Let’s Not Celebrate Quitters’ Day
Three ways to support your workers’ resolutions Information provided by SAIF While many recognize the new year as a chance to kickstart healthier habits, SAIF encourages you and your employees
Category: In the News
Northwest Construction Firms Feeling Lack of Qualified Workers
Nearly 80 percent of construction firms plan to expand headcount in 2019, but most are also worried about their ability to find qualified workers. Seventy-nine percent of construction firms plan
AGC Mourns Passing of Lloyd Babler Jr.
Lloyd Babler Jr. April 1, 1931–Dec. 20, 2018 Our beloved Lloyd Babler Jr., passed away, peacefully, Dec. 20, 2018. He was 87 ¾ years old. Lloyd was born in Portland,
AGC Federal Government Shutdown Update
The partial government shutdown that began on December 22nd has entered its 13th day (the longest was the 21-day shutdown in 1995–96). The dispute over funding for the southern border
Construction Employment and Pay Rise in 2018; Unemployment at 5.1 Percent
Construction employment increased by 38,000 jobs in December and by 280,000 jobs, or 4.0 percent, over the past year, while the industry’s average pay accelerated and unemployment decreased to a
Register Now! Oregon’s Equal Pay Act Seminar
Seminar: Oregon’s Equal Pay Act Tuesday, November 27 8–9:30 am, AGC Center Boardroom What’s Effective Now and What You Need to Know Before January 1 Featuring Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt
AGC Mourns Loss of Past President Bill Moe
William ‘Bill’ Moe Feb. 1, 1940–June 25, 2018 William “Bill” Moe was born Feb. 1, 1940 in The Dalles, Ore. He passed away at age 78 at St. Charles Hospital
AGC Awards $203,000 to Construction-Focused Workforce Development Programs
This summer Associated General Contractors Oregon-Columbia Chapter is pleased to announce another year of grant funds to help support programming that seeks to improve the construction workforce pipeline. The construction
DJC Op-Ed: Exceptional safety performance can be worth big bucks
By: Mike Salsgiver Executive Director, AGC Oregon-Columbia Chapter This article was published by the DJC on August 14 in Buildings Bridges and Roads and can be viewed here (subscription required).
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JLT Build America Awards Application Deadline: October 24, 2018 The JLT Build America Awards have demonstrated the very best when it comes to building a better America and improving our