Leadership Development Series for Young Professionals – Albany

(Instructed by Young Professionals for Young Professionals)

Professional development is beneficial not just for your employees but also for your business. It provides employees with more opportunities for career advancement and can make them more valuable as their level of expertise grows.

This 3-part series of six professional development seminars is intended to help young management-level employees of NESCA, AGC-NYS and ECA members to build a solid foundation of knowledge in the “business side” of the construction industry. Areas to be covered will include the following and much more: Accounting & Financial Management Definitions and Concepts of Accounting Core Financial Statements Financial Basis vs. Tax Basis Insurance Risk Management & How Insurance Works Types of Construction Industry Insurance Coverage How to Obtain the Best Insurance Pricing Employment & Human Resources Recruiting, Hiring & Performance Evaluations Wages & Hours Discipline & Firing Banking Importance of Banking for Construction Businesses Banking Products & Services Building Relationships with Banks Bonding Types of Bonds Surety as a Prequalification Service Requirements to Secure a Bond Construction Law What is a Contract and What Makes it Enforceable Bidding Issues and Contracts by Public Bid Spotting Red Flags in Contracts

DATES:  April 21, May 5, May 19, 2026
TIME: 8:30 – 11:45 a.m. (each morning)  Continental Breakfast Served at 8:00 a.m.

LOCATION: Building Industry Center, 6 Airline Drive, Albany, New York

COST:  Members of NESCA, AGC-NYS or ECA Full Package – $180 per person – Non-Members Full Package – $275 per person
Members Ala Carte – $70 per person per day – Non-Members Ala Carte – $100 per person per day

INSTRUCTORS:  Fundamentals of Accounting and Financial Management – Nate Pannucci – Teal, Becker & Chiaramonte CPAs
“Fundamentals of Banking” – Ian Townsend – NBT Bank, NA
“Fundamentals of Insurance” – Rick Otis – Amsure
“Fundamentals of Bonding” – Casey LaChapelle – NFP Corp. an Aon Company
“Fundamentals of Employment & Human Resources” – Danielle Godin – The Wesson Group
“Fundamentals of Construction Law” – Gregory Spaun – Welby, Brady & Greenblatt, LLP

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