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)
AGC Night Ballparks
May 15
Cedar Rapids Kernels
Veterans memorial Stadium
Cedar Rapids
May 29
I-Cubs
Principal Park
Des Moines
Mark Your Calendars!
2025 Calendar
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 12Â
The ReWind Hotel - Des Moines (Lunch)
Toppling Goliath Brewer - Decorah
(Dinner)
November 13
Isle Casino Hotel - Waterloo (Lunch)
Radisson Hotel - Iowa City (Dinner)
County Engineers Lunch
December 3
Veteran Memorial Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center
2026 Calendar
Annual Convention
January 14 - 15
Airport Holiday Inn
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.
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.