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Associated General Contractors of Iowa

 

Controller's Council Meeting

Thursday, April 24, 2025
Hilton Garden Inn,1325 Dickenson Avenue, Ames, IA 50014
Special interest to Controllers, CFO’s, Owners, Vice-Presidents, Estimators and Office Managers

8:30 am              Welcome/Opening Remarks – Andy Warren, Executive Vice-President AGC Iowa

8:40 -9:45 am    Insights into Iowa’s Economy – Liesl Eathington (B.S., MBA) is a research scientist in the Dept. of Economics at Iowa State University and the coordinator of the Iowa Community Indicator Program. She will share her research and insights on Iowa’s economy.

9:45 – 10 am     Break

10 -11:30 am     Workforce – H-2B Visa Program – Aaron Bernard, the founding attorney of The Bernard Firm in Ames, will present on the H-2B (non-agricultural) temporary labor visa program.  Mr. Bernard has over 21 years of experience in immigration law.  He currently assists several AGC members with finding seasonal workers.

11:45am - 12:45pm        Lunch & Networking

12:50 – 2:00 pm Artificial Intelligence (AI) Learning Session – Mica Paul, Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS) Event Manager and Drew Forster, the Construction Strategic Advisor for CIRAS, will lead a learning exercise and present on AI in construction.

2:00 – 2:15 pm    Break

2:15 - 4:00 pm    Round Table Discussion – Topic – Succession Planning for your business including, buy/sell agreements, key employee retention, retirement, and estate planning.  (Bening Financial/Principal)

 

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Mark Your Calendars!

2025 Calendar

AGC of America Annual Convention
April 7 - 10
Columbus, OH

Controller's Council Meeting
April 24
Hilton Garden Inn, Ames

Tom Manatt Memorial Sporting Clays Tournament
May 2
Highland Hideaway Hunting
Riverside

AGC Night Ballparks
May 15
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Veterans memorial Stadium
Cedar Rapids

May 29
I-Cubs
Principal Park
Des Moines

Leadership Academy
May 22 - 23
Session 1
Hampton Inn & Suites
Des Moines

Board Meeting
June 13
Ziegler CAT
Altoona

Dick Sojka Memorial Golf Tournament
August 7
Beaver Creek Golf Course
Grimes

Leadership Academy
August 21 -22
Session 2
Hyatt Regency
Coralville

AGC BBQ
September 11
AGC Office
Des Moines

Fall AGC Day
September 12
AGC Board Meeting
Embassy Suites
Des Moines

Leadership Academy Golf Outing
September 26
Jester Park Golf Course
Granger

Leadership Academy
November 20 - 21
Session 3
Hilton Garden Inn
Ames

Regional Meetings
November 12 
The ReWind Hotel - Des Moines (Lunch)
Toppling Goliath Brewer - Decorah
(Dinner)
November 13
Isle Casino Hotel - Waterloo (Lunch)
Radisson Hotel - Iowa City (Dinner)

December 3
County Engineers Lunch
Veteran Memorial Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center

2026 Calendar

January 14 - 15
Annual Convention
Airport Holiday Inn

 

 

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Who We Are

About AGC

The Associated General Contractors of Iowa

 

 

For 100 years, AGC Iowa has advocated for a safer and more efficient highway and underground utility infrastructure.  Starting with a small group in 1923, this organization has spent the past century advocating for the transportation network that delivers crops to the elevator and children to schools.  We have transformed this state in the past 100 years and now it is time start work on the next 100 years.

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About the Foundation

The Associated General Contractors of Iowa Foundation

 

The Associated General Contractors of Iowa Foundation was established in 1997 and determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be a publicly supported charitable foundation. It is organized to foster education, support research and disseminate information to the general public concerning the construction industry. The Foundation provides scholarships to construction education students enrolled in accredited programs thus maintaining a quality workforce.

 

 

 

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