AGC MA Announces Annual Safety Awards Recipients
AGC MA held its annual Safety Breakfast Awards program on Friday, June 17th, 2022 to honor 32 AGC member firms for their outstanding commitment to safety in 2021 in the commercial construction industry. The National Safety Award recognizes firms that have developed and successfully implemented industry-leading safety standards across its portfolio of work. The award program incentivizes construction firms to evaluate and improve existing safety standards. To qualify for a Safety Award, an AGC-member firm
AGC MA Promotes Frisbie to VP of Member Services
The Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts (AGC MA) is proud to announce the recent promotion of Lisa Frisbie to act as the association’s first Vice-President of Member Services. In this capacity, Ms. Frisbie will take on new responsibilities including coordination of communications, programming, and member recruitment strategies. Ms. Frisbie joined AGC MA in 2015 as the Director of Business Development and Marketing. In that role, she led major overhauls of the AGC MA communications platforms
2022 Annual Meeting & Social
AGC MA held it’s 2022 Annual Membership Meeting and Social on May 19th at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline, MA. This was the first Annual Meeting held since 2019 as a result of the pandemic. The Membership Meeting kicked off with departing Chair, Fran Colantonio, Founder & CEO, Colantonio, Inc. sharing a thoughtful overview of the many accomplishments the Board of Directors and AGC MA staff have realized over the past two years, including the development of standardized COVID-19 Safety Protocols
AGC MA Hires Marion Jones, MPA, Director of Workforce Development & Industry Inclusion
AGC MA is pleased to welcome Marion Jones, MPA in the newly created position of Director of Workforce Development & Industry Inclusion. In this role Marion will be responsible for promoting vocational and educational pathways for students into the commercial construction industry. She will be responsible for creating bridges between AGC MA members, the education community, and underrepresented populations and promote diversity and inclusion in the industry by utilizing the voices of the community to develop
Congratulations to the 2021 Safety Award Recipients!
Congratulations to the 2021 National Safety Awards & AGC MA Merit Award Winners! National AGC Safety AwardsAGC MA Merit Awards Bond Civil and Utility Construction, Inc. Bond Building Construction, Inc.Citywide Contracting, LLCC.E. Floyd Company, Inc.Colantonio, Inc.Consigli Construction Co., Inc.ColumbiaDellbrook | JKSCommodore Builders Dimeo Construction CompanyConstruction Coordinators, Inc.Elaine Construction Company, Inc.D.A. Sullivan & Sons, Inc.John Moriarty & Associates, Inc.Erland
Improve Your Building Career? Improve Your Goals.
Improve Your Building Career? Improve Your GoalsBy William Ronco, Ph.D., Copyright Ó 2022 2 Observations Working with thousands of design and construction professionals over the past 25+ years, two things about goals are clear: You don’t have to have goals to simply earn a paycheck. There’s enough activity, good people and productive organizations to keep you busy and employed. Effective goal planning generates big rewards. If you take the time and effort to set and achieve goals, you’ll have a
Legislature Passes $4 Billion ARPA Funding Legislation
The Massachusetts Legislature has approved an appropriations bill to allocate $4 billion dollars in federal ARPA funds. The bill includes $90 million for marine port development, $150 million for the construction of new rental units for low-income individuals and $500 million to help reduce the deficit in the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund for the purpose of reducing the tax burden on employers. The bill also earmarks $107 million for workforce development programs and $100 million to support public
Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Commission
The special commission created to investigate the funding and the benefits paid through the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund plans to finalize their deliberations in January and hope to submit recommendations to the Legislature regarding the steps that should be taken to maintain the long-term solvency of the UI Trust Fund. The commission is comprised of members of business and labor organizations which may make it difficult to achieve a majority consensus report. They have agreed on the goal of
Zero-Net Energy Goals in Jeopardy
Gov. Baker and the Legislature have committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 with aggressive goals for utilizing renewable energy sources, eliminating greenhouse gas emissions, and banning the sale by 2035 of gasoline-fueled vehicles. Those plans were dealt a setback recently when the voters in Maine rejected a transmission project which would have brought renewable hydro-electric power from Canada through Maine and into Massachusetts. It is estimated the transmission project would have
Mental Health Resources for the Holiday Season…and Beyond Brought to you by the AGC MA HR Committee
While the holiday season can be a joyful time, it also can bring additional stress and depression into our already hectic lives. In its continued support of mental health in the construction industry, the AGC MA Human Resources Committee has compiled a list of resources that can help those that may be struggling during this time of year. Do whatever makes you most comfortable, but if you are struggling in any way, please seek help. You are not alone. Employee Assistance Program (EAP)An EAP program is
Milwaukee Tool Donation
Wellesley, MA: On October 28, 2021, as part of its comprehensive work force development initiative aimed at introducing high school students to the commercial construction industry, the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts (AGC MA) in collaboration with Milwaukee Tool, donated a variety of high-quality carpentry tools and safety equipment valued at more than $15,000 to Madison Park Technical Vocational High School (MPTVHS) To celebrate the donation AGC MA hosted a luncheon at Madison Park
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AGC MA Appoints John Ferrante as New CEO
The Board of Directors of AGC MA is pleased to announce John Ferrante as the newly appointed Chief Executive Officer. John succeeds Bob Petrucelli who served as CEO for the past 34 years. Bob stated, "I have had the opportunity to collaborate with John on several legislative and industry initiatives over the past 5 years during his time at BTEA. In fact, we have already spoken several times and are planning for a smooth transition....John will make a terrific CEO." For the last 5 years, John has been
AGC MA 2020-2022 Board Announced
AGC MA is pleased to announce Francis Colantonio, Chair & CEO, Colantonio, Inc. has been named 2020-2022 Board Chair of the Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts (AGC MA). Fran previously served as 2018-2020 Vice Chair of the Board.AGC MA is an 85-year old not-for-profit trade association, comprised of 200 CM/GC’s, Subcontractors and Service Providers who perform a majority of the commercial, institutional, and public vertical building in the Commonwealth.“We look forward to Fran’s new term as
