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Our New Member, Sunesis Environmental
With 30 years in the heavy civil construction industry, Sunesis has grown from its humble beginnings in 1991 into the three business Holdings company it is today. One of those businesses, Sunesis Environmental, has opened a southeast division right here in...
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 challenges only...
AGC East Tennessee Members Hit The Hill
On March 7, a record-number of chapter members attended Day on the Hill in Nashville to share our industry priorities with our legislative delegation. The 22 attending members of AGC East Tennessee presented our position on our legislative watchlist and pitched...
AGC East Tennessee Honors Excellence at Annual Celebration
March 14, 2023, Chattanooga, TN - Members of AGC East Tennessee celebrated the opening the Construction Career Center and other successes over the past year at its 2023 Annual Meeting and Celebration. More than 175 construction professionals were in attendance on...
Meet Jessica Stack, Tinker Ma’s Architect
It's rare to find someone in the building industry that has experience in construction and architecture, and that's what makes Jessica Stack truly special in the industry. While Jessica grew up in vocational training in construction, she found her way to become...
Construction Career Center’s New Student Foremen
Carsten Taylor and Christian Webb, students at the Construction Career Center, have been selected as Shop Foremen by their CTE instructor, Travis Olinger. The selection was made through a formal process where students who applied had to submit a resume and...
Meet Matt Stoddard with Lee Company
Lee Company is a 3rd generation, family-owned and operated mechanical engineering, facilities, and home services company. With $300 million in sales and more than 1,600 employees, Lee Company is one the largest MEP contractors in Tennessee. To help boost its...
Tough job vacancies in construction
In a survey to members in the AGC America, 91% of the contractors had heartache trying to find people to work both in the field and in construction manager. The survey showed that companies had the most challenge finding millwrights (87%), carpenters (85%), plumbers...
Our New Member, Clean Vapor
What do you do if your site is contaminated with radon, methane, or other hazardous vapors? Clean Vapor, a vapor intrusion mitigation company, can come to the rescue. This 16-year-old New Jersey-based company has a simple mission ... to keep places where people work...
AGC of America Releases 2023 Economic Outlook for Construction
AGC of America's 2023 Economic Forecasts shows that contractors are predicting that the looming presence of a recession will have a negative impact on private-sector development, but are feeling bullish on infrastructure and public-sector construction. The reports...