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Generous Contractors Boost Foundation Funding Despite Economic Challenges
Elaine Ervin Moss Adams
J.R. Lunsford JKT Development Inc.
By Elaine Ervin President AGC Education Foundation and J.R. Lunsford Immediate Past President
In 1980 a group of thoughtful contractors created a means to focus the generous nature of those in the industry on th...
Posted on 06/29/2010
AGC Members Talk Sustainability Issues with European Visitor
The similarities and differences with which European and American construction industries approach sustainability was the topic of conversation between AGC members and a representative of the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC).
While on a trip to the U.S. Frank Faraday Director of ...
Posted on 06/29/2010
Miss the Workers' Comp Webinar? It's Now Online
On June 8 around 100 representatives of at least 50 AGC member firms participated in a webinar discussing the impact of proposed Initiative 1082 which seeks to allow private insurance carriers to offer workers’ compensation insurance to Washington’s employers. The presenters discussed the Initiat...
Posted on 06/29/2010
AGC Welcomes New Members!
The following firms have been approved for membership: Advanced Technology Construction Corp. (Building); Ball Janik LLP (Legal services); CEMEX (Heavy highway); Greenberry Industrial LLC (Industrial construction); Kevcon Inc. (Government contractor); Praxair (Industrial gas manufacturer and supp...
Posted on 06/29/2010
Looking for a DBE, MBE or WBE Firm?
On the Find a Contractor page within the AGC of Washington website see a link to a list of DBE MBE and WBE firms from AGC’s membership. Click Find a Contractor and see the link for Women Minority and Disadvantaged Businesses. While you’re at the Find a Contractor page check your own listing. I...
Posted on 06/29/2010
Honors for Mountain Construction
Mountain Construction received a Spotlight! On Business Award from the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber of Commerce. Mountain received top honors in the Large Business Category. Click Chamber award for details and photo.
Posted on 06/29/2010
Health Care Reform Toolkit for Construction Employers
The new health care law changes health care as we know it. In the coming years there will be many adjustments that construction companies need to be aware of in order to comply with the new law. In order to stay up-to-date with regard to employer responsibilities and the latest news as implement...
Posted on 06/29/2010
Letter from the AGC President: Workers' Comp Initiative
By Tom Zamzow
As you know an initiative (I-1082) has been filed that would allow private carriers to sell workers’ comp insurance in Washington. This is a significant issue for the construction industry and it is also a complex one. Even though the initiative seems straightforward enough – all...
Posted on 06/15/2010
Tentative Agreements Reached with OE and Carpenters
By Doug Peterson AGC’s Director of Labor Relations
The Negotiating Committees for the Operating Engineers and Carpenters report that they have reached tentative agreements with their respective unions.
Operating Engineers
The Operating Engineers completed the final year of a three year agreeme...
Posted on 06/15/2010
Problematic Off-Site/Prefab Law Could Catch Unwary Contractors
Unwary contractors could be deemed “non-responsible” and barred from all public works contracting for repeated violations of a new law regarding the purchase of “off-site prefabricated non-standard project specific items” from out-of-state vendors or manufacturers.
Over the past three legislativ...
Posted on 06/15/2010
Gene Colin Inducted into Construction Industry Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame Inductee Gene Colin of Ferguson Construction UW Department of Construction Management Chair John Schaufelberger and Bob Vincent Hoffman Construction and Chair of the UW Construction Advisory Council.
AGC’s Government Affairs Council Chair Gene Colin joined Jon Runstad and Ed Komme...
Posted on 06/15/2010
Guess the Contractor: Only One Received Retro Refund Every Single Year
AGC Retro members met across the state to celebrate gross refunds to date of $121 million. At the Seattle area meeting Lease Crutcher Lewis received special recognition for being the one company in the AGC Retro plan that has received refunds every single year since the beginning.
“The group no...
Posted on 06/15/2010
Dick Farrow, Former Northwest Construction Council President, Passed Away
AGC mourns the passing of Richard “Dick” Merle Farrow who died unexpectedly on April 15 in Cathedral City Calif. Dick was President of the Northwest Construction Council in 1976.
