Thanks to the hard work and persistence of Â鶹´«Ã½ of America, our network of members, and Chapter partners, Liquid Assets: The Story of Our Water Infrastructure is being viewed nationwide.
As reported Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) convened a forum with economic experts to discuss an economic recovery plan for the nation. She announced that she would be calling on the appropriate committee chairmen to conduct hearings on various portions of an economic recovery package in the upcoming weeks.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) convened a forum with economic experts to discuss an economic recovery plan for the nation on Monday. Prior to the meeting, Â鶹´«Ã½ sent a letter to Speaker Pelosi urging her to consider economic stimulus initiatives that will positively impact economic activity, including provisions to boost the construction industry.
Â鶹´«Ã½ of America is excited to announce the 2009 Highway & Utilities Contractors Issues Meeting, to be held February 5 -7, 2009 at the La Quinta Resort and Club in Palm Springs, California. This meeting is the premier gathering place for contractors and related businesses involved in every aspect of highway and utility construction to hear about and discuss issues and trends in these markets.
On September 16, 2008, Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX.) Chairwoman of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, and Ranking Member Rep.  John Boozman (R-AR.) sent a letter to all four hundred and thirty five members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging their colleagues and staff to view the Liquid Assets documentary.
Â鶹´«Ã½ of America is excited to announce this year's Highway & Utilities Contractors Issues Meeting, to be held from February 5th-7th, 2009 at the La Quinta Resort and Club in Palm Springs, California.This meeting is the premier gathering for contractors and related businesses involved in every aspect of highway and utility construction to hear about and discuss issues and trends in these markets, so mark your calendars now!Visit the Â鶹´«Ã½ website for online registration and addtional information.For additional Information please contact Perry L. Fowler at fowlerp@agc.org, or (703) 837-5321.
Photo: Chairwoman Johnson (D-TX) and Art Daniel (AR Daniel Construction Services Inc., Cedar Hill, TX), Vice-Chairman of Â鶹´«Ã½ Municipal &Utilities Division.
The Municipal & Utilities Division has created a survey for our members and wants input from you to help set our goals for the coming years.If you have not taken the survey yet, please click here.For more information on the survey and M&U activities please contact Perry L. Fowler at fowlerp@agc.org or (703) 837-5321.
Â鶹´«Ã½ is dedicated to working with the Common Ground Alliance ( CGA) to ensure public safety, environmental protection, and the integrity of services by promoting effective damage prevention practices. Â鶹´«Ã½ of America hosted the Common Ground Alliance's Best Practices Committee, One Call Systems International (OCSI) Committee and Board of Directors meeting at Â鶹´«Ã½'s national headquarters August 6-8.Â鶹´«Ã½ scored a major victory in the form of a new best practice which would require facility operators to be members of regional one call centers. Membership in regional call notification centers by underground facility operators ensures that potential conflicts, safety and risk allocation are a shared responsibility by facility operators and contractors. This best practice was adopted by committee and voted on favorably the Board of Directors and will be included in the CGA's new Best Practices Guide.Â鶹´«Ã½ members Vic Weston (Tri-State Road Boring Inc., Baton Rouge, LA), Kris Young (Miller The Driller, Des Moines, IA) and Bradford Barringer ( BRS Inc., Richfield, NC) have been leading Â鶹´«Ã½'s efforts with CGA.For more information and to participate in Â鶹´«Ã½'s CGA liaison efforts contact Perry Fowler at fowlerp@agc.org or (703) 837-5321.
The American Public Works Association (APWA)-Â鶹´«Ã½ Joint Committee met on August 17 in New Orleans, LA. Committee Chairman Mike Murphy (Turner Murphy Co., Rock Hill, SC) co-chaired the meeting with APWA’s Richard Ridings (HNTB, Austin, TX).The joint committee discussed the status of federal legislation for infrastructure, construction material inflation, and how our respective organizations can work together to educate the public on infrastructure needs.Treasurer of Louisiana Â鶹´«Ã½ Vic Weston (Tri-State Road Boring Inc., Baton Rouge, LA) and Louisiana Â鶹´«Ã½ CEO Ken Naquin also attended, along with APWA National President Noel Thomas and Executive Director Peter King.For additional information please contact Perry L. Fowler at (703) 837-5321 or fowlerp@agc.org.