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important issue, and they have taken a leadership position on this issue that some other employer groups have really been silent about,” Rule added. “From an industry perspective, I’m just hoping that we can be a catalyst to see a change.”


Call To Action In response to the call to action,


AGC created the DEI Task Force. Its first order of business: to craft an official statement about AGC’s position on DEI. Te AGC State Board of Directors unanimously adopted that statement in October 2020. Included within the Task Force report, this statement has served as the “North Star” guiding the efforts of the Task Force over the past year. Now picking up where the Task


Force left off is the newly formed AGC DEI Steering Committee, which will be comprised of a diverse coalition of AGC members of all sizes and types, including past members of the original DEI Task Force, members of AGC’s current Small Business Council, and external experts. “A lot of work went into casting


vision for the future of our industry — being more inclusive and promoting a deeper sense of belonging,” said Montgomery, who along with Anderson chose to continue her involvement as a member of the new Steering Committee. “Now it’s really the task of the Steering Committee to execute on that vision. We put our boots on and get ready to dig in, start to take that vision and build it out. As constructors, that’s what we’re good at.” AGC hopes to engage an even


wider base of members through its planned Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Forum. Tis Forum, which launches in September, is intended to provide space for AGC member companies to engage in critical conver- sations about successes and challenges


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“The team at AGC and on the AGC CEF board clearly believe that this is an important issue, and have taken a leadership position that some other employer groups have really been silent about. From an industry perspective, I’m just hoping that AGC of California and its members can be a catalyst for awareness and change.” – Steve Rule, Turner Construction


of transforming their corporate structure, policies and practices, and jobsites. AGC has taken a number of


additional steps to promote greater diversity, equity and inclusion over the last year. Tis included forging


a first of its kind partnership with BuildOUT California, the world’s first industry association dedicated to the sustainable growth of LGBTQ+ owned and certified businesses. In addition to connecting AGC members with LGBTQ+ owned/


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