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Craig Clark, President and CEO of Dynalectric and Chair of the Specialty Contractors Council, was selected as Chair of the Year by حوإ¼½م½م President Mark Knight from a list of impressive nominees.
At the Associated General Contractors of America's National Convention, Tim Sinclair, chair of حوإ¼½م½م's Specialty Contractors Council, took part in a forum on preconstruction best practices -- a list of which is included in this article.
حوإ¼½م½م of America’s Past Chair of the Lean Construction Forum Steering Committee, Jeff Esgar, Sundt Construction, was asked to contribute an article based on حوإ¼½م½م’s Lean Construction Education Program’s Unit One course entitled: “Variation in Production Systems†for the Lean Construction Blog.
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (ET)
This lively, information-packed WebEd, brought to you by the حوإ¼½م½م of America Business Development Forum, presents industry experts, Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, Associated General Contractors of America and Cliff Brewis, Vice President of Operations for Dodge Data Analytics as they provide construction industry leaders and Business Development professionals national and regional construction market predictions in light of a new presidential administration.
The Business Development Best Practices are an ongoing effort by the حوإ¼½م½م Business Development Forum Steering Committee to bring more BD resources and best practices to the حوإ¼½م½م membership. Written and developed by industry experts in Business Development, these best practices cover a wide range of topics, from relationship building and sales to marketing and proposals.
At the حوإ¼½م½م Annual Convention in Las Vegas, NV, the Building Division by acclimation elected Douglas Maibach as Chairman for 2017-2018. Doug is Chairman of Barton Malow Enterprises and Executive Vice President of Barton Malow Company in Southfield, Michigan. He is a very active leader in local community and industry organizations.
Christie DeLuca, AECOM
Grow, increase, expand. These concepts form the foundation of a company’s strategic goals. Although not all strategies require entering new markets, at some point, firms must expand beyond existing clients or geographies to achieve significant growth.
Whether you’re on the executive team or serve in the business development space, answering these questions honestly can help your team determine where your company should focus its resources to achieve realistic and meaningful growth.
Matthew Lee, Young Contracting
Have you ever had to sit through a presentation where you spend the entire time checking you phone for emails and messages even though you know you haven’t received any new ones? At some point in your career, whether you are in business development, sales, marketing, management, or otherwise, most of us will have to get up in front of a group of people and make a presentation. Here are FIVE tips that may help you give a meaningful presentation.
Almost 70% of contractors are having a hard time filling skilled positions, according to an حوإ¼½م½م survey. This article looks at what some builders and associations are doing to increase the pipeline of future workers and retain current ones.