Enter a Team in Canstruction
Over 1,000,000 meals raised by Canstruction Portland! This is what the design community of Portland has donated to fight hunger in the metropolitan area over the last 19 years. Yet,
Author: Karla Holland
Chapter Members Receive Build America Awards
Alliant Build America Award Winners AGC of America Annual Convention, March 10, 2016, San Antonio, Texas For 30 plus years, the Alliant Build America Awards have been given in recognition
2016 Legislative Session Wrap-Up
On Thursday, March 3, the third constitutionally mandated “short session” came to a close. This session was not “business as usual” and was certainly not what the voters had in
Construction Spending Posts Solid March Gains
Construction spending increased by 8 percent in March compared to a year earlier and was also up slightly between February and March amid growing demand for many types of construction,
Change Order Problems? Take This Survey!
Change Order Problems on Federal Projects? Change orders are a way of life on any construction project. However, that is no excuse for federal agencies taking many months or even
Photo Radar Helps Keep Work Zones Safe
ODOT and Portland Police Use Work Zone Photo Radar on an Oregon Interstate Highway for the First Time SNAP! CLICK! Quick as that, cameras in a marked police van parked
Input on OSHA Change to Silica Wanted
Input Needed for Change to Silica in General Industry Oregon OSHA’s technical section is putting a stakeholder group together to discuss the federal OSHA changes to silica in general industry
DOL Announces Final Rule Updating Overtime Exemptions
DOL Announces Final Rule Updating Overtime Exemptions Re-Published With Permission Jean Ohman Back Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt Attorneys at Law 503-796-2960 jback@schwabe.com At long last the DOL has announced publication
OP-ED: IP 65 is what Oregon’s construction industry needs
This column originally appeared in The Daily Journal of Commerce in Buildings Bridges and Roads By: Mike Salsgiver In recent columns, I have written of the need to build the
Work Zone Design Saves Lives
New Guiding Principle on Work Zone Design is Designed to Save Lives “The best work zone design and management plan will maintain safety and mobility, a balance that shall be