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- ↑ What is the Associated General Contractors of America? Archived 2015-09-08 at the Wayback Machine Bob Moore Construction Inc. Retrieved: 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "Associated General Contractors of America: Helping Those Who Build America". US Builders Review. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "Milestones are chances to celebrate history, focus on future". HistoryAssociates.com. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
