CAGC Members Pledge Nearly $123,000 at Convention to Support New BYC 50/50 Program!

CAGC Members Pledge Nearly $123,000 at Convention to Support New BYC 50/50 Program! At the recent Carolinas AGC Annual Convention in Aruba, our attending members enjoyed hot, sun-filled Caribbean days, cold island drinks, delicious local Aruban cuisine and a jam-packed, yet very entertaining, agenda.  We had much to celebrate in this tropical paradise—the 100th anniversary of CAGC, our prestigious 2019 …

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 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 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 …

BYC Announces Ambassador of the Quarter (Q3, 2019): Congrats to Goosie Kennedy of D.R. Reynolds Company, Inc.!

BYC Announces Ambassador of the Quarter (Q3, 2019): Congrats to Goosie Kennedy of D.R. Reynolds Company, Inc.! Build Your Career is pleased to announce our BYC Ambassador of the Quarter for Q3, 2019.  A hearty congratulations goes out to Goosie Kennedy of D.R. Reynolds Company, Inc.!  Goosie not only serves as a very active Build Your Career Ambassador, but he …

Are There Better Ways to Attract New Talent to Your Construction Firm?

Are There Better Ways to Attract New Talent to Your Construction Firm? Even though the construction industry continues to make improvements in technology, offers great compensation and benefits packages, creates opportunities for upward mobility and boasts bountiful jobs available for both genders, why aren’t more young people entering the industry?  One primary reason is that construction careers simply have not …

Carolinas Construction Corner: Connecting You with the 411 on Industry-Related Events

Carolinas Construction Corner:  Connecting You with the 411 on Industry-related Events! (Construction equipment such as dump trucks, dozers, cranes & excavators, Police cruisers, Fire trucks, EMS, SWAT & much more!) Visit event website to learn more!  For more information on how your company can participate or become an event sponsor, please contact BYC Director, Tammy Ford, at (704) 995-3901 or …