Looking Back on the Last Year and Feeling Thankful


tunnel of the pandemic, I reflect on how grateful I am for all that AGC has done for my business and our industry. I hope you share my sense of gratitude. AGC helped all of us in so many


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ways that it is hard to fully enumerate them. Our 2020 Annual Report contains many of the facts and figures, and I recommend it to you for a full accounting of our progress through this difficult period. (Te report is viewable on the AGC website at www.agc-ca.com.) Led by our fearless CEO, Peter


Tateishi, our association pivoted from an organization that typically delivers most of its services through in-person exchanges to one that was 100% virtual and online. Peter and our AGC staff members transi- tioned overnight and never missed a beat! From lobbying to


s we enter the final months of spring, and we start to see the light at the end of this long, dark


So as we


emerge from the long winter of the pandemic, let’s say ‘thank you’ to Peter and our AGC team who have supported us and helped us all get through it! While on the


make our industry “essential” to providing guidance and templates on new Covid-19 safety protocols, AGC led our industry through this very challenging year. With AGC’s strong support, 72% of contractors throughout the state, from emerging contractors to the largest national GCs, are optimistic that their revenues will remain stable or grow this year. My company is one of the many in our state which will see positive growth this year, and I’m mindful that this couldn’t happen without AGC representing us in Sacramento and Washington.


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From lobbying to make our industry “essential” to providing guidance and templates on new Covid-19 safety protocols, AGC led our industry through this very challenging year.


topic of grate- fulness, I also wish to recognize and thank our hard- working and savvy Legal Advisory Committee (LAC). Our LAC is featured in this edition; this talented group of construction attorneys keeps us informed of significant legal developments and writes amicus briefs that advocate for fair and rational inter- pretations of our state’s laws. Tank you, members of the LAC, for investing your time, pro bono, to make our industry better! No other construction trade group in the state offers anything remotely similar to you!


With vaccination


rates climbing daily, your State Board and officers, together with our AGC staff, look forward to seeing you again in-person in the near future. We have much to celebrate and to be thankful for, and I’m sure these “reunions” will be lots of fun. Take care and stay safe!


Mike Blach, President AGC of California


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