Women In Construction
It's time to end the celebration of Women's History Month. Women make up only 11% of construction employment, and while there are common complications both women and men face in this industry, such as long hours, slow pay and weather, there are some...
Health & Safety
Charlie York’s Journey from Broken Man to Redemption
How God Rebuilt My Life from the Ground Up By Charlie York, Owner of York Safety SolutionsIf you’re reading this and you’re tired, burned out, or buried under pressure, I get it. I’ve been there. I’ve stumbled through divorce, addiction, shame, and suicidal thoughts....
Building Structure for Health and Happiness
In the rugged, high-pressure world of construction, conversations about emotional wellness, physical health, and spiritual strength rarely take center stage. But one construction professional is changing that narrative, and building something that could outlast steel...
AGC University
Superintendent Training Program
Superintendents are the cornerstone of success on every jobsite. This in-depth certification program is designed to help superintendents lead with confidence, communicate with clarity, and control project outcomes with precision. Whether you’re already running jobs or...
Lunch & Learn: Legal Tips for Subcontractors
 Tuesday, September 12 11:45 am - 12:45 pm Construction Career CenterAttorney Michael Kuebler will provide an overview of what subcontractors should know about contracts, legislation, and business practices to help their projects avoid litigation and legal...
Women’s DIY Skills Class: Woodworking and Carpentry
 Wednesday, September 13 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm Construction Career CenterOK all you Hard-Hatted Women ... let's build! In this fun women-only course, participants will build their own wooden garden planter by learning how to measure correctly and...
Embracing Innovation in Construction
Presented by Josh Bone, Director of Innovation for NECA Friday, July 28, 8 am - 10 amThe way we do business in the construction industry will change more in the next 5 years than it has in the past 50 years. Is your company ready to embrace...
Lunch and Learn: ChatGPT
How is artificial intelligence affecting the business of construction? As creepy as it is, if you don't learn how to incorporate AI into your business model, you might get left behind. Join Matt Jeffrey, owner of Chattanooga Floor Care, to...