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News
ACI’s new website has finally launched! With a new and improved interface and mobile friendly application, you are just a click away from top industry news, event/class registration and much more. Brand new to the ACI website are our committee pages! Want to know what projects the committees are working on, read about the newest member spotlights or see past event recaps? 
Hamilton County Planning and Development Department will begin replacing the Permit Plus System with Accela Automation in the permit process. 
The region’s largest locally based construction firm is ready to begin building a corporate headquarters in Cincinnati’s West End neighborhood. Messer Construction Co. plans to spend about $12.5 million to develop a new campus at 643 W. Court St., between the St. Ann’s Commons residential development and the Queensgate playfield. (Cincinnatti Enquirer)
Events
 
 
ACI’s Annual Holiday Open House will be on Friday, December 16th from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Register today!
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Safety
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 
 
Since 2000, the ACI/OSHA Safety Day has been one of best attended regional industry events of the year. With nearly 400 attendees and up to 50 exhibitors, Safety Day has traditionally offered the opportunity to share a day of education, inspiration and networking. We invite you to make plans to join us once again at the 18th Annual Safety Day, held at its new location Xavier University’s Cintas Center. 


Aerial Work Platform: October 19, November 3 and 16
 
OSHA 10-Hour: October 25 and 26
 
Skid Steer Loader: October 27, November 9 and 22
 
Rough Terrain Forklift: October 26, November 10 and 21
 
Industrial Forklift: November 2 and 17
 
Crane Certification: November 2, 3 and 4  
 
CPR/1st Aid/BBP: November 7, December 13
 
OSHA 30-Hour: November 11, 12, 18 and 19 
 
To learn more contact: Susan Berman at 513-221-8020 or email sberman@aci-construction.org or click here to register online. 
Next Meeting: October 18, 2016 
Time: 7:30 a.m.           
Topic: BWC Updates with Julia Hall of CareWorks Comp.
Professional Advancement

View the full list here.

November TBD - Blueprint Reading

If you are interested, please contact Lindsey Hall directly at lhall@aci-construction.org

Click here to register for ACI classes!
 
 
October 27 — We will recognize the 10th, 15th, 25th, 50th, and 75th year member companies as well as new member companies (joined in 2016) this year!
 
Please join us in congratulating this year’s award winners:
  • Joe Prus (Prus Construction Co.) and Steve Klinker (Dugan & Meyers Construction Co.) for being honored with the Community Outreach Awards
  • Pat McLaughlin (cHc Fabricating Corp.) for being honored with the ACI Historian Award
  • Michael Backers (Patriot Engineering & Environmental) and Emily Hanselman (Turner Construction Co.) for being honored with the Rising Star Awards
  • Eric Browne (Browne E&C) and Scott Gurney (Frost Brown Todd LLC) for being honored with the Industry Advocate Awards
  • Marcy Weaver (Dugan & Meyers Construction Co.) for being honored with the Workforce Development Award
  • Whitney Eckert (Jostin Construction, Inc.), Joe Beischel (R.J. Beischel Building Co.), Jim Litfin (Schumacher Dugan Construction, Inc.) and Dan Delcore for being honored with the Distinguished Service Awards with Special Posthumous Award presentation dedicated to Bill McIlwain (Mireagan Group)
For the list of ACI Longevity Award Winners and more information about the luncheon, please visit here.
                                                 
To register, please contact Lindsey Hall at lhall@aci-construction.org or visit our registration page.
Membership
The countdown is on for the new dues final due date! If you haven't made your payment, call Erica Schwegman at 513-221-8020 or email at eschwegman@aci-construction.org. If you were originally a January – June renewal, please make sure that your prorated dues from the first part of the year have been paid. If you aren’t sure, please call!
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Plan Room
The year is winding down, but everyone is already looking ahead to 2017. Come mingle with your fellow estimators from member firms and hear the latest news from Model Group on October 20.  
Subscribers to ACI's Construction Connection reporting service have already received information on more than 3,000 projects in 2016. That’s more projects to date than ever before. To find out how these reports can keep your workforce busy all year round, contact Dan Wright at dwright@aci-construction.org.
The Indianapolis-based firm that led the redevelopment of Downtown’s 580 Building is working to buy the Second National Bank Building, an executive from the company said Friday. Anderson Birkla Investment Partners principal Anthony Birkla said his firm has a purchase contract on the historic building at 830 Main St. along Cincinnati’s streetcar line. (Cincinnati Enquirer)
ACI-YP
Check out ACI - YP's upcoming calendar. 
Prepare Affair is an annual event that helps low-income seniors and people with disabilities make winter preparations and stay safely in their homes. We are looking to put an ACI-YP crew together that would be willing to dedicate a small amount of time to help make a big difference for someone in need. Join us on Saturday November 12th from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. More details to come on project specifics. Be sure to select "Geoff Ryan – ACI YP" as your crew leader. 
Watch the Browns take on the Ravens, enjoy good food and drinks and meet some new people. This event will also be in conjunction with an "eat wings and raise funds" fundraiser for the ACI-YP scholarship. 10 percent of our tabs will go towards this scholarship.
Industry Partner Events

On October 27, 2016, Bid Day Simulation will be held.

Please RSVP to mhucke@suremechanical.com by October 24 and make sure to include your dinner choice.

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It’s getting close. If you are not at the Spirit of Construction Gala on October 15, you will miss the celebration of this year’s "Lifetime Achievement Awards" that will be presented to: William John "Jack" Albrecht, Perfection Group; Tonya Beasley, Baker Concrete Construction Co. The Posthumous Awards will go to B.G. Danis, Danis Construction, William J. Teepe, TP Mechanical and Raymond J. Viox, Viox Services. 
Contact Tony Brunsman at (513) 382-4315 or tbrunsman@SpiritofConstruction.org for event or reservation questions.
October 20, 2016: The Campbell House, Lexington, Kentucky. In cooperation with the Construction & Public Contract Law Section of the Kentucky Bar Association, there will be an all-day seminar held directed towards both construction lawyers and non-lawyer construction professionals.
The 9th Annual Von Lehman Construction Insights event will be held on November 15 from 3 to 7 p.m.
Employment
Send resume to info@orourkewrecking.com or www.orourkewrecking.com, or apply in-person at 660 Lunken Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH.
Sizemore & Company: please follow link to apply online.
Send resumes to cfarrow@aci-construction.org and use subject: Superintendent.
84 Lumber is seeking a project manager.
If you would like to post available employment opportunities please contact Christie Farrow at cfarrow@aci-construction.org.