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OSHA 2012 Agenda Lists Actions on I2P2, Confined Spaces and Silica
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In the DOL regulatory agenda released in January, OSHA listed action items on Injury and Illness Prevention Programs, confined spaces in construction, crystalline silica exposure limits, and walking work surfaces, among other issues. More
IRS Issues Guidance on Expanded Tax Credit for Hiring Unemployed Veterans
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The IRS Feb. 9 released guidance and forms that employers can use to claim the newly expanded work opportunity tax credit for hiring eligible unemployed veterans.
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USACE, VA Issue PLA Surveys for Federal Construction Projects
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have issued more surveys requesting information from the construction industry on the potential use of PLAs on projects in California, Nevada and West Virginia.
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LEED 2012 Open for Third Round of Comments on March 1
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The U.S. Green Building Council has announced that March 1-20 it will open a third public comment period for the proposed 2012 update to its LEED green building rating system.
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E-Verify Self-Check Program Available in All 50 States
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The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Feb. 9 announced it has expanded its E-Verify Self Check program to include service in all 50 states, in Spanish and English.
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Get an ABC Member Logo Sticker Today
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Members can demonstrate their commitment to ABC's long-standing reputation for construction excellence and safety by branding their jobsites and company mailings with "ABC Member" logo stickers.
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Save on Fuel Costs With the ExxonMobile Fuel Card
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Get fuel rebates of up to 5 cents a gallon at 10,000 Exxon and Mobile stations nationwide through the ABC Business Partner Program. In addition, members can save on software licenses on AIA Contract Documents and on construction-specific payroll services through payroll4construction.com.
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Labor Union Plays the Blame Game
The Santa Barbara Independent
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They’re hard to miss: nearly a dozen 20-foot-long banners staked throughout Santa Barbara, Calif., and Goleta, Calif., emblazoned with big red letters that spell "SHAME ON [insert name here]." And the issue, on the surface, is easy to understand: bad blood between a local carpenters union and Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital over a lost contract. But how and why the union chose the people its targeting, and what exactly it hopes to accomplish with the ongoing public protests, is much less clear.
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Obama Budget: Infrastructure and Incentives for Manufacturing
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President Barack Obama's budget request to Congress on Monday will include billions of dollars to boost infrastructure spending and incentives for manufacturers, who are key to lifting the economy and the president's re-election efforts. The budget includes more than $350 billion in short-term measures for job growth and a six-year, $476 billion proposal for roads and other surface transportation projects.
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Equipment Shortage Possible by Mid-Summer
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Some construction companies in Memphis, Tenn., could be scrambling by summertime in search of heavy equipment like cranes, scissor lifts and backhoes for their projects. With a number of large commercial construction projects ramping up across the city between now and then, equipment is expected to be in short supply and high demand.
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Craft Competitions Give Construction Apprentices Confidence, Career Advancement
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In December, the San Diego Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors held its 10th annual Apprenticeship Craft Champions Competition, which determines the best electrical, plumbing and sheet metal students from the ABC San Diego apprenticeship program. In addition, apprentices and trainees compete for a chance to go to the 2012 ABC National Craft Championships, which will be held April 24–27 during ABC's EdCon & Expo in San Antonio.
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Construction Backlog Falls at End of 2011; Still Up from Previous Year
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Associated Builders and Contractors recently released its Construction Backlog Indicator for the fourth quarter of 2011. CBI declined 3.2 percent from the previous quarter from 8.1 months to 7.8 months, but is still up 10.9 percent compared to the fourth quarter of 2010. CBI is a forward-looking economic indicator that measures the amount of nonresidential construction work under contract to be completed in the future.
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