ASA and AGC Officers Discuss Top Industry and Public Policy Issues

During an April 6 meeting in New York City, national officers of the Associated General Contractors of America and ASA discussed top industry and public policy issues, including workforce shortages, price volatility in construction materials, prefabrication in construction, design delegation, and how the two groups can collaborate to increase the use of ConsensusDocs in the construction industry. The ASA and AGC officers meet each year to discuss issues and explore new ways in which the associations can work together. ASA’s representatives were 2017-18 President Jeff Banker, Banker Insulation, Chandler, Ariz.; 2017-18 Vice President and President-elect Courtney Little, ACE Glass Construction Corporation, Little Rock, Ark.; 2017-18 Treasurer Anthony Brooks, Platinum Drywall, Little Rock, Ark.; ASA Immediate Past President Robert Abney, F.L. Crane & Sons, Inc., Southaven, Miss.; and ASA Chief Advocacy Officer E. Colette Nelson. The meeting of ASA and AGC officers took place the day after the annual Engineering News-Record Awards of Excellence luncheon and dinner.