The Alaska Contractor - Summer 2008
The Alaska Contractor - Summer 2008
The Alaska Contractor - Summer 2008
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Announcements<br />
<strong>Contractor</strong> Training<br />
AK-CESCL<br />
• Demand continues for the AK-CESCL classes. Through<br />
June, AGC of <strong>Alaska</strong> has certified nearly 700 attendees<br />
in 16 AK-CESCL classes held in Anchorage, Fairbanks<br />
and Juneau since August 2007. A very special thanks<br />
to <strong>Alaska</strong>n Instructors Mike Travis and Eddie Packee for<br />
their great instruction and enthusiastic support and to<br />
Alex Zimmerman and Carl Menconi for program guidance.<br />
Go to www.agcak.org for more information.<br />
Stormwater Pollution<br />
Prevention Plan<br />
• This Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan is considered<br />
an AK-CESCL follow-up one-day class. It is<br />
being developed based on industry demand and will<br />
be offered as soon as available, likely fall <strong>2008</strong>.<br />
Construction Quality<br />
Management<br />
• Construction Quality Management classes are offered<br />
with the schedule posted on the www.agcak.org Web<br />
site. This required course is directed toward contractors<br />
doing business with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.<br />
CQM Certifications are valid for three years.<br />
Coming soon<br />
• Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design classes<br />
for contractors and Building Informational Modeling,<br />
are two in-demand classes that will be offered soon.<br />
AGC of <strong>Alaska</strong> is looking for qualified instructors.<br />
Build Up!<br />
Volunteers,<br />
sponsors needed<br />
• Re-energized by AGC members Kevin Norton and<br />
Vance Taylor, Build Up! is a hands-on building and<br />
construction career promotional activities program<br />
directed toward elementary school students.<br />
Norton is looking for school sponsors and AGC<br />
members to participate in Anchorage, Mat-Su,<br />
Fairbanks and the Kenai Peninsula. Contact Norton<br />
at (907) 349-3333, or send an e-mail to Kevin.<br />
Norton@anchsand.com or Julia@agcak.org for<br />
more information.<br />
Archives<br />
• <strong>The</strong> <strong>Alaska</strong> <strong>Contractor</strong> magazine archival issues<br />
may be accessed online through our Web site at<br />
www.agcak.org. A topic search engine is being<br />
developed. Together with our Web site and “This<br />
Week at AGC” much information on classes and<br />
events is readily available.<br />
An<br />
Invitation<br />
• We at AGC encourage you to be part of the<br />
growing and personally rewarding opportunities<br />
in construction education and workforce<br />
development occurring throughout <strong>Alaska</strong>.
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