BYC Jan ’20 Spotlight Series: Introducing the New 50/50 Fundraising Campaign

Introducing the New 50/50 Fundraising Campaign!  January 27, 2020:  At the 2020 Carolinas AGC Annual Convention as we celebrated our 100th year, Build Your Career introduced a new and exciting fundraising program that piqued an extraordinary amount of interest from our attending member employers.  This employer-driven program is a creative fundraising initiative strategically designed to give your company a choice …

Congrats to the BYC Biltmore Experience Raffle Winner, Mike Hall of Hall Contracting Corporation!

January 27, 2020:  Build Your Career recently held an end-of-year holiday fundraiser raffle online where our members and supporters had the opportunity to purchase tickets to enter a raffle drawing for a chance to win a fabulous customizable Biltmore experience valued at $1,550.  Up for grabs in the BYC holiday fundraiser raffle as the prize was a $1,250 gift card …

BYC Announces Ambassador of the Quarter (Q4, 2019): Congrats to Lori Hardaway of HardHat Workforce Solutions!

BYC Announces Ambassador of the Quarter (Q4, 2019): Congrats to Lori Hardaway of HardHat Workforce Solutions! Build Your Career is pleased to announce our BYC Ambassador of the Quarter for Q4, 2019.  A hearty congratulations goes out to Lori Hardaway of HardHat Workforce Solutions!  Lori not only serves as a very active Build Your Career Ambassador in South Carolina, but …

BYC Thanks Our Raffle Sponsor, D. R. Reynolds, Inc.!

BYC Thanks Our Raffle Sponsor, D.R. ReynoldsCompany, Inc.! Build Your Career would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to our 2019 holiday fundraising raffle sponsor, long-time Carolinas AGC member D.R. Reynolds, Inc. of Star, North Carolina.  D.R. Reynolds has been a CAGC member since early 2001 and over the past year the company has been a major supporter of …

BYC Dec ’19 Contractors in the Classroom Profile: A Year in Review

BYC Dec ’19 Contractors in the Classroom Profile: A Year in Review The Build Your Career “Contractors in the Classroom” program is designed to place our BYC Ambassadors directly in schools throughout the Carolinas region. The goal of this program is to educate students, their parents and teachers on the many amazing benefits of pursuing a career in the construction …

Goosie Kennedy, PM with D.R. Reynolds, Urges More CAGC Members to Become Active BYC Ambassadors

Goosie Kennedy, PM with D.R. Reynolds, Inc., Urges More CAGC Members to Become Active BYC Ambassadors My name is Goosie Kennedy and I am a Project Manager with D.R. Reynolds, Inc.  I have been part of the Carolinas AGC for the past few years. 2019 was my first year taking part in the CAGC Young Leaders and I have enjoyed …

BYC Nov ’19 Contractors in the Classroom Profile: Trident Construction

BYC Nov ’19 Contractors in the Classroom Profile: Trident Construction Build Your Career recently had the opportunity to participate in a Contractors in the Classroom presentation, partnering with CAGC member and active BYC Ambassadors, Trident Construction, to lead a construction career awareness workshop for a dozen students at Fort Dorchester High School in North Charleston, SC.  Topics discussed included general …

BYC Needs a Sponsor!

BYC NEEDS A RAFFLE SPONSOR!!   Build Your Career is hosting an end of year fundraising raffle and we need your help as a sponsor!  From November 20th through December 23rd 2019, BYC will be conducting an online fundraising raffle where entrants can purchase tickets for a chance to win an awesome, customizable vacation at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, …

Support BYC & Enter our Raffle for a Chance to Win an Awesome Biltmore Experience!

“Support BYC and Have a Chance to Win an Awesome Biltmore Experience!! Build Your Career wants to help you put the FUN back in fundraising this holiday season by letting you design your own fabulous weekend vacation to the beautiful western North Carolina mountain area in Asheville!  Support local construction industry workforce development efforts here in the Carolinas and enter …

BYC Oct ’19 “Contractors in the Classroom” Profile: Customized Ambassador Orientations a HUGE Hit With CAGC Members!

BYC Oct ’19 “Contractors in the Classroom” Profile: Customized Ambassador Orientations a HUGE Hit With CAGC Members! In last month’s edition of Workforce Windup, BYC announced the option for our members to register to obtain a customized, onsite Contractors in the Classroom orientation (read last month’s article here).  The goals of these sessions are to get our CAGC member company …