Arkansas Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America

The Arkansas Chapter of the Associated General Contractors Arkansas has been recognized as National Chapter of the Year. read more >

Business remains good for Arkansas’ commercial contractors, but high interest rates and costs cause concern. read more >

Honarmand is an electrical engineer. read more >

Among the many new laws that Arkansas legislators approved last year was a requirement that contractors bidding on state jobs sign a pledge they are not boycotting Israel. read more >

The Associated General Contractors of America says Little Rock metropolitan area placed fourth out of 358 metros nationwide in construction jobs lost between October 2015 and October 2016. read more >

J. Kelly Robbins has been named the executive vice president of the Arkansas Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, based in Little Rock. read more >

Don Weaver graduated in 1981 with a bachelor’s in business administration from the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. He’s the chairman of the board of The Road Information Program and has served on the Associated General Contractors of America national board since 2001. Weaver-Bailey is based in El Paso. read more >

Contractors, builders and construction executives say accident prevention keeps costs and accidents down at work sites. Having a safety director on a job site could help prevent worker injuries, said Richard Hedgecock, the executive vice president of the Associated General Contractors Arkansas, the state’s largest commercial construction trade association. read more >

Michael Hocutt, president of Clark Power Corp. of Little Rock, has been chosen to lead the Associated General Contractors of Arkansas as 2015 president. Hocutt represents the utility division and has 37 years of industry experience. read more >

Richard Hedgecock became the executive vice president of Associated General Contractors Arkansas, the state’s largest commercial construction trade association, a year ago. read more >

Leaders in the Arkansas construction industry are expecting demand soon will begin to exceed supply in some important building trades. Those anticipated shortages start in the near future with electricians, plumbers and masons as the economy rebounds and construction demand picks up. read more >

There have been 36 individuals inducted into the Hall of Fame since its founding and four more individuals will join them on May 2, 2012. These deserving individuals: Randy McNulty, Kent Pettit, PE, Jack See, FAIA and Joe Stanley, AIA will certainly add to the impressive list of names in the Hall of Fame. read more >