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AGC Houston is now accepting nominations for the Ray Lambright Excellence In Safety Award, which recognizes a safety professional who has demonstrated outstanding leadership and a personal commitment in directing their company’s safety and health program in advancing the safety of all construction workers.
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The Construction Career Collaborative Town Hall Meeting scheduled for June 16 at AGC Houston from 4-6 p.m. has been rescheduled for July. Further details will be announced soon. The June 30 Town Hall Meeting is still planned. Contact Maria Aimone for more information at (713) 843-3780.
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This webinar is the first of a two-part series produced by AGC of America. Please join us to learn the key differences between the construction standard and the general industry standard, which many in the construction industry have implemented to some degree.
Visit https://www.agc.org/learn/education-training/events/webinar-new-confined-spaces-construction-what%E2%80%99s-different to view the full article online. |
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Please join us for coffee and breakfast for an educational seminar on what the cloud can achieve for your business. This seminar will: • Ensure that everyone on the project is always working from the latest set. • Supply the right people on your team with the right mobile devices and apps to get lightning fast at markups, revisions and project updates.
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In addition, the 2015 AGC Safety Excellence Awards will be presented and we will recognize all member companies that took part in the Safety Stand-Down with a certificate of participation. Visit http://agchouston.org/files/13741_registration_form_midyear.pdf to view the full article online.
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This year, all companies that participated in the Safety Stand-Down May 5-15 will receive a certificate to commemorate the event. If your company participated in the Safety Stand-Down and would like to order a trophy for your accomplishment, click on the link below for a downloadable form. Trophies available by special order only.
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Resort at Squaw Creek in Lake Tahoe, featuring the CompGroup AGC Safety Awards Luncheon and the TBB Outstanding Construction Awards Dinner.
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This construction 10-hour safety course is designed for entry-level construction workers. It provides information about worker rights and employer responsibilities, and it provides basic awareness training on the recognition, avoidance, abatement and prevention of workplace hazards.
Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1917 to view the full article online. |
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This course is designed to help students build essential lifesaving skills.
Visit http://agchouston.org/calendar.asp?pageid=901&calid=1899 to view the full article online. |
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This 10-hour construction-safety course covers the safety requirements as contained in 29 CFR 1926.
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This hands-on course is 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=2004 to view the full article online. |
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This course covers the requirements for the establishment, maintenance and monitoring of a respiratory protection program.
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Church Services Chris Church (713) 722-5000 cchurch@churchservices.com Mican Construction, LLC Michael Williamson (832) 253-8772 michaelmican@gmail.com Pierson & Pierson CPAs T. Conlan Pierson (936) 756-2008 conp@pierson-pierson.com Roomi Group Corporation Faisal Hussain faisal@roomigroup.com (281) 405-8165 Sprint Waste Services, LP Reagan Swinbank (281) 491-7775 rswinbank@sprintwaste.com State Tax Advisors Riley Epps (281) 358-1060 repps@statetaxadvisors.com TERRA Engineering Group Corp. Santos J. Munoz (939) 630-3800 sjmunoz@tegc-corp.com
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AGC of America now offers a new, dynamic and cost-effective way for AGC member firms to offer quality health insurance and other employee benefits. The AGC Alternative is a private insurance exchange built exclusively for AGC members.
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For more than a decade, iSqFt has given general contractors the online tools to help them work more efficiently and make their processes more cost effective. iSqFt helps general contractors: • Communicate with bidders and distribute project information, including documents and addenda • Manage their vendor databases and understand bid day coverage needs • Prequalify their vendors • Perform automated safety and risk assessments
Visit http://agchouston.org/files/13514_i4g-general-overview-03-2015-agc.pdf to view the full article online.
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Chamberlin Roofing and Waterproofing raised nearly $11,000 for The WorkFaith Connection at its annual customer appreciation event held at Minute Maid Park. Chamberlin matched funds raised in a raffle among clients and friends who attended the event. Thanks to its efforts, the event grew its fundraising by 21 percent compared to last year.
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Pictured from left are Carri Glassman Shoemake, Glassman Shoemake Maldonado Architects; Doug Combes, Chamberlin Roofing & Waterproofing; and Jerry Nevlud, AGC Houston. Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/hca-nwl/articles/?aid=325630&issueID=40169 to view the full article online.
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The following list contains capital projects listed in the approved 2016-17 budget by department. The projects total more than $1.3 billion and reach nearly $2 billion when added to funding reserved for the state's aging infrastructure. Funding amounts for those "deferred maintenance" projects are listed at the bottom.
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Based on its high volume of STEM jobs compared to other industries, the Bayou City ranked as one of the hottest metros for advanced industries. Ranked by the Brookings Institution, a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, D.C., Houston’s deep sea engineering and technology engineering were said to reshape global energy markets and "represent quintessential advanced industry breakthroughs."
Visit http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/blog/money-makers/2015/06/houston-named-a-hot-metro-for-advanced-industries.html to view the full article online. |
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Rice University will soon break ground on a $2 million sports facility, the latest such project in Houston. The project will include a grandstand, enclosed press box and team facilities for soccer, track and field, and cross country. The grandstand will use a mixture of chair-back and bleacher seating to accommodate 1,500 people. Houston-based Jackson & Ryan Architects will design the grandstand, which will replace a nearly 50-year-old facility. Information about a general contractor was not immediately available.
Visit http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/06/rice-university-to-build-another-sports-facility.html to view the full article online. |
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Construction firms added 17,000 jobs in May and 273,000 over 12 months, as the sector's unemployment rate fell to 6.7 percent, the lowest May rate since 2006, according to an analysis by AGC. Association officials noted that the job gains come as the private and public sectors are increasing investments in construction services.
Visit https://www.agc.org/news/2015/06/05/construction-firms-add-17000-jobs-may-industry%E2%80%99s-unemployment-rate-hits-67-percent to view the full article online. |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency provides public access to industry regulatory compliance and enforcement data online. The Enforcement and Compliance History Online website integrates data from EPA information systems for public use.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on May 27 completed and released a new and final rule on the water features over which they will claim jurisdiction. The new rule is the culmination of their long and controversial effort to align federal regulations with the latest U.S. Supreme Court decisions and simultaneously make permitting decisions easier.
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Plan to join your peers at AGC's 2015 Contractors Environmental Conference on September 2-3, in Arlington, Virginia to explore ways to turn environmental responsibilities into successes for you and your firm.
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The $10 million renovation of Francis Hall at Texas A&M University puts the school in a one-of-a-kind position among institutions of higher education in the state. It is the only building anywhere in Texas dedicated solely to the education of construction sciences, according to Joe Horlen, who heads up the Department of Construction Science in College Station.
Visit http://www.constructioncitizen.com/blog/texas-m-now-features-only-building-texas-solely-dedicated-construction-education/1505071 to view the full article online. |
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Construction firms added jobs in 40 states and the District of Columbia between April 2014 and April 2015 and in 30 states and D.C. between March and April, according to an analysis of Labor Department data by the Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said that even as construction employment continues to expand, workforce shortages and infrastructure funding challenges threaten future growth.
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