Oregon DEQ Announcement: Grant Funding Available
Oregon DEQ has announced they may have nearly $300,000 remaining from older grants that will be made available for non-road diesel engine repowers. Here is the information DEQ has shared
Category: Government Affairs
2012 Legislative Presentation to the Board of Directors
This morning, AGC Government Affairs Director John Rakowitz briefed the Board of Directors on the results of the 2012 legislative session to date*. Click here to access the PowerPoint presentation
Legislature Adopts Changes to Oregon Prompt Pay Law
The Oregon Legislature just completed work on HB 4034, a bill that will amend Oregon’s prompt pay statute. AGC actively supported this bill for a variety of reasons. This blog
2012 Annual Session Reaches Half Way Point
February 14 marked an important day on the 2012 legislative calendar. In most cases, any bills that did not come out of policy committees in their chamber of origin died.
US Senate Moves Ahead With Transportation Bill
In a show of bipartisanship, the Senate voted 85-11 to invoke cloture on its two-year, $109 billion surface transportation legislation. This places a time limit on consideration of the bill
The Oregon Leadership Summit
This past Monday, I attended the 2011 Oregon Leadership Summit in Portland. It was attended by about 1,200 business leaders, government leaders, and others from around the state. The Summit
Career and Technical Education Grant Application Now Available
One of AGC’s major victories during the 2011 Legislative Session was the passage of House Bill 3362. AGC, along with industry allies, successfully secured a $2 million grant program earmarked
Diesel Powers Oregon’s Economy
Clean Diesel Facts from Oregon Did You Know… There are over 46,000 registered construction businesses throughout Oregon that employ more than 100,000 workers and contribute $6.5 billion to the state
AGCA Launches New ConstructionVotes GOTV Website
AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter is happy to announce that ConstructionVotes.com, AGCA’s get-out-the-vote (GOTV) website, is now live. Visitors to the site will have the ability to: Register to vote Learn about
AGC Oregon-Columbia, CRC & SWCA Host CRC Workshop
Wednesday, AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter, the Columbia River Crossing, and the Southwest Washington Contractors Association hosted a CRC Workshop. Contractors were informed of the current status of federal and state funding,