Dan Fordice to head Associated General Contractors of America – The Vicksburg Post

Vicksburg contractor Dan Fordice will receive a new title at the finish of the month.

On March 31, he will be set up as president of the Related Common Contractors of The us at the organization’s nationwide convention in Dallas, Texas. He presently serves as its senior vice president.

According to its web-site, the AGC, which was fashioned in 1918, signifies additional than 27,000 businesses with 89 chapters across the U.S.

“The AGC of The usa is the largest building trade association in The usa,” Fordice explained. “As president, I will be representing the corporation. I’ll be going to chapters to allow them know what is likely on at the nationwide degree and to find out what they will need accomplished to improved be capable to do their occupation.

“I’m the face of the whole firm and the liaison in between the countrywide corporation and the chapters.”

All through his one particular-12 months expression as president, Fordice will symbolize the AGC at conferences with other corporations and may perhaps also testify right before Congress on problems influencing contractors, like the national infrastructure monthly bill.

“It’s an outstanding honor to be place in this place in the sector I’m in, and then it is a ton a lot more of an honor since my dad (former Gov. Kirk Fordice) was also the AGC president, and I am the very first-ever second technology to do this,” Fordice claimed of being elected to the posture.

Subsequent his father as AGC president, he mentioned, “Is a large honor as nicely and it will cease right here. I’m not adhering to in his footsteps. I’m not managing for governor when this is more than with.”

A graduate of Mississippi Point out University with a bachelor’s diploma in development engineering technological innovation, Fordice is vice president of Fordice Construction Co. in Vicksburg and has been active in the Mississippi Valley AGC chapter and the countrywide group.

He has begun and allows function two non-income foundations in the Vicksburg space, the Southern Heritage Air Foundation, which collects memorabilia of Earth War II veterans and is preserving five historically significant aircraft, and the Warrior Bonfire Undertaking, which helps submit-9/11 Purple Coronary heart veterans offer with their lifelong journey of recovery.

In 2021, Fordice was named a receiver of the American Spirit Medallion for his get the job done in preserving the heritage of Globe War II and encouraging wounded veterans by means of the Warrior Bonfire System.