April 23, 2010





Thank you to
corporate sponsor
Woods & Aitken, LLP!

Congratulations on Local Safety Awards

Recently the Greater Omaha’s Safety Council announced their 2010 safety awards.  The following Building Chapter members were honored:

Kiewit Building Group - Double Platinum Award
Dicon Corporation - Honor Bronze
Oakview Construction, Inc - Merit
Commonwealth Electric of the Midwest - Honor with Distinction
Midwest Mechanical Contractors of NE - Honor with Distinction
Falewitch Construction - Honor Gold
Millard Lumber Inc - Honor with Distinction
Lyman-Richey Corporation - Honor Gold
Coreslab Structures Inc. - Honor Bronze
Drake Williams Steel - Honor Bronze
NE Machinery Co. - Honor Bronze

 

Recent Change in AGC Board Members

It is unbelievable, but young Norm Nelson has resigned from the Board of Directors because he will soon be retiring from Lyman-Richey Corporation.  We will all miss him and wish him and Ginny our best for a long and happy retirement!  The Board of Directors appointed Mark Deetz, V.P. of Sales, Lyman-Richey Corporation to take Norm’s place on the board as one of the two Associate-Service Provider positions on the board.  Welcome Mark! 

 
Thank You; Thank You To Our Golf Sponsors!

Here is the list of the Golf Outing Sponsors as of today.  Please take a second to review this list.  The support of these companies is what makes the outing a great day.  All of the sponsors appreciate your business!

Corporate:
Gene Lilly Surety Bonds, Inc.

Dining:
Harry A Koch Co.
Kiewit Building Group
Union Bank & Trust Co.

Beverage:
Christensen Lumber Inc.
Dynamic Consulting, Inc.
Holmes Murphy & Associates
Lutz & Company, PC
Mechanical Contractors Association
Paulsen, Inc.
Silverstone Group
Thrasher Basement Systems
Unico
Waldinger Corporation
Woods & Aitken, LLP

Hole Raffle:
Constructors Bonding Inc.

Flag Prize:
Apollo Steel Company
Bryant Air Conditioning and Heating Co.
Copple Insurance Agency
Drake-Williams Steel Inc.
Fucinaro Excavating Co., Inc.
Gerhold Concrete Company, Inc.
HBE Becker Meyer Love LLP
Kingery Construction Co.
Lyman-Richey Corp.
Mechanical Contractors Association
Midwest Scaffold Service
Nebraska Brick & Supply Co.
Nebraska Fire Sprinkler Corp.
NMC
O'Keefe Elevator Co., Inc.
Overland Constructors, Inc.
Pella Products of Omaha & Lincoln
Pinnacle Bank
Porter Trustin Carlson Co.
Sampson Construction Co., Inc.
Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP
Travelers
UNK Construction Management Organization

 

Get Your Golf Registration in Today

Annual Spring Golf Outing at Iron Horse Golf Club in Ashland, Monday, May 17th---BE THERE.

We have had great weather for the golf outing the past four years so I’m sure good luck is about up.  May 17th could bring tornadic activity, a blizzard, thunderstorms---who knows, it is Nebraska after all!  You guys are all professionals, so you’ll be able to golf right through whatever Mother Nature sends that day—so don’t miss out!

 
2010 Field Personnel Update—DVD Available Now

If your field personnel was not able to attend the 2010 Update Training held on April 13th and 14th you can still provide the information from the training with staff via the 2-disc DVD recording of the training in Lincoln on April 13th. 

The cost of the DVD is $50.00 and can be ordered by emailing Jean at jdpetsch@windstream.net. 

The 3-hour training DVD is divided into four chapters by topic.  The training can be viewed in four 30-minute sessions.  To view the content of DVD click here.

 
LEED-AP Test Prep Courses Online

There is still time to register for the two online test-prep courses offered starting the first week of May. 

LEED-Green Associate 

LEED-AP + BD&C

 
Nebraska Legislative Wrap Up

Here is the end result on the legislative bills that were of interest to the Building Chapter.  LB552 and LB563 will have the greatest impact.  LB552-The Nebraska Construction Prompt Pay Act goes into effect on October 1, 2010.  LB563-The Employee Classification Act goes into effect in July, 2010.  More information will be available in the future on both bills.  Always feel free to call or email Jean with questions that come up regarding implementation.


AGCA Reports on Project Labor Agreements

Take Action Now!

Click the link above and take 5 seconds to send a letter to the Nebraska Senators and your Representative today!

 
Several Great Webinars in May from AGCA

We have started to list upcoming AGCA webinars on our website Calendar of Events so they are easier for you to keep track of. 

Just Added: 
May 4th , 1:00pm CDT-Webinar-Construction Outlook-Ready for Recovery.  This will be presented by Ken Simonson, AGCA Chief Economist and Kermit Baker, Economist for AIA. 

 

 
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