 Commissioner Carol Gladstone and the entire DCAMM team spoke to a full-house on October 21, 2016 for Conversations With...a monthly program held at the AGC MA Wellesley office. Attendees were provided with information on projects, operations, prequalification, procurement, bidding and more.
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LT. GOVERNOR KARYN POLITO PRESENTS TO BWiC
The AGC MA Building Women in Construction Committee (BWiC) would like to once again thank Lt. Governor Karyn Polito for an on point and inspiring program on October 26
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, 2016 at the UMass Club.
Discussion included her thoughts on work force development, personal career challenges and successes, best practices and overall insight on the important roles women play in the construction industry.
Learn more>>
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW APPROACH TO PERFORMANCE REVIEWS?
On Thursday, December 1st (8:30 am to 10:00 am) the AGC Human Resources Committee will host a discussion by Jamie Resker, Practice Leader and Founder of Employee Performance Solutions, Inc., on best strategies for enhancing employee performance and improving communications between managers and employees. Jamie describes her work as focussed on helping organizations "make the shift from reviewing and rating past performance to building the capacity of everyone in the organization to speak regularly and candidly about strengths, accomplishments, and more medthodically re-direct off-target performance." More information about Employee Performance Solutions, Inc. and the extensive list of companies it has served can be found at
www.employerperformancesolutions.com.
The meeting will be hosted by Commodore Builders at its Waltham headquarters at 404 Wyman Street in Waltham. If you would like to register to attend the program,
please do so here>>
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AGC MA
BWiC NOVEMBER PROFILES
AGC continues the monthly series featuring various women working in the construction industry in Massachusetts to serve as a learning platform for aspiring students and industry colleagues. The profiles share the challenges women face in a male -dominated work-place, best practices, success stories and more. This months profiles feature Danielle (Arciero) O'Connell,
Manager, Design Technologies Integration at Massachusetts Port Authority
and Haylee Bacik, Project Engineer, Gilbane Building Company.
2nd Annual WIT CM Career Fair
AGC & Members were pleased to participate in the 2nd annual WIT Construction Management Career Fair on November 3, 2016, held in the Watson Auditorium.
Students of all levels attended and engaged with prospective employers that included
AGC members:
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Northeastern University Fosters Working Relationships Within
the Community
Broovelt Lacet, Co-owner at Thomas S. Carlson Corp. speaks passionately about Northeasterns commitment to help Boston-based businesses grow and build their capacity to compete for contracts.
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Broovelt Lacet, vice president and co-owner of Thom S. Carlson Corp. speaks at a press conference Tuesday morning announcing the Impact Lending program. Photo by Matthew Modoono, NEU
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AGC At Work for You
WELCOME KARA MORGAN, NEW ASSISTANT OPERATIONS MANAGER
On November 7, 2016 AGC MA was pleased to welcome Kara Morgan as the newest member to the AGC staff.
With a BA from Bay State College, Kara is an e
xperienced office manager with executive management and marketing skills, most recently in the real estate trade association industry.
Kara has already attended several AGC meetings and events and looks forward to engaging with and learning about as many members as she can.
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PROGRAMS
Human Resources Committee Meeting with Speaker Jamie Resker, Employee Performance Solutions
December 1, 2016 | 8:30-10:00 a.m. | Commodore Builders, Waltham
 Join us as Jamie Resker delivers best strategies for enhancing employee performance and improving communications between managers and employees.
Building Excellence Series with Ryan Hutchins, SR VP, Regional Manager, Gilbane
December 2, 2016 | 7:30-9:30 a.m. | Preti Flaherty, Boston
Join us for an intimate conversation with Ryan Hutchins, Sr. VP, Regional Manager, Gilbane Building Co. Ryan serves as Sr. Vice President and Regional Manager where he leads the continued development and growth of Gilbane's New England region.
BWiC Welcomes Julie Brown: Hone Your Networking Skills & Increase Your Business
December 6, 2016 | 7:30-10:00 a.m. | UMass Club, Boston
Proper networking and building genuine industry relationships can 100% make a difference in your career and your business. There is real power in a robust network, but you need to know how to create one in order to reap its rewards.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Construction Supervisors Prep Course
January 18, 19, 26, February 26, 2017 | 5:30 -7:30 p.m. | AGC Conference Center
AGC is pleased to welcome Greater Boston Code Consultants to train and prepare our members for their Construction Supervisors License Exam:
Greater Boston Code Consultants is one of the only schools in Massachusetts that will provide you with computer based practice exams. It only makes sense. If you are going to take your exam on a computer, you should practice in that same environment.
OTI- 7045 Fall Hazard
January 24, 2017 | 8:00-5:00 p.m | AGC Conference Center
The focus of this one-day course is to identify, evaluate, and prevent or control fall hazards.
OTI- 7410 Managing Excavation Hazards
January 25, 2017 | 8:00-5:00 p.m | AGC Conference Center
This one-day course is designed as a training program to inform employers and employees of the best practices in trenching and excavation safety.
OTI- 7205 Health Hazard Awareness
January 26, 2017 | 8:00-5:00 p.m | AGC Conference Center
The goal of the Health Hazards Awareness course is to assist participants with recognizing potential health hazards in the workplace, and eliminating, controlling, avoiding, or minimizing them whenever possible.
OTI- 7115 Lock Out-Tag Out: Controlling Workplace Energy to Prevent Workplace Injury
January 30, 2017 | 8:00-5:00 p.m | AGC Conference Center
This one-day course provides participants with information on the importance of energy control programs, procedures, training, audits and methods for controlling hazardous energy, and the knowledge and skills required to safely perform servicing and maintenance activities.
OTI- 7300 Understanding OSHA's Permit Required Confined Space
January 31, 2017 | 8:00-5:00 p.m | AGC Conference Center
This course covers the requirements of the OSHA Permit Required Confined Space Standards with a comparison and contrast between 29 CFR 1910.146 (General Industry) and Subpart AA (Construction).
Constructor Supervisor License Renewal Institute (CSL)
On line-anytime
You MUST have your CSL License Number to Register and begin your classes.
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