Annual Education Fund Raising Event Begins TODAY!

Each fall our Chapter raises funds to support the Student Chapter projects and fund scholarships awarded to individual students members.  The Progressive Charity Raffle is this year’s major activity to raise money to support the AGC Student Chapters and annual scholarships to future employees of the industry.
The Raffle is being held in place of the traditional Live Auction.  If you usually donate to the Education Fund directly or have purchased items at the auction, please consider buying a comparable amount of raffle tickets.

The tickets are $100.00 each and only 400 will be sold starting July 15th.  The grand prize is $5,000. There will be many other cash and gift prizes; 38 cash prizes and 25 gift prizes to be exact.  Yes, that is a 1 in 9 chance to win!  You may view the list of prizes at www.agcnebuilders.com after August 1st.

(Click Here to find out how to purchase your tickets)

The Progressing Raffle drawing will take place throughout the evening of the Fall Social, held on Thursday evening, September 24th in Lincoln.  However, you do not need to be present to win.

This is a “new and cool” event we are co-sponsoring with the Nebraska Chapter, in partnership with the Nebraska State Fair.  A steering committee has developed a full set of activities and displays to be open August 28th to September 7th at the Fair in Lincoln. NOW WE JUST NEED MEMBERS TO VOLUNTEER TO TAKE PART IN THE “NEW AND COOL” EVENT!  (Cool in temperature too; we have 7,000 sq. feet of air conditioned space.) 

Volunteer today!  We will need a minimum of 125 volunteers to work at least one 6- hour shift during the fair.  Sponsorship packages are on a first come, first pick basis and only available to AGC members of the Chapters.

Click here to view the volunteer sponsorship packages!

Click here to view details about the event! 

New Membership Discount from Office Max- AGC and OfficeMax are proud to announce a new member benefit! AGC members are now eligible to take part in the OfficeMax Advantage Program which provides AGC chapters and members with unbelievable benefits – including cost savings, tailored services and financial guarantees. The program includes:

·        Exclusive members-only pricing on more than 12,000 products - what you need at the best price.
·        Award-winning customer service, with a personal relationship
·        Special pricing at nearly 1000+ OfficeMax ImPress locations, via Retail Connect
·        Special contracted pricing for most retail location purchases
·        Free next-day delivery on most orders

To take advantage of this offer, please contact AdvantagePrograms@officemax.com or call 800-248-6343. Also, we’ll be sending this out to the full AGC membership list by e-mail next week on July 15.

To learn more about the benefits offered to AGC Members and/or to open an Office Max account, go to: http://solutioncenter.officemax.com/admin/

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Heavy Equipment Training Central Community College-Hastings 22 two-day workshops, April-October Each focuses on one type of equipment 10 types of equipment included All sessions cover: Basic equipment orientation and operation safety procedures loading and excavating Click here for schedule and details or go to www.cccneb.edu/HeavyEquipment

Recent Items of Interest from the Multitude of AGC of America Newsletters

The minimum wage established by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will increase from $6.55 per hour to $7.25 per hour on July 24, 2009. 

The increase is the final phase of a three-part phase-in mandated by legislation enacted in 2007.  The first phase took effect on July 24, 2007, increasing the hourly rate from $5.15 to $5.85.  The second phase took effect on July 24, 2008, increasing the hourly rate from $5.85 to the current rate of $6.55. 

Many states have established a minimum wage rate higher than the federal rate.  Where an employee is subject to both the state and federal minimum wage laws, the employee is entitled to the higher of the two wage rates.  For information on state minimum wage laws, click here.

Every employer of employees subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act's minimum wage provisions must post a notice explaining the Act in a conspicuous place at all work sites.  Employers can download a poster satisfying the requirement from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Web site.  Employers can also purchase printed and laminated Consolidated Federal Employment Laws posters from AGC, with a discount for members.  The poster satisfies the posting requirements of 10 different federal labor and employment laws, including the FLSA.

For more information on the FLSA, visit the Labor & HR Topical Resources page of the AGC Web site.  Select the category “Compensation” and the subcategory “Fair Labor Standards Act.”