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Robert Scalzo passes at 92
Robert Joseph Bob Scalzo born May 20 1923 passed away on June 14 2015 after a brief illness. Bob was predeceased in 2005 by his beloved wife of 57 years Mary Celeste Alfieri Scalzo. He is survived by his loving partner Josephine Jody Root nine children: Kathy (Colin Leech-Porter) Celeste Mulroone...
Posted on: 07/14/2015
William "Bill" Dickson passes at 96
Bill was a constant presence in the Puget Sound and Washington State construction industry since the founding of the William Dickson Company in 1940 serving actively as company president from 1971 until his passing in his 96th year.
Posted on: 06/15/2015
AGC of America introduces new officers to lead industry
March 25 2015 -- The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) today announced the new officers who have been selected to lead the nation’s largest construction trade association. In photo left to right Chuck Greco chairman of Houston Texas-based Linbeck Group will serve as president; Mar...
Posted on: 03/30/2015
Glyn Slattery named 2015 AGC Contractor of the Year
Other 2015 honorees include Ian McFarland of University Mechanical Contractors Bryan Kelley of Oles Morrison Rinker Baker LLP and Lee Kilcup of GLY Construction.
Glyn Slattery of Lydig Construction was presented with AGC of Washingtons 2015 Contractor of the Year award at Jan. 23s Annual Convent...
Posted on: 02/02/2015
AGC's BUILD PAC honors Senator Ann Rivers with 2015 Legislator of the Year award
Senator Ann Rivers was presented with AGCs BUILD PAC 2015 Legislator of the Year award at AGC of Washington’s 2015 Annual Convention on Jan. 23 at the Seattle Four Seasons Hotel.
Sen. Rivers is a rising star within the Washington State senate. After a term in the House she won the 18th District...
Posted on: 02/02/2015
Smith, Munro to lead AGC of Washington in 2015
AGC of Washington elected a new group of association officers at its 2015 annual convention held Jan. 23 at Seattle’s Four Seasons Hotel.
The association welcomed Gary Smith Lease Crutcher Lewis as president; Nancy Munro MidMountain Contractors as first vice president; Jake Jacobson Osborne Co...
Posted on: 02/02/2015
Students go hands-on at 2014 Construction Career Day
Hundreds of students from area high schools once again converged on Seattles Magnuson Park on October 9 to get up-close and personal and even hands-on with a wide range of construction trades. Students tried their hand at activities such as laying mortar on brick survey map reading and running a ...
Posted on: 10/13/2014
AGC Retro celebrates award winners and whopping refund
See AGC Retro Top Performers here! Congratulations to them all!
In events held around the state AGC Retro members recently celebrated top refund performance and lower experience modification rates (EMRs) achieved through their shared commitment to safety and to accommodating injured workers with...
Posted on: 06/23/2014
AGC Seattle offices complete move
AGC of Washingtons Seattle headquarters completed the move of its offices on June 10 vacating the previous space that it held for more than thirty years. It wasnt a long move however; staff are now located on the west side of the same third floor in the same Westlake Avenue (AGC) building instead...
Posted on: 06/10/2014
Lydig, Centennial take home 2014 Build Washington Grand Awards
A packed house at Bellevue’s Hyatt Regency saw Lydig Construction and Centennial Contractors Enterprises take home Grand Awards for Construction and Safety respectively at the 2014 Build Washington Awards on May 15. Dave Ross of KIRO radio was the evenings master of ceremonies.
Lydig Constructio...
Posted on: 05/23/2014
Surge in AGC membership applications
AGC of Washington has seen a significant increase in membership applications in recent months as area businesses look to reinforce their bottom line. For 2013 as a whole new-member applications grew by about 14 percent over typical years. 2014 however is off to an even busier start with the chapt...
Posted on: 02/17/2014
AGC Elects 2014 Officers and Board Members
AGC of Washington elected a new group of officers at its 2014 annual convention held Jan. 24 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Seattle. The association welcomed Joe Simmons Joseph S. Simmons Construction as president; Gary Smith Lease Crutcher Lewis as first vice president; Mark Seaman Abbott Construc...
