May 24, 2010





Thank you to
corporate sponsor
Lutz & Company, PC!

Annual Golf Outing 2010-Another Successful Event!

Thank you to everyone who participated in making the May 17th golf outing a great success.  Another round of applause goes out to our Diamond Sponsor, Gene Lilly Surety, the Dinning, Beverage, Flag Prize and Special prize sponsors. 

Golf, wildlife, fun, food and social networking (the old-fashion way) was had by all! 

Golf

Wildlife

Fun

Food

Networking

Award winners and more pictures, along with a complete list of sponsors will appear in the June issue of the Building Chapter News available very soon.

 
Building Chapter News June Issue

The BCN will be available electronically on June 1st and mailed copies should be reaching offices in the first few days of June.  The upcoming issue includes articles on the following:

  • Post-injury management
  • Insurers perspective on EPA’s Lead Paint Rule
  • Succession planning for family owned businesses
  • Employee misclassification
  • Things to know before working in another state
  • Methods to maximizing surety capacity
  • Spring AGC scholarship winners
  • Golf outing pictures and award winners

 
Members In The News! 

Ed Tricker and Michael Matejka, Woods and Aitken LLP received Super Lawyer designations.  Ed was recognized for his knowledge in the construction industry.  Bob Evnen, Woods and Aitken LLP, authored the “Local View” in the Opinion section of the Lincoln Journal Star:

http://journalstar.com/news/opinion/editorial/columnists/article_d56d289a-66b7-11df-ae16-001cc4c002e0.html

The May 21st issue of the Midlands Business Journal included a special section on Construction with many local members being quoted. 

 
Comments From Ken Simonson, AGCA Chief Economist

One construction product that is in tight supply, with price increases announced, is pavement marking materials. Plant breakdowns led Dow Chemical to declare “force majeure” in April for acrylic resin and on May 6 for methyl methacrylate polymers. Titanium dioxide, widely used as a whitener for paint and other products, and rosin esters, the primary resin system used in alkyd-based thermoplastic, have been in short supply. This month, highway striping suppliers Ennis and Swarco announced price increases and allocations for their products, which could cause delays in completion of some highway projects.

The shortage is very real and most likely will extend through the Summer months.  Dow Chemical has declared Force Majeure on acrylic monomers, the backbone for all acrylic coatings. This will impact not just line striping paints, but all acrylic coatings.

 

AGCA Action Alert To All Members

AGC Action Requested: Senate to Vote Next Week on Resolution to Block EPA from Using Clean Air Act to Stop Construction Projects
 
The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on a resolution next week that would block the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.  AGC is concerned that Clean Air Act regulation of greenhouse gases would delay or stop construction projects nationwide.

AGC urges all members to contact their Senators in support of Senator Murkowski’s resolution.  To send a message to your Senators, you can use AGC’s Legislative Action Center by clicking here.

 
Planning During The Summer Months

During the summer months Jean and several Chapter Committees will be concentrating on planning the training events, educational member meetings and other activities for the upcoming season of September to next May.  IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS OR REQUESTS call or email Jean to discuss.

 
BONUS ROUND!!!!

There is a prize for the person who knocked out the Goose at the golf outing last Monday…email Jean…soon!

 
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