HISTORY - "The Associated General Contractors of Wyoming" written by Robert W. Budd, January 1, 1983
“From the earliest times, when man followed animal trails, ridgeways and harrow ways, roads have been the arteries of civilization. Throughout history, roads have been closely linked with conquest and with social and economic progress” - A History of Roads by Geoffrey Hindley
On the 11th day of February 1932, a group of Wyoming contractors and builders gathered in Cheyenne for the purpose of moving ahead and facing challenges of the times. Finding common goals and concerns, they formed the Wyoming Contractors Association, as an organization dedicated to positive and progressive industrial development.
Elected by their peers to carry out those rather vigorous and very optimistic goals was the first board of directors, all of whom were prominent Wyoming Contractors. Together the officers drew up a list of potential committees, those offering a great deal of insight into the concerns of the time. The first Committee on the list was Finance with Membership second. Publicity was third, in keeping with the objectives and purposes of the new organization. Others that followed included: Labor, Legislation, Insurance & Bonding, Education, Methods, Contracts, Codes, Materials, and Transportation. Over the 90 years of the association, those areas would remain priorities, rising and falling on the list of importance, responding to the needs of the membership.
“From the earliest times, when man followed animal trails, ridgeways and harrow ways, roads have been the arteries of civilization. Throughout history, roads have been closely linked with conquest and with social and economic progress” - A History of Roads by Geoffrey Hindley
On the 11th day of February 1932, a group of Wyoming contractors and builders gathered in Cheyenne for the purpose of moving ahead and facing challenges of the times. Finding common goals and concerns, they formed the Wyoming Contractors Association, as an organization dedicated to positive and progressive industrial development.
Elected by their peers to carry out those rather vigorous and very optimistic goals was the first board of directors, all of whom were prominent Wyoming Contractors. Together the officers drew up a list of potential committees, those offering a great deal of insight into the concerns of the time. The first Committee on the list was Finance with Membership second. Publicity was third, in keeping with the objectives and purposes of the new organization. Others that followed included: Labor, Legislation, Insurance & Bonding, Education, Methods, Contracts, Codes, Materials, and Transportation. Over the 90 years of the association, those areas would remain priorities, rising and falling on the list of importance, responding to the needs of the membership.
