Annual Conference

ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR ATEENDEES, VENDOR BOOTHS, AND SPONSORS OPENS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8. 

2026 AGC Annual Conference - Alaska’s Premier Construction Industry Event

Join us for the 2026 AGC Annual Conference, taking place November 11 - 14 in Anchorage. This year’s event features:

• Multiple days of professional development sessions
• A vendor trade show
• Evening networking receptions
• AGC’s Excellence in Construction and Excellence in Safety Awards luncheons
• Agency updates from DOT & DOD
• And much more!

The conference concludes with AGC’s Dinner Dance (tickets sold separately).

** AGENDA CHANGE FOR 2026 **

Please note, this year's schedule of events differs from post year's conference schedules. Please see the chart below for more information. For questions or clarification, please contact catherine@agcak.org

TRAVEL DISCOUNT: We’re pleased to partner again with Alaska Airlines to offer a special discount for attendees traveling from outside Anchorage.
Use discount code: ECMQ246 when booking your flight.

We look forward to seeing you at the AGC Annual Conference! For any questions or concerns, please email catherine@agcak.org.

2025 Information:
THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING THE 2025 AGC OF ALASKA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2025 Annual Conference. It was a week chock full of informational sessions, members from all over the state, celebratory receptions, and capped off with one of the most glamorous Dinner Dances in recent memory.

A CONFERENCE TO REMEMBER

We were happy to partner again with Photo Emporium, who did an excellent job capturing our breakfasts, luncheons, receptions, and of course the Dinner Dance and photo booth.

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

If you missed details from a presentation or would like to review a session you couldn’t attend, the available presentations are listed below. Click a session name to access its presentation. For a full agenda and speaker information, please click here.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12

• Alaska Department of Transportation Update 1

• Alaska Department of Transportation Update 2

• USACE Presentation

• CMMC Is Here: What Federal Contractors Need to Know

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13

• Paid Sick Leave Implementation
  (Carson, O’Brien, Wilson)

• Perennial Concerns in Government Contracting: The Implied Duty of Good Faith and Fair Dealing and the Sovereign Acts Doctrine
  (Oles, Roth)

• The Ongoing Impact of Project Labor Agreements and the Build America Buy America Act
  (Scott, Roth)

• Construction Safety Management Best Practices: A Process Improvement Playbook
  (Militello, Johnson)

• AGC Safety Committee Update

• Blueprints to Capital: Unlocking Funding for Construction Businesses (1 of 2)
  (Brougham)

• Blueprints to Capital: Unlocking Funding for Construction Businesses (2 of 2)
  (Ransum)

• From Hard Hats to Algorithms: AI’s Role in Modern Construction
  (Machuca)

• Modifications to the Tax Code that Benefit Corporations (and Individuals)
  (Estes)

• Construction Safety Management Best Practices: Running the Most Effective Internship Programs
  (Shields)

• Retirement Is NOT the Finish Line
  (Hufford)

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14

• Breakfast & Big Projects (1 of 2)
  (AIDEA)

• Breakfast & Big Projects (2 of 2)
  (Graphite One)

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR AWARDEES

In a week full of highlights, we could not be prouder to recognize this year’s awardees.

2025 Hard Hat Winner

Tony Johanssen, Great Northwest, Inc.

Volunteer of the Year

Steve Rowe, Swalling General Contractors, LLC

Associate of the Year

Construction Machinery Industrial, LLC (CMI)

IMA EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARDS

Specialty Contractor — Under $1 Million

STG Inc., Tidal Network Wrangell Tower

Specialty Contractor — $1 to $5 Million

Cruz Construction, Spy Island Doyon 15 Rig Move

Specialty Contractor — Over $5 Million

Coldfoot Environmental Services, Inc., Polaris Building Demolition Project

Sustainability in Construction

Davis Constructors & Engineers, Ft. Greely Communications Center

Transportation, Marine, Heavy & Earthmoving — Under $5 Million

Mass Excavation, Old Glenn Highway: Matanuska River Dike Emergency Repairs

Transportation, Marine, Heavy & Earthmoving — $5 to $15 Million

Granite Construction Company, Seward Highway Milepost 75–90, Phase III Project

Transportation, Marine, Heavy & Earthmoving — Over $15 Million

Colaska, Inc., JNU Rehabilitate Part 121/135 Apron & RON Parking Apron

Vertical Construction — Under $5 Million

Davis Constructors & Engineers, PAMC Kodiak MRI Module

Vertical Construction — $5 to $15 Million

Davis Constructors & Engineers, Eagle River PMG Clinic

Vertical Construction — Over $5 Million

Roger Hickel Contracting, Chugachmiut Regional Health Center

CONOCOPHILLIPS ALASKA EXCELLENCE IN SAFETY AWARDS

Specialty Division

American Marine Corporation

Highway Division

Mass Excavation

Building Division

Cornerstone General Contractors, Inc.

Individual

Brett Foster, Brice Environmental Services Corporation

THANK YOU TO OUR 2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPONSORS

Signature Sponsors

• Marsh McLennan Agency

• IMA

• ChemTrack Alaska

• ConocoPhillips Alaska

• Davis Block & Concrete

• Fullford Electric

• F&W Construction

• First National Bank Alaska

• Northrim Bank

• STG Pacific

Gold Sponsors

• Colaska, Inc.

• Cruz Construction, Inc.

• Davis Constructors & Engineers

• JD Steel Co., Inc.

• N C Machinery

• Spenard Builders Supply

Platinum Sponsor

• Construction Machinery Industrial, LLC (CMI)

Silver Sponsors

• Anchorage Sand & Gravel Co., Inc.

• Denali Drilling

• Granite Construction Company

• Great Northwest, Inc.

Bronze Sponsors

• Craig Taylor Equipment

• GHEMM Company, LLC

• KLEBS Mechanical

• Lynden