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November 4 , 2009 |
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You need to be registering for the five meetings right now. You all stated that the local meetings were exactly what you all wanted so let’s get the registrations to the office, get the date on your calendars and get yourself and colleagues to the meeting in your area. We need to provide a headcount for food service by 9:00am on Monday, Nov. 9th! November 11 -Meetings with Ken Simonson, Chief Economist, AGC of America & Guest Speakers: November 17 -Western Regional Meeting, Scottsbluff Country Club, 5:00pm - 7:30pm - Click here for more. November 24 -Northeast Regional Meeting, Northeast Community College, Norfolk, 2:30pm - 4:30pm - Click here for more.
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More educational programming was one of the top requests during the member telephone interviews this summer. The Chapter office is responding to your request. Now, members just need to make a time commitment to attend. Training events will be cancelled if there are not sufficient registrations to break even on the cost of the training. Click here to see the schedule of upcoming courses to put on your calendars. Some details are still pending on certain events and will be added as soon as determined. However, the dates and event descriptions are posted to allow you to plan ahead.
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Several additional training events have been added to the schedule: Crane Operator Certification Training- Sponsored by the AGC Nebraska Chapter. December 16-19th, in Lincoln. Click here for details. Note: Registration deadline is by Monday morning, November 9th. Negotiating Skills for Contractors- This will be a 4-hour workshop for owners, project managers, superintendents and administrative staff to enhance and refresh your negotiating skills. The workshop will be held on January 14th in Kearney and January 15th in Lincoln. Click here for workshop description and registration form.
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OSHA has designated Kiewit Building Group-Bellevue Medical Center in Bellevue, Neb., as a Voluntary Protection Programs (VPP) star site, the department's highest recognition for meeting or exceeding workplace safety and health standards. Read the rest of the article at the following link: http://ohsonline.com/articles/2009/10/25/building-group-gets-vpp-star.aspx
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| November Issue Building Chapter News | ||
The November issue of the Building Chapter News will be arriving at your offices in next day or two. Click here for the electronic version. Articles include: Who will settle your estate; New false claim concerns for Federally funded projects; Timing issues on certain tax breaks; Managing injury claims; What the tighter surety markets mean for you today; and Wes Oestreich provides an overview of the AGCA National Leadership Conference held in Washington D.C. early in October. Also, please take note of the business entities that support our Association through advertising in our publications!
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There are many upcoming webinars available to members: The Davis-Bacon and Related Acts: The Ins and Outs of Federal Prevailing Wage Law,
A Three-Part Webinar Series Call the Building Chapter office if you have problems trying to register for any of these national opportunities. |
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