GBC Reports...  2008 Archives

GBC Reports...      August 20, 2008

• 2008 GBC Safety Excellence Awards
• Governor Calls Legislature to Special Session
• AGCA Leaders Meet with President Bush on Construction Material Prices

                           ... and much more

GBC Reports...      August 6, 2008

• Build New York Award Winners Announced
• Adirondacks Fall Foliage Weekend Planned - Mark Your Calendar!
• Bloomberg Announces Reforms Intended to Attract Contractors

                         ... and much more

GBC Reports...      July 15, 2008

• GBC and NYS AGC Agree to Merge
• GBC Members Hear BIM and Economic Development Presentations
• Richards Golf Tournament a Success
• 10th Future Construction Leaders Class Graduates

                        ... and much more

GBC Reports...       June 25, 2008

• State Legislature Recesses
• Governor Issues Executive Order on Service Contracts
• Where is the NYS Building Market Going?

                         ... and much more

GBC Reports...      June 11, 2008

• GBC Working to Fix Wicks Prequalification Provisions
• Governor Appoints Upstate Banker New Chair of EDC
• Overtime on Public Work - Dispensations Required
• Labor Pressing Paid Family Leave in Legislature

                         ... and much more

GBC Reports...      May 29, 2008

• GBC Completes Spring Round of Regional Meetings
• GBC and NESCA Wicks Webinar
• AGC News

                        ... and much more

GBC Reports...      May 8, 2008

• GBC Board Recommends Merger with NYS AGC Highway Chapter
• Wicks "Reform" - GBC to Educate and Seek Amendments
• GBC Officers Visit White House with AGC Leaders

                        ... and much more

GBC Reports...      April 23, 2008

• Congresswoman Velazquez and AGC CEO Sandherr Address Membership in NYC
• Red-Hot Steel, Fuel Prices Send Construction Costs Soaring
• DASNY Executive Director Resigns - GBC Meets with DASNY Leaders

                       ... and much more

GBC Reports...      April 10, 2008 - SPECIAL EDITION - THE STATE BUDGET

• State Budget Includes Wicks "Reform"
• SUNY and CUNY Major Capital Programs Enacted
• Economic Development, Tax and Other Issues?
• Steel Prices Skyrocketing

GBC Reports...       April 2, 2008

• State Budget?
• Payrolls on Public Work - Change in Law
• GBC Asked to Be a Friend of the Court
• GBC Regional Meetings - Save the Date

                         ... and much more

GBC Reports...      March 20, 2008

• 89th AGC Convention in Las Vegas
• Subs Propose to Void GCs' Request They Exhaust Their Lien Rights
• New Governor David Paterson
• Senate & Assembly Drop Governor's Wicks Proposal from Budget Bills

                        ... and much more

GBC Reports...       February 28, 2008

• AGC Honored by National Building Museum
• Senate Democrat Wins North Country Seat
• NYC Toughens Scaffold Requirements
• Critics Rip OSHA's Proposed Confined Space Standard

                        ... and much more

GBC Reports...      February 14, 2008

• Prevailing Wage Notice Bill - Effective February 24, 2008
• Labor Commissioner Alleges Millions Unpaid by Independent Contractors
• Pressure for GC Licensing Grows in NYC

                       ... and much more

GBC Reports...       January 29, 2008

• Governor Issues Upstate State of the State and 2008-09 Budget Proposal
• The State Budget and the Building Construction Industry - Wicks, SUNY Capital Construction
• Labor Law 240 - Civil Justice Reform

                        ... and much more

GBC Reports...       January 9, 2008

• The Governor Hopes for a Fresh Start - The 2008 State of the State Message
• Speaking of the Wicks Law - Victory ... Temporarily
• BEWARE! of the AIA's Masterspec for "Sustainable Design Requirements"
• AGC News

                         ... and much more