He was born Dec. 21 1925 in Olympia to Merle and Viola (Landon) Farrow. Shortly after Viola’s death 2-year-old Rich...
Posted on 06/15/2010
More Projects to be Found Via AGC's Where's the Work? Webpage
A $2 million roadway widening project in Enumclaw scheduled for bidding in 2011 and a $5.4 million project to widen SR-202 in 2013 are among the many upcoming projects listed by the Transportation Improvement Board. Find these and other not-yet-out-for-bid projects on AGC’s Where’s the Work? web...
Posted on 06/15/2010
Vote Now for Your Favorite Safety Team Photo!
Check out the five finalist photos on the Safety website and vote on your favorite. All AGC members can vote on the photos each person only having one vote. A maximum of 5 votes per company will be considered valid. At 5 p.m. on June 23 2010 the voting will be closed and the photo with the larges...
Posted on 06/15/2010
Few Bright Spots for Construction, Notes Ken Simonson
An extensive review of the current economic landscape shows specific pockets of increasing construction activity but overall modest growth at best. AIA billings index which has recently been moving up is expected to backslide with the lack of available credit the main obstacle. See AGC of Ameri...
Posted on 06/15/2010
BIM Can Give Midsize Firms an Advantage, Says BNBuilders
In the recent issue of AGC of America’s Constructor magazine BNBuilders is featured in an article titled “Building the Right Way: More AGC contractors say building information modeling is not being used to its greatest potential.” Dace Campbell of BNBuilders makes the point that midsize firms c...
Posted on 06/15/2010
You're Invited! Central District Golf Tourney at Scenic Apple Tree Resort
AGC’s 13th Annual Central District Golf Tournament is set to tee off on Thursday June 17 at Apple Tree Golf Resort in Yakima. Bring a team soak up some sun and enjoy a great day of golf. If you don’t have a team don’t worry we’ll get you paired with golfers that will make you look like Tiger Wo...
Posted on 06/15/2010
Attorney General Rob McKenna Visits FLF; Watch Video Online
Video taken of Attorney General Rob McKenna at the Future Leadership Forums event on May 13 is now online. Click FLF Attorney General to go to the FLFs website the video is at the bottom of the page.
Posted on 06/15/2010
Young Construction Pros Invited to FLF Summer Social
The Future Leadership Forum is taking over the entire Top Deck Lounge of the Eastlake Bar and Grill. Delicious buffet food will be provided so bring a date or a friend and get ready to have a good time. This is an opportunity to network with your peers reconnect with acquaintances and make new fr...
Posted on 06/15/2010
Thanks to New Advertisers…Join Them!
AGC thanks Ashbaugh Beal as the latest advertiser on AGC’s website. For a comprehensive list of advertising and sponsorship opportunities – from newsletters to golf tournaments – click here.
Posted on 06/15/2010
AGC Members Win Ski to Sea Race
Congratulations to AGC members Boss Construction and Barron Heating for taking first and second in the Ski to Sea competition a 90-mile seven-leg race from Mt. Baker Ski Area to Bellingham Bay. To see the Bellingham Herald article with all the details click Ski to Sea.
Posted on 06/15/2010
Top Ten Ranking for Dexter + Cheney
AGC member Dexter + Chaney placed in the top 10 in the Puget Sound Business Journal’s annual ranking of Puget Sound software developers based on 2009 gross revenues. Dexter + Chaney was the only construction software company to make the listing.
Posted on 06/15/2010
Get to Know AGC Staff: Erica Peterson
As Continuing Education Director for the AGC Education Foundation Erica Peterson recruits instructors coordinates and schedules classes does website maintenance goes on company visits and evaluates upcoming trends for classes and seminars. Her favorite parts of her day are interacting with clie...
Posted on 06/15/2010
Important Notice! Webinar to discuss Workers' Comp Initiative I-1082
This webinar will be your opportunity to hear more about Initiative 1082 which will be on the November ballot. I-1082 would allow private insurers to provide workers’ comp coverage in Washington State. The webinar produced exclusively for AGC by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of Ame...