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AGC of America will be presenting a webinar on June 24, 2014, that will provide employers in the construction industry with a better understanding of how the Affordable Care Act will affect their companies and employees. This webinar will cover the latest information regarding the Affordable Care Act, how it will impact construction companies, and what employers can do to stay prepared.
Visit https://events.agc.org/EventCalendar/Event?eventId=f5ae2461-8b37-407f-baa5-951972466258 to view the full article online. |
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AGC Houston invites all member General Contractors to nominate deserving Specialty Contractors for the 2014 AGC Houston Safety Excellence Awards and The Ray Lambright Excellence In Safety Award.
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AGC of America Safety and Health Committee Meeting Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront Portland, Oregon Join more than 150 industry professionals and participate in the development of regulatory and legislative activity on both a national and local level, assist in the development and creation of new safety training programs and products, and hear the latest initiatives from OSHA and other industry experts. Visit https://events.agc.org/EventCalendar/Event?eventId=91ba7008-c12e-47f0-accc-a2cf003fdf0a to view the full article online. |
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The Junior League of Houston
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Don't miss this year's 2014 Midyear Meeting, featuring keynote speaker First Sergeant Matt Eversmann, hero of the renowned film Black Hawk Down. In addition, the 2014 AGC Safety Excellence Awards will be presented, honoring all member companies that took part in the Safety Stand Down event June 2-6! Register today by completing and submitting the registration form to Meaghan Pier.Visit http://www.naylornetwork.com/hca-nwl/pdf/Midyear_Meeting_-_Registration_Form.pdf to view the full article online. |
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Sheraton Downtown Phoenix
Phoenix, Arizona AGC's Construction HR and Training Professionals Conference provides two days of education and networking for HR, training, and workforce development professionals in the construction industry. Educational sessions cover the most cutting-edge techniques in training and development currently in use and envisioned for the future in the industry.
Visit http://www.agc.org/cs/events/conferences/training_education_conference to view the full article online. |
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Registration for the CLC Leadership Development Conference, formerly known as Fall Working Weekend, is now open. This year’s event is co-hosted with the San Antonio Chapter of AGC and will take place October 23-25, 2014, at the San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk. Highlights of the program include keynote speaker George "The Iceman" Gervin, former San Antonio Spurs player; Chuck Greco, Linbeck Group, LLC, and Senior Vice President of AGC of America; and a roundtable session that will allow attendees to learn best practices from CLC groups from across the country.
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Developing young leaders will be a key piece of the future success and growth of the construction industry in Houston. Leadership AGC is seeking those individuals interested in developing and enhancing their skills as leaders as well as increasing their overall knowledge of our industry's place in the community. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/hca-nwl/articles/?aid=272547&issueID=40118 to view the full article online.
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CM-BIM candidates must successfully complete the four AGC BIM Education Program courses, provide AGC with a record of completion and have an approved application in advance of the exam. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1421 to view the full article online. |
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Completion of this course meets the requirements of OSHA Paragraph 1926.50, and participants will receive an American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid and CPR/AED wallet card valid for two years upon course completion.
Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1399 to view the full article online. |
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Among numerous topics, this class will cover notice deadlines and requirements for filing lien and bond claims, how to obtain project information, and how to avoid common problems with lien and bond claims.
Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1670 to view the full article online. |
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This session will build on the Liens and Bonds speech with an advanced
discussion of liens and how they are enforced. The session will also cover a variety of payment topics. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1671 to view the full article online. |
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Learn to make your environmental management system (EMS) effective so that you
can reduce liability, ensure compliance, and improve operating efficiency. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1723 to view the full article online. |
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By popular demand, AGC Houston is excited to bring this new, hands-on course for supervisors and workers involved in rigging or hoisting operations while using cranes, heavy equipment, truck cranes, or other equipment in any industry.
Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1810 to view the full article online. |
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By popular demand, AGC Houston is excited to bring this new, hands-on
course for supervisors and workers involved in rigging or hoisting operations while using cranes, heavy equipment, truck cranes, or other equipment in any industry. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1811 to view the full article online. |
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This course will provide participants an opportunity to design a management
system for environmental, risk, safety and health programs. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1724 to view the full article online. |
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This course is designed for individuals who respond to releases or potential releases for hazardous substances for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, property, or the environment.
Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1739&utm_source=June%2FJuly+Ed+%26+Safety+Courses+%231&utm_campaign=ed_June-July+courses%231+-+05-08-14&utm_medium=email to view the full article online. |
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The OSHA 30-Hour Construction Safety Course is intended for supervisors or workers with some safety responsibility. It provides a greater depth and variety of training on an expanded list of topics associated with workplace hazards than the 10-hour course.
Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1776&utm_source=June%2FJuly+Ed+%26+Safety+Courses+%231&utm_campaign=ed_June-July+courses%231+-+05-08-14&utm_medium=email to view the full article online. |
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The Globally Harmonized System for Hazard Communication is an international
standard for informing workers about health, physical, and environmental hazards in the workplace. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1818 to view the full article online. |
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The Globally Harmonized System for Hazard Communication is an international
standard for informing workers about health, physical, and environmental hazards in the workplace. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1822 to view the full article online. |
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This course covers OSHA General Industry Standards and other consensus and
proprietary standards that relate to the use of hazardous materials. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1740 to view the full article online. |
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This class addresses the practices and procedures necessary to disable machinery
or equipment, therefore preventing the release of hazardous energy while employees perform servicing or maintenance activities. Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1814 to view the full article online. |
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The AGC Education and Research Foundation Scholarship application for the 2015-16 academic year will be available online beginning July 1. The application period runs through midnight EST November 3, but students can get a jump on the process by starting now! Students in ABET or ACCE-accredited civil engineering or construction management programs are eligible for $2,500 scholarships, renewable for up to three years.
Visit http://scholarship.agc.org/ to view the full article online. |
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The District of Columbia and 40 states added workers between May 2013 and May 2014, according to an analysis from the Associated General Contractors of America. "[M]any firms are slowly rebuilding their depleted payrolls," said Stephen Sandherr, AGC's CEO. "But if overall economic growth slows, construction employment could backslide in many states." Sandherr noted that a passage of a long-term surface transportation bill would "give many construction employers the security they need to begin adding to their payrolls."
Visit http://www.agc.org/cs/news_media/press_room/press_release?pressrelease.id=1589 to view the full article online. |
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The Associated General Contractors of America has joined the Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes program, launched in 2011, which aims to hire 100,000 veterans in the next five years. "The only thing keeping many of our members from hiring vets is figuring out how to find them," says Stephen Sandherr, AGC's CEO. "This new partnership will make it easier for construction firms to find, recruit and hire veterans."
AGC has joined the initiative at a time when the construction industry is facing a shortage of skilled workers. The Hiring Our Heroes partnership is, in fact, a key part of the AGC’s Workforce Development Plan.
Visit http://www.hiringourheroes.org/ to view the full article online. |
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The Construction State Law Matrix is the most comprehensive, definitive and concise publication available, covering all aspects of state laws that may affect your public or private construction project. This essential resource, for use before completing any construction contract in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, ensures compliance and enforceability under state law.
Visit http://www.agc.org/cs/industry_topics/contracts_construction_law/construction_contracts/state_law_matrix to view the full article online. |
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The National Labor Relations Board and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have entered into a program together for the referral of untimely whistleblower claims. The new program could result in a significant uptick in unfair labor practice charges in the construction industry, both in the union and open shop sectors.
Visit http://news.agc.org/2014/06/05/osha-to-refer-stale-whistleblower-claims-to-nlrb/ to view the full article online. |
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ATTENTION AGC MEMBERS: AGC members can benefit from discounts on their Verizon phone plans. Benefits include up to 22% off corporate calling plans. Employees receive up to an 18% discount (15% plus an additional 3% discount if enrolled in online billing) on their plans. Pricing options are also available on data plans, accessories, and devices.
If you have any questions or would like to have a Verizon business sales representative reach out to you, please call NPP at 800-810-3909 or email customerservice@mynpp.com. Visit http://agchouston.org/files/11639_smartphones.construction.pdf to view the full article online. |
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Congratulations to Andrew Myers for being recognized as one of Texas' top law firms in the 2014 edition of Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. At a press conference on Monday, June 23, Chambers announced Andrews Myers as a top construction law firm in Texas, awarding it a "Band One" rating, and listing four AM lawyers as leading individuals in their fields. Bill Andrews, Tom Myers, Ben Westcott and Jason Walker were individually recognized by Chambers for their accomplishments as leading construction lawyers in the state.
