As we wrap up election week 2024, we want to give a huge shoutout to all our AGC Members for getting out to vote. Voting is a civic duty and responsibility that is critically important to ensure that each of our own personal and professional interests are represented across all levels of government. It is how we as citizens can impact the process. Next week, AGC of America is hosting a webinar to help our members understand the impact that the election results will have on our industry, so we encourage you to please join us on Thursday, November 14th, to learn more about how the changes at the Capitol might affect your business. 

In this webinar, speakers will provide critical insights into:

• Election Results Breakdown: Understand how the shifts in political power will affect Congress and the White House.
• Workforce and Immigration Reform: Will the new Congress prioritize workforce development, training programs, and employment-based immigration reform?
• Investment in Infrastructure: Will the new Congress pass a highway and transit reauthorization that builds upon the investments made in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act?
• Taxes on Construction Companies: Learn the prospects for extending or modifying key provisions in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and how that could affect your business’s tax planning strategies.
• Regulatory Road Ahead: Will there be a change in course on regulations coming out of agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Labor, and others?

While the National elections certainly garner the publicity and draw people out to vote, the importance of the state and local elections cannot be understated either, especially when it comes to our construction industry. Our AGC Houston PAC was very active in supporting Houston area Representatives and Senators from both Republican and Democratic parties, all of whom were successful in getting elected. Mark your calendars for March 4-5, 2025, when AGC Houston will be traveling to Austin to participate in the AGC Texas Building Branch Legislative Day, where we will visit with many of those Representatives and Senators in person and will share with them our construction industry priorities for the upcoming Legislative Session.

For more information about AGC’s advocacy efforts at all levels, including how to get plugged in with the AGC Houston Government Affairs Committee, please reach out to Catherine Morgan at catherine.m@agchouston.org 

Click here to register for the upcoming webinar!

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AGC Houston Hosts 3rd Annual HR & Safety Professionals Day

On October 31, 2024, many human resources and safety professionals came together for the GC Houston 3rd Annual HR & Safety Professionals Day at Maggiano's Little Italy to share best practices for the greater good of Houston's commercial construction industry. The day was packed with sessions covering both HR and safety, giving attendees the opportunity to hear from experienced speakers who addressed the industry's most pressing issues and challenges today.

Those who attended the event heard from keynote speaker Melissa Doman, M.A., an organizational psychologist, former clinical mental health therapist, and author of "Yes, You Can Talk About Mental Health at Work (Here’s Why And How To Do It Really Well)". Her interactive, "edu-tainment" style keynote focused on one core goal: to help individuals manage stress more effectively and understand how chronic stress impacts their professional performance. As always, huge thanks to sponsors, speakers, exhibitors, and members for making the event a huge success! Click here for event photos. 

Sponsors:
Safety by Design, Inc. - Platinum Sponsor
Adams Insurance Service, Inc. - Gold Sponsor
AGC Select 401K (Baird) - Gold Sponsor
Marek Brothers Systems, LLC - Gold Sponsor
Peckar & Abramson, P.C. - Gold Sponsor
Tellepsen - Gold Sponsor
Andrews Myers, P.C. - Silver Sponsor
Harvey | Harvey-Cleary Builders - Silver Sponsor
TDIndustries, Inc. - Silver Sponsor
Cokinos | Young - Bronze Sponsor
Encore Concrete Construction, LLC - Bronze Sponsor
Lockton Companies, LLC - Bronze Sponsor
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc. - Bronze Sponsor
Arcosa Construction Services - Supporting Sponsor
Empire Steel Erectors, LP - Supporting Sponsor
Graves Mechanical - Supporting Sponsor
ORION - Supporting Sponsor
Pieper-Houston Electric, LP - Supporting Sponsor
Prime Safety Management, LLC - Supporting Sponsor
Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Exhibitor
Wage & Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor - Exhibitor