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Safety Committee Meeting
We will not be hosting a Safety Committee Meeting in March. The next committee meeting will be in April. For more information on how to get involved with our Safety Committee, please contact Kim Mason at kim.m@agchouston.org.
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Upcoming Safety Classes
AGC Houston is proud to partner with the The Region VI OSHA Education Center at The University of Texas at Arlington. The OSHA Education Center at The University of Texas at Arlington is the top-ranked OSHA Training Institute Education Center in the country. AGC Houston is not an OSHA Training Institute Education Center, but serves as a Host-Training Organization for The University of Texas at Arlington OSHA Training Institute Education Center.
View the full list of OSHA UT-A courses here.
MARCH
20 - 22: OSHA #502 UPDATE FOR CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OUTREACH TRAINERS
20 - 23: OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION
22 -23: OSHA 10-HOUR
27 - 30: OSHA #501 TRAINER COURSE IN OSHA STANDARDS FOR GENERAL INDUSTRY
28 - 30: OSHA #3115 FALL PROTECTION
APRIL
3 - 6: OSHA #2225 RESPIRATORY PROTECTION
3 - 6: OSHA #500 TRAINER COURSE IN OSHA STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION
11 - 13: OSHA #2264 PERMIT-REQUIRED CONFINED SPACE ENTRY
11 - 13: OSHA #3085 PRINCIPLES OF SCAFFOLDING
19 - 20: OSHA 10-HOUR
17 - 20: OSHA #510 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH STANDARDS FOR CONSTRUCTION
17 - 20: RISK MANAGEMENT 101
24 - 27: OSHA #3095 ELECTRICAL STANDARDS
24 - 27: OSHA #501 TRAINER COURSE IN OSHA STANDARDS FOR GENERAL INDUSTRY
28: OSHA #7105 EVACUATION AND EMERGENCY PLANNING
Construction Employment Increases in 45 States From January 2022 to January 2023, While 42 States Add Jobs Between December and January
Texas and Montana top list of yearly gains, while West Virginia has largest number and percent of losses; Indiana and Iowa lead in monthly job increases, while California and West Virginia have largest decreases.
Construction employment climbed in 45 states in January from a year earlier, while 42 states added construction jobs from December to January, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America today. Association officials said the job gains were welcome news but noted the industry would likely have added more jobs if the pool of available workers were larger.
“The construction industry has been adding jobs nearly everywhere in the past year even as homebuilding slowed,” said Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist. “Most nonresidential contractors continue to report little letup demand and would like to hire even more workers if they were available.”
Between January 2022 and 2023, 45 states added construction jobs, while industry employment declined in four states and the District of Columbia. Employment was flat in North Dakota. Texas added the most jobs over the year (34,800 jobs, 4.6 percent), followed by Florida (23,600 jobs, 4 percent), New York (21,900 jobs, 5.7 percent), and Tennessee (14,000 jobs, 9.9 percent). Montana had the largest percentage increase (12.7 percent, 4,400 jobs), followed by Nebraska (10.1 percent, 5,800 jobs), Rhode Island (10.1 percent, 2,100 jobs), and Nevada (10 percent, 10,200 jobs). West Virginia lost the most construction jobs over 12 months (-1,600 jobs, -4.8 percent), followed by Mississippi (-900 jobs, -1.9 percent). The largest percentage losses occurred in West Virginia, Mississippi, and D.C. (-1.9 percent, -300 jobs).
For the month, 42 states construction employees, while industry employment declined in seven states and held steady in Mississippi and D.C. Indiana added the most jobs over the month (6,700 jobs, 4.2 percent), followed by Texas (5,900 jobs, 0.7 percent), New Jersey (4,000 jobs, 2.5 percent), Iowa (3,900 jobs, 4.7 percent), and North Carolina (3,900 jobs, 1.5 percent). The largest percentage gain occurred in Iowa, followed by Indiana, Montana (4 percent, 1,500 jobs), Kansas (3 percent, 2,000 jobs), and Idaho (2.7 percent, 1,800 jobs).
California — buffeted by a series of severe storms — experienced the largest decline in construction jobs in January (-7,300 jobs, -1.8 percent). Large one-month losses also occurred in Florida (-2,400 jobs, -0.4 percent) and Colorado (-1,200 jobs, -0.6 percent). West Virginia had the largest percentage loss for the month (-1.8 percent, -600 jobs), followed by California, Colorado, and Main (-0.6 percent, -200 jobs).
