Associated General Contractors of Maine
Building a Better Maine... Since 1951

AGC Golf Tournament Round Up

Besides a soggy course the day was great for golf. The sun burned off the morning fog and blue sky greated the AGC's Classic golf Tournament.

With almost 170 golfers the day was a success and after playing 18 holes the lunch or dinner was top notch. Surf & Turf at AGC means you get both lobster & steak! The crew at Spring Meadows were excellent.

Enough about the weather....here are the results:

Morning Results:

First Place Team

Paul Kohler (SW Cole Engineering), Bill Faucher (Allied Engineering), Larry Winchroski (Allied Engineering), Bruce Tarbox

Closest to pin: Paul Jacques

Long Drive Men: Brian Bowman

Straightest Drive: Bill Holmes

Long Drive Ladies: Katie McCarthy

Putting: Tom Lamy

Afternoon Results: First place Team
Travis Whitehead, Becca Whitehead, Barney Stilphen, John Doiron
(All from Knowles Industrial)
Closest to pin: David White

Long Drive Men: Keith McPherson

Long Drive Women: Patty Labbe

Straightest Drive: John Whitehouse

Hole In one prize : Peter Levesque of Enterprise Electric
$500 Pro Shop Credit Donated by MiltonCat

Mulligan Prize Winner: Gary LaPierre (The Rowley Agency)

Special Thanks to Donations from the following companies:

Hole In One:
Milton CAT

Hole Sponsors:
A.H. Harris & Sons, Inc., Albin, Randall & Bennett, American Concrete Industries, Berkley Surety Group, Chadwick-BaRoss, Inc., Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Cross Insurance, EJ Prescott, Inc, Patty Labbe & Ray Labbe & Sons, Inc., Pike Industries, Inc., Pre-Cast Concrete Products of Maine, Inc., PretiFlaherty, The Rowley Agency, Inc., Sargent Corporation, Skillings-Shaw & Associates, Inc., Willis HRH Lunch & Dinner Sponsors: Cianbro Corporation, Nortrax Equipment, Munters Corporation, United Rentals
Door Prize Sponsor CCB, Inc.,
Golf Cart Sponsor Maine Technical Source
AGC Maine would also like to thank the hard work of Pam Rogers from Cross Insurance and the volunteers:
Pam Rogers – Cross Insurance Event Chair, Michelle Ibarguen – Cross Insurance, Don Lunn – Cross Insurance, Trish Gardner – Cross Insurance, Sharon Martel – Ohio Casualty, Cathy Clark – Winter People, Dick Cadigan – MiltonCAT

Affordable Housing Bill Passed (LD 1485)

The combined efforts of Maine's construction industry and related partners found success last night when the legislature passed LD 1485 "An Act Regarding Maine's Energy Future".

This bill creates the state's largest single investment in affordable housing in state history, and provides us with an incredible opportunity to provide critically needed housing to low income people throughout the state, bring jobs back to the hard-hit construction sector, and significantly improve the energy efficiency of our housing stock.

Above... Mark Curtis of Gorham Sand & Gravel is interviewed by WCSH6's Don Carrigan at the State House on Wednesday. Curtis was part of an AGC team that is working with lawmakers to help shape a possible transportation funding mechanism.

