2014 Legislative Session First Deadline Passed
Thursday February 13 marked the first big deadline for bills to “live” or “die” in the 2014 short session. As always, the range of bills potentially impacting our industry is
Author: Karla Holland
AGC / ODOT Annual Meeting – February 18
Tuesday, February 18 8:00 am–2:30 pm Salem Conference Center 200 Commercial St SE, Salem The AGC/ODOT Annual Meeting offers contractors the opportunity to meet and network with representatives of the
AGC/ODOT Annual Meeting to be Rescheduled
We want everyone to be safe! Due to the inclement weather around the state the decision has been made to cancel the AGC/ODOT Annual Meeting for Friday, February 7 at
Apprenticeship Bill Passes Oregon House
Today, on only the third day of Oregon’s short legislative session, a bill of considerable interest to AGC passed out of the House. House Bill 4058 addresses the addition of apprenticeship
2014 Oregon Legislative Session Convened Yesterday
The 2014 Legislative Session opened Monday morning with the traditional organizational floor session and swearing-in of new members. The 35-day session that takes place in even-numbered years like 2014 can
Local Members Receive National Awards
The following projects have been selected as winners of 2014 Alliant Build America Awards. AGC of America President Paul W. Diederich and representatives from Alliant Insurance Services Inc. will present
Help Identify Cost of DOT DBE Program Compliance
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a 75-page proposal over a year ago describing about 30 possible changes to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program for federal-aid transportation projects.
2012 AGC of America National Convention Wrap-Up
AGC’s 93rd Annual Meeting was a jam-packed event that featured appearances by John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil Company, and founding CEO of Citizens for Affordable Energy; Karl Rove,
Important California Low Carbon Fuel Standard Development
Readers may recall that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted California unique authority under the federal Clean Air Act to adopt emissions standards, which resulted in the state
How much should you pay your employees?
2012 Construction/Construction Management Staff Survey from Personnel Administration Services (PAS) has been sent to chapter members via email and snail mail. The deadline for the survey is February 28,