Association officials said one of the biggest challenges to recruiting more workers into the industry is that relatively few people have been exposed to construction as a career opportunity. They noted that federal officials only spend twenty cents on career and technical education for every dollar they spend encouraging students to go to college, not counting plans to forgive college debt.
“If we expose more people to construction career opportunities, many are likely to say they would prefer high pay, teamwork and the satisfaction of building projects that will last for decades over spending their time hunched over Zoom meetings,” said Stephen E. Sandherr, the association’s chief executive officer. “Federal officials talk about the need to rebuild our country, but they don’t seem willing to invest in new builders.”
View January 2023 AGC state employment data and one-month rankings and 12-month rankings.
MARCH
31 - APRIL 1: AGC HOUSTON 31ST ANNUAL BBQ COOK-OFF
COOK TEAM REGISTRATION - REGISTRATION CLOSED
SPONSORSHIP REGISTRATION - DEADLINE TO REGISTER IS MARCH 17
APRIL
11: ORIENTATION AGC
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13: FACADES PLUS HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDING ENCLOSURES CONFERENCE
MAY
4: MEMBER MIXER
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Make the Most of Your Membership With Our Member Benefits
AGC Houston is a full service membership organization providing more than 500 member companies with access to advocacy, networking opportunities, safety services, and education and training programs.
An AGC Houston membership automatically enrolls your company in Associated General Contractors of America, providing additional valuable benefits and access to resources and training. Our membership includes general contractors, specialty contractors, associates (suppliers) and affiliates (professional services firms). AGC Houston’s membership territory reaches 24 counties and our members represent a $2.3 billion market.
AGC Southwest Chapters Multiple Employer 401(k) Plan
Beginning with just a few companies in 2010, this plan has grown to 120+ companies and over $450 million in assets, making it the largest AGC plan in the country. Please click the image below to learn more.
CompGroup AGC
Benefit from financial strength and superior loss control program. Managed by a board comprised of CompGroup AGC members – Texas-based General Contractors and Subcontractors, it is a TDI approved Workers Compensation Purchasing Group.
Benefits Include:
- Discount – the benefit of the purchasing power of millions of workers’ comp dollars to give you the best premium discount.
- Claims Management – aggressively managed claims ensure that injured employees are paid promptly and fairly and fraudulent claims are dealt with accordingly.
- Loss Control – Safety plays a large role in this program. Members receive job site loss control visits to assist in controlling claims.
- Dividend – Dividends are available to members based upon a Program then Individual loss ratio. Under Texas law, dividends cannot be guaranteed, until they have been declared.
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Reliant Energy Discount Program
Setting up electrical service at a site is one of the tedious details you have to handle before you can start work on a project. Let Reliant's program for AGC Texas Building Branch (www.reliant.com/agc) make it a lot easier.
The program provides the following to AGC members throughout Texas:
- A dedicated representative
- Concierge service
- Industry support
- Special pricing
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National Purchasing Partners
AGC Houston has teamed up with NPP to bring you discount pricing on wireless service, travel, office and maintenance supplies and more. Access products and services, while leveraging the power of group purchasing, to get valuable discounts for your business, employees and yourself. Membership is free and NPP negotiates the rates, and makes them available to AGC members.
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ConstructConnect
ConstructConnect is a leading provider of software solutions for the preconstruction industry. They help commercial construction firms streamline their workflows and maximize productivity by digitalizing their preconstruction process.
Please click the image below to learn more.
Radley Staffing
13003 Southwest Freeway, Suite 180
Houston, TX 77477
Phone: (281) 201-2847
Website: https://www.radleystaffing.com/
South Texas Graphic Specialties, Inc.
10216 Georgibelle Drive, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77043
Phone: (713) 467-4499
Website: https://www.nationalsignageaffiliates.com/
AMECO (American Equipment Company, Inc.)
5200 Galveston Drive
Houston, TX 77017
Phone: (713) 948-5515
Website: https://www.ameco.com/
Hendershot Cowart P.C.
1800 Bering Drive, Suite 600
Houston, TX 77057
Phone: (713) 783-3110
Website: https://www.hchlawyers.com/
Skanska USA Building Inc.
800 Capitol Street, Suite 1210
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: (713) 401-5200
Website: https://www.usa.skanska.com/
Murcia Group International, LLC
6203 Williamsburg Way, Suite 315
DeForest, WI 53532
Phone: (281) 699-5694
Website: https://murciagroup.us/
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