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New Members First Program in Metro Atlanta Proves Big Hit

One of the most impor tant changes in the Chapter’s five year old Members First program occurred in August 2009 when we kicked off a new Members First program in the metro Atlanta area Our first program featured the proposed Atlanta to Chattanooga light rail project, which attracted a strong tur nout This confir med members’ interest in this type of lear ning oppor tunity in addition to regular programming offered out of the Atlanta headquar ters office.

Industr y Leaders and Families Enjoy Conventions

Over 300 people representing 72 member fir ms par ticipated in and enjoyed the Chapter’s June 2009 Annual Convention at the Amelia Island Plantation resor t in Amelia Island, FL. In addition to planned events and activities br inging members together, ever yone appreciated the time to socialize infor mally, sit in on pro-

“As a fairly new member, we really valued the oppor tunity to attend the Chapter’s first quar terly Members First meeting in Atlanta to hear about the new rail program This is a great way to pull people together where at the same time we can lear n about a topic of interest that impacts our business, industr y and community ”

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fessional development seminars, relax, and spend time with their families and industr y colleagues Those attending heard from both Steve Sandherr, AGC of Amer ica Staff Executive, and Doug Pr uitt, President of Sundt Constr uction and the 2009-10 President of AGC of Amer ica about the Association and what is happening nationally in the constr uction industr y The 2009 Build Georgia Award winners were announced and members par ticipating in the wor kers’ compensation program, CompTr ust AGC MCIC received their dividend checks YLP members, their spouses and guests enjoyed dinner together followed by a fun Casino themed networ king event. Children and spouses enjoyed special activities planned for them as well.

Ever y year, many Chapter members including our Officers and Board members attend AGC of Amer ica’s Convention to take advantage of meeting with industr y leaders from around the countr y as well as with their peers in Georgia Ever yone attending speaks highly about the quality of national speakers, educational seminars, the Willis safety breakfast, luncheon and dinner programs and enter tainment, special spouse programs, and trade show exhibition

March 2010 was no exception when dozens of members attended the Convention in Or lando. Smith, Curr ie & Hancock, LLP hosted a special cocktail reception the second night of the Convention for local members, and national fr iends of Georgia Branch, AGC

Build Ge orgia Awards

Over 90 entr ies for projects completed in 2009 were submitted for the 2010 Build

Georgia Awards program making this the largest number of nominated projects in the award program’s histor y. Winners are announced at the Chapter’s annual convention in June and featured in the Chapter’s Four th Quar ter 2010 Georgia Construction Today magazine Additionally 205,000 readers of the Atlanta Business Chronicle receive a special section in June featur ing Build Georgia Award winners