AGC Nebraska Building Chapter's E-Update

April 3 , 2009

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Thank you to corporate sponsor SilverStone Group!

Building Chapter News-April Issue

The Building Chapter News-April Issue is now available online (click here) and should be arriving at your office.  Thank you to our Diamond and Platinum Sponsors for providing content of great use to all of us. The April issue topics include: Maintaining or Increasing you Surety Program; Improve Collections to Maintain Cashflow; Why Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans Still Matter; Contractual Risk Transfer; and Tools That May Help Secure Payment if the Money Runs Out. 

 

Legislative Alert

An update of legislative efforts here in Nebraska is posted in the Member’s Only Section of the Chapter website.  Click Here.  If you have misplaced the current userid and password call Linda at office.

 
Upcoming Regional Member Meeting

May 4th: Omaha Regional Member Meeting- 4:30pm  (click here for details)
May 5th: Western Nebraska Member Meeting-5:00 MDT Scottsbluff Country Club (RSVP forms out soon)

Planning is underway for one more Regional Member Meeting in Lincoln, Kearney and Norfolk before late May.  Watch for details soon!

Check the Calendar of Events (click here) for other upcoming activities.

 

Annual Spring Golf Outing Is Our Next “Big” Get Together!

Click here for a REGISTRATION FORM to join the fun.  As usual, this will be a scramble format and note we do have a NEW time schedule!  We have sold out the outing in the past couple of years so register early so you don’t have to play on the Interstate!

Monday, May 18th will be a great day of golf and socializing/networking because of the generosity of our fine Sponsors.

This year’s Corporate Sponsors:
1. Gene Lilly Surety Bonds
2. Lutz and Company, PC
3. SilverStone Group

This year’s Dining Sponsors:
1. Union Bank and Trust Co.
2. The Harry A. Koch and Company
3. Woods & Aitken LLP
4. Nebco Companies
5. Kiewit Building Group

This year’s Beverage Sponsors:
1. Endurance Power Products, Inc.
2. The Schemmer Associates
3. Thrasher Basement Systems  AND YES, also the Watering Hole #7
4. Constructors Bonding & Insurance
5. Holmes Murphy & Associates
6. Paulsen, Inc.
7. Mechanical Contractors Association

This year’s Flag Sponsors:
1. Fucinaro Excavating Company
2. Lyman-Richey Corp
3. Overland Constructors Inc.
4. Porter Trustin Carlson Co.
5. Mechanical Contractors Association
6. Travelers
7. Copple Insurance Agency

WANT TO BE ON THIS PREMIER SPONSOR LIST??  Click here for a sponsorship form.

 
From AGC of America - A Few Items of Interest

1. Employee Free Choice Act Update- In case you have not seen this elsewhere here is the latest news.  To see two Developments on “So-Called” Employee Free Choice Act, click here.

2. Also, here are two interesting websites on Card Check: http://www.employeefreedom.org  and/or http://www.unionfacts.com

3. Administration Releases Education Stimulus Funding and Guidance:
This week the U.S. Department of Education announced that $44 billion for states and schools is now available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Read More

4. New CM At-Risk State-by-State Resource Available:
AGC of America and the National Association of State Facilities Administrators (NASFA) have collaborated on research regarding state-by-state information on Construction Management At-Risk (CM At-Risk, CM@R, CM/GC, GC/CM, CMc). Read More

 
Ken Simonson News Release 

On April 1st AGCA sent the following news release out nationally:

“Construction spending passed a somber milestone today according to new February 2009 data released today by the Census Bureau.  The 0.2 percent decline over last year in private nonresidential construction is the first time monthly spending has declined for two straight months year-over-year since 2003. Unfortunately this decline in construction activity is likely to accelerate for the foreseeable future.  While the recently enacted stimulus should lead to needed increases in public construction spending that will be little solace for tens of thousands of construction workers that rely on private construction activity to earn their livelihood.  That is why our 33,000 member firms will continue to work with government officials and business leaders to encourage continued investments in needed infrastructure projects, improvements in credit markets and support for new business activity and investments,” said Kenneth Simonson, chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America.

 
Reminder of Change of Email Address

The email address for the Building Chapter has changed to agcnebuilders@windstream.net. This address goes to Linda. Jean’s direct email address has changed to jdpetsch@windstream.net. 

 
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