Visit http://www.andrewsmyers.com/news-05-23-2014.html to view the full article online. |
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The Houston region is expected to have 296,000 job openings in the "middle-skills" occupations within the next three years, and a new effort is being launched to fill them. In conjunction with the Greater Houston Partnership and JPMorgan & Co., The UpSkill Houston program will create seven sector-specific councils to improve coordination among the stakeholders. The seven key sectors for the Houston region are advanced manufacturing, construction, health care, oil and gas, petrochemical, ports and maritime, and utilities.
Visit http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2014/06/23/new-effort-launches-to-fill-thousands-of-jobs-in-3.html?ana=e_hstn_bn_newsalert&u=iTmD3cLYNo3Gput9e1igxGernxx&t=1403616284 to view the full article online. |
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On June 12, the U.S. Small Business Administration issued an interim final rule that increases a number of construction industry small business size standards to account for inflation since 2008. The size standard for Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (NAICS Code 236220), as well as many of the Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction size standards (NAICS Subsector 237), will increase from $33.5 million to $36.5 million. The size standard for Specialty Trade Contractors under NAICS Subsector 238 will increase from $14 million to $15 million.
Visit http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-06-12/pdf/2014-12868.pdf to view the full article online. |
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On June 24, from 2-4 p.m. ASCE Texas Section, Houston Branch, and the Land/Water Sustainability Forum will present "Sustainable Infrastructure - How to Turn Dreams into Reality" led by Wayne Klotz, PE, D.WRE, ENV SP. Find out how the ENVISION sustainable infrastructure rating system may be integrated into Houston's permitting and regulation process.
Visit http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=2a11cb0d-2eca-4752-96df-2e8422d99cb6&c=a9dd2070-d46a-11e3-a579-d4ae527548e1&ch=aa7d09f0-d46a-11e3-a59d-d4ae527548e1 to view the full article online. |
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According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, AGC of America has reported that Texas' construction injury rate has come down by almost half in the past decade. Texas had a construction injury rate of 4.4 incidents per 100 workers in 2003. By 2012, the construction-injury rate was 2.3 incidents per 100 workers—a decrease of 48 percent. The new statistics regarding construction injury and fatality rates has bolstered new efforts by the AGC to make the industry even safer.
Visit http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2014/06/texas-reduces-construction-injury-rates-by-nearly.html to view the full article online. |
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According to Toby Mack, president of the Energy Equipment and Infrastructure Alliance, the hiring of construction workers could increase 60 percent from the 2012 level by 2025. He predicts that five percent of those opportunities will occur within the energy-producing regions. However, he warns, "government action restricting shale energy production could undermine the viability of this sector."
Visit http://www.snl.com/Interactivex/article.aspx?CdId=A-28168375-11562 to view the full article online. |
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ExxonMobil has broken ground on its new chemical plant in Baytown, Texas, and has awarded contracts to Bechtel, Linde, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The company is already at work on another plant in the state. Together the two projects will create 10,000 construction jobs.
Visit http://www2.smartbrief.com/redirect.action?link=http%3A%2F%2Faf.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FcommoditiesNews%2FidAFL2N0P00NR20140619&encoded=fRxzCnzwssCGnVezCidKqUCicNezrL to view the full article online. |
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Sempra Energy and Cameron LNG's $10 billion liquefied natural gas export facility project in Hackberry, La., has received final approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The project is now a step closer to construction, and could break ground later this year, according to Sempra.
Visit http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/drilling-down/2014/06/second-lng-export-terminal-moves-forward.html to view the full article online. |
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Trimont Real Estate Advisors has seen a 12.9% increase in construction loan administration assignments during the past year and a half. "As development continues to accelerate in urban and suburban clusters, we're seeing ample opportunities for major markets such as New York, Los Angeles, Houston, and Atlanta," said Greg Winchester, a company principal. "We expect this growth to continue trending strongly upward in the coming year."
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