Posted on: 01/31/2014
Loren Pease named AGC's 2014 Contractor of the Year
Loren Pease of Pease Construction in Lakewood was presented with the AGC of Washington’s 2014 Contractor of the Year award at the AGC’s annual convention held on Jan. 24 at Seattle’s Four Seasons Hotel. Additional annual awards were announced including Subcontractor of the Year presented to Ken D...
Posted on: 01/31/2014
Brett Ferullo to Chair AGC's BUILD PAC
Brett Ferullo Northwest Construction was once again elected Chair of the Senior Council for AGC’s BUILD PAC with Dan Absher Absher Construction elected Vice Chair.“One of our immediate goals is to increase contributions to AGC’s BUILD PAC through the dues-renewal process that is underway right no...
Posted on: 11/18/2013
AGC of Washington Welcomes New Customer-Service Associate
She may well be the first voice you hear when you call or the first face you see when you visit AGCs office in Seattle. Either way were happy to welcome Jenna Shames to the AGC of Washington staff as our new Customer-Service Associate. Jennas a Seattle native but shows very little sign of rust an...
Posted on: 10/07/2013
2013 Construction Career Day Wows the Crowd
Over 900 students from 23 King County-area high schools attended the 2013 Construction Career Day event held at Magnuson Park in northeast Seattle on Oct. 2 and 3. This marked the event’s sixth year again with major support from AGC of Washington the AGC of Washington Education Foundation and Was...
Posted on: 10/07/2013
Sixteen Scholarship Recipients Announced
A number of Washington State college students have been awarded AGC Education Foundation scholarships for the 2013-2014 academic year. Six are from CWU seven are from UW and three are from WSU. Read more about the award winners all supported by generous AGC Education Foundation donors.
Posted on: 09/25/2013
Welcome, New Members!
The following firms have been approved as AGC of Washington members. Welcome all!
Western Forest Products Inc.
IMAGINiT Technologies
American Pump and Electric
Systems West LLC
Accrete Construction LLC
All Valley Sheet Metal Inc.
MacDonald Miller Facility Solutions
Salinas Construction...
Posted on: 09/25/2013
AGC Elects New Officers and Board Members
At its Jan. 25 annual meeting AGC of Washington elected its 2013 slate of officers and board members. The officers are:
Butch Brooks
President
Butch Brooks is the owner of Brooks Construction Management which specializes in construction management services preconstruction and value engineeri...
Posted on: 01/30/2013
Southern District Food Bank Efforts
As the 2012 Christmas Season approaches it is time again to count our many blessings. This year has brought even more change to the world we live in. Unfortunately one of the biggest changes is the increase of families in our local community that need help providing food and gifts for children d...
Posted on: 11/26/2012
2013 AGC Membership Directory Ad Sales Begin on October 1
Sometime within the first week of October our publisher (and AGC member) Performance Publishing will be giving you a call regarding the opportunities available to your company to place an advertisement in the AGC Membership Directories (print and online). There are many prices available for you ...
Posted on: 10/01/2012
Improvements Keep AGC Building Almost Full
Under the direction of the Property Committee chaired by Gary Smith of Lease Crutcher Lewis AGCs iconic building continues to be improved and maintained as Class A office space with an enviable -- and practically unheard of -- vacancy rate of nearly zero! The adjoining marina also owned by the as...
Posted on: 05/22/2012
AGC Welcomes New Members!
The following firms have been approved for membership: Marsh Inc. (Management consulting project risk management dispute resolution services provider of technical and management consulting to engineering industrial commercial construction.); Siemens Industry Inc. (HVAC fire and security.); Realm ...
Posted on: 04/13/2011
President's Message: Funding the Future of Transportation
By Pat McGarry President AGC of Washington
(Editor’s note: The following is a reprint of an article recently published in the Puget Sound Business Journal.)
A nickel just isn’t what it used to be. And that’s a major reason why the state is in a transportation funding bind.
In 2003 Washington...
Posted on: 03/29/2011
AGC Welcomes New Members!
The following firms have been approved for membership: All Covered Inc. (information technology services); NRC Environmental Services Inc (24-hour emergency response industrial cleaning remediation operations marine services and waste management); Triad Machinery (machinery sales); Cedar Recyclin...