Posts Tagged ‘Associated General Contractors’

Pascagoula tops in construction job growth

by Wally Northway Published: April 19,2013

Tags: Associated General Contractors, construction, Lee Nations, Pascagoula, Wally Northway

Some contractors in Pascagoula, particularly those who were members of the local Associated General Contractors (AGC), were unhappy and were quick to let the local chapter know it in 2010 when a national AGC report had the Coast city losing the most construction jobs of any metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the entire country. Three [...] [...]

Retirement won’t stop Nations’ legacy

by Becky Gillette Published: February 15,2013

Tags: Associated General Contractors, building contractors, construction, housing bubble, Mississippi Construction Education Foundation, Perry Nations

Perry Nations, 75, a strong voice for the construction industry for more than 35 years, retired as executive director of Associated General Contractors on Dec. 31, 2012. Two days later, he took a new job as vice president of the Mississippi Construction Education Foundation. “I’m a workaholic,” Nations admits. “It is a challenge to come [...] [...]

Builder groups split on new Congress

by Wally Northway Published: November 28,2010

Tags: Alan Nunnelee, Associated Builders and Contractors, Associated General Contractors, Buddy Edens, Gene Taylor, Gregg Harper, Michelle Seward Davis, Perry Nations, Steven Palazzo

Trade associations split on what to expect following elections The state’s two leading construction trade associations are divided as to whether the new-look Congress will be a plus for builders. The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) is optimistic. The Associated General Contractors (AGC), on the other hand, is more guarded in its outlook. Now, the [...] [...]

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