05/29/2026
Last week, our Chief Strategy Officer, Heather Agee, participated in the Associated General Contractors of America & HCSS ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ญ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฒ๐น, where new national and state data was shared highlighting the dangers highway work zones present to both motorists and workers.
During the discussion, Heather emphasized that while we work in construction and traffic control, we are a service industry at our core โ and ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ. She reinforced that ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ and called for stronger action from the traveling public: ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด, ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ค๐ฆ ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ด.
The panel also highlighted the importance of taking a holistic approach to employee wellness, including the ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐๐๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐. Through internal support like EAP resources and external support networks, IBC remains committed to supporting the overall well-being of our teams both on and off the jobsite.
Thank you to AGC and HCSS for the opportunity to participate and for the important work you continue to do supporting Americaโs construction professionals and improving work zone safety awareness nationwide. And thank you to Heather for representing IBC and advocating for our industry, workforce, and communities.