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Annual Business Meeting

Address by 2015 CAGC Chair of the Board of Directors - James Braswell

CAGC Foundation Update - Board of Trustees Chair Laura Teeter

State of the Association - Interim President/CEO Dave Simpson


General Sessions

ARTBA Update - Nick Goldstein, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs & Assistant General Counsel
American Road & Transportation Builders Association

The Washington Economic Report - Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, AGCA
Daily Digest

The Washington Legislative Report - Jeff Shoaf, Senior Executive Director Government and Public Affairs, AGCA

Building Your Backlog: Regardless of Market Conditions - Scott Humrickhouse, Managing Director, FMI Corporation

Construction Technology Forecast: Harnessing Integration, Mobile, Sensors and Augmented Reality
James Benham, President JBKnowledge

What Matters Most - Hess Hempstead, Former NFL Player and current Construction Management Professional


Division Breakout Sessions

Highway Division

Brian Deery, Senior Director, Highway Division, AGC of America

Leslie Hope, Dir., SC Government Relations and Divisions, Carolinas AGC

Berry Jenkins PE, PLS, NC Government Relations, Highway Division Director, Carolinas AGC

Summary: Brian Deery with AGCA urged all members to contact their congressional representatives to urge re-authorization of the federal highway trust fund which expires the end on May 2015 and to not keep passing short term extensions. Both North and South Carolina legislatures are early in their sessions and CAGC lobbyists will be actively monitoring and supporting legislation beneficial to our industry with a strong focus on addition transportation funding potentials.


Building Division

Mason Ailstock, Vice President of Business Development, The Research Triangle Park

Jason Ward, Vice President of Business Development, Landmark Enterprises

Jeff Shoaf, Senior Executive Director Government and Public Affairs, AGCA

Leslie Hope, Dir., SC Government Relations and Divisions , Carolinas AGC

Summary:  Members heard about future economic development opportunities in both Carolinas, a legislative upstate from National AGC lobbyist Jeff Shoaf, and legislative updates from CAGC lobbyists who will be following legislative issues such as a large bonding initiative for building construction in North Carolina and legislation in South Carolina that would decrease the cost of permitting fees across the state and another bill that would decrease the time it takes to obtain a permit from DHEC. There was also a great deal of discussion about the best way to address the labor shortage in both states.


Utility Division

Scott Berry, Director of the Municipal and Utilities Construction Division, Environment, and Trade, AGCA

Allen S. Gray, Utility Division Director/Lobbyist, Carolinas AGC

Summary: The Utility Division breakout session featured presentations on Public Relations and Job Site Events, Claudia Dodgen VP People Development, Crowder Construction; Succession Planning, Jonathon Mangels, Greer & Walker; and local, state and national legislative activities with focus on water/waste water funding, Scott Berry, AGC of America Utilities Infrastructure Division Director, and Allen Gray, CAGC Utility Division Director.