Highway Fund Faces Shortfall
Contractors Lean in to Shape Funding Debate

AUGUSTA (NEWS CENTER) -- The state is facing yet another budget problem-- and drivers may be asked to help fix it. The legislature is trying to fill some big holes in the state's highway fund and AGC Maine is there to help.
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AGC Maine Launches Online Store [Link]
Starting this month we’re giving you a chance to share your pride in the construction industry with vendors, businesses, civic leaders and the public by making clothing and other promotional items with your logo and the AGC Maine logo available from our custom online store. Working with a Maine-based company that is a national leader in brand recognition campaigns, this unique partnership will allow members to order items co-branded with their logo and the AGC Maine logo. Whether you’re outfitting an entire crew or want a way to recognize that special employee, the new online store will be your quickest and most cost-effective way to do it. Our partner, Winter People, of Freeport, Maine works with corporations across the United States and is ready to provide a high level of service to our members. What if your favorite item isn’t on the site? No problem. If you are searching for a particular item or would like to put together image campaigns for a selected audience contact Winter People directly. Each quarter we will review the items offered online and move hot new items for our industry into our store. (Of course the Carhartt products will be there year ‘round!) Share your pride in your company and show the AGC logo, which is the construction industry’s skill, responsibility and integrity. Browse the site and take a look at the current offerings. If you have any questions or cannot find what you are looking for, call our AGC Maine designated sales representative at Winter People, Cathy Clark, at 1-877-3340 ext 23 or email her at cathy@winterpeople.com. To setup your personalized cobranded store please use do the following:

STEP 1 Fill out the following form and follow the instructions.[Download Form]

STEP 2 Provide your logo(s) as requested

STEP 3 Start shopping

Celebrate our 20th Annual Golf Tournament
Join us on Friday June 26, 2009 at Spring Meadows in Gray Maine. Below you will find registration forms for teams and event sponsorship information. Please call us with any questions otherwise we will see on the course.

Register Your Team

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Associated General Contractors Issues Call for Action on Water and Wastewater Funding
Cites Link to Maintaining Public Health

The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Maine today supported L.D. 650, “An Act To Create a Sustainable Funding Mechanism for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure in the State of Maine”. In testimony before the Legislature’s Committee on Utilities and Energy O’Dea highlighted the link between public health and public water and waste water systems. “The same day that we’re discussing an emerging public health threat whose antidote is good sanitation, this committee is dealing with an annual $45 million dollar funding shortfall for our water and wastewater systems. [read story]

State of Maine Recognizes 50 years of Success

2009 Build Maine Awards Celebrated with Capacity Crowd

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Six award winners. 300 people. One great night. April 15th AGC Maine celebrated the 2009 Build Maine Award Winners. WGME 13's Diana Ichton hosted the award ceremony following the dinner.

Over 260 people attended the event hosted at the annual NAWIC construction expo.

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A Great Day for Maine...

On Thursday March 26th, Cianbro Corporation began the delivery of the first of four refinery modules for energy giant Motiva. This image was taken on the Penobscot River near Bucksport Maine. (Steve Bost photo)

Governor Baldacci Addresses Conference at AGC Maine

AGC Maine hosted the composite conference in cooperation with UMaine Advanced Structures and Composite Laboratory, Advanced Structures Composites Center, Maine Composites Alliance and the Maine Department of Transportation.

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Stimulus Builder's Chance to Adjust
BANGOR, Maine-One of Maine's top construction industry lobbyists told a group of area business and civic leaders Thursday that it's an exciting time to be in construction. "Exciting like you might find in a tiger's cage" said John O'Dea, executive director of Associated General Contractors of Maine and a former state representative and senator."It's rough out there."

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MAINE STANDS TO RECEIVE $317 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION INVESTMENTS AS PART OF STIMULUS TO JUMP START TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
Analysis of Legislation by the Associated General Contractors of America Shows Over 7,680 Jobs in Maine Would be Created or Saved by Construction Projects in the Stimulus Package

Portland International Jetport Director Paul Bradbury and AGC Maine's Chief Executive Director John O'Dea talk stimulus with media.Maine stands to receive at least $317 million in new construction investments as part of a broader economic stimulus package being debated by Congress, the Associated General Contractors of America announced today. The funding would add new jobs, boost personal earnings, increase state economic activity and help fund vital transportation projects like the expansion of Portland's International Jetport and improvements to Interstate-295.
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Chartered in 1951, Associated General Contractors of Maine, (AGC Maine) proudly enters its second half-century as a state chapter of The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC). AGC Maine is dedicated to ensuring a sound and healthy construction industry, and providing the public with an assurance of the skill, responsibility and integrity of AGC-member firms.