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Erie County Exec. Mark Poloncarz Says Out of State Union Will Help Build New Buffalo Bills Stadium

Erie County Exec. Mark Poloncarz Says Out of State Union Will Help Build New Buffalo Bills Stadium https://growthzonecmsprodeastus.azureedge.net/sites/1388/2022/03/EC-Exec.-Poloncarz-on-Out-of-State-Union-Building-Bills-Stadium-1-6e9c436c-9969-49b3-9053-57cab595dd76.m4a On the WGR 550, Radio Show Schopp & Bulldog Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz says the new Buffalo Bills Stadium will be built with union labor coming from all over including North-Eastern Pennsylvania. Link to full radio…

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DOL Announces Proposed Rule on Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses

DOL Announces Proposed Rule on Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses On March 28, the U.S. Department of Laborā€™s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced proposed amendments to its occupational injury and illness recordkeeping regulation. According to DOLā€™s press release, the proposed rule would: Require establishments with 100 or more employees in certain high-hazard…

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ABC Empire State Chapter Issues Statement on Senate & Assembly One-House Budget Proposals

ABC Empire State Chapter Issues Statement on Senate & Assembly One-House Budget Proposals One-House Budgets are a Disappointment for Construction Industry and Taxpayers A Statement from ABC Empire State Chapter Public Affairs Manager Tanner Schmidt ā€œThe one-house budget bills are a disappointment for New Yorkā€™s construction industry and its taxpayers. While we welcome a major…

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Senate & Assembly One-House Budget Recap: What’s Out

Senate & Assembly One-House Budget Recap: What’s Out This week, the New York State Senate and Assembly released their one-house budget proposals for the 2022-23 New York State Budget. Here is a recap of some of the important things that were excluded from the Governor’s original proposal. This does not include all budget items, just…

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Senate & Assembly One-House Budget Recap: What’s In

Senate & Assembly One-House Budget Recap: What’s In This week, the New York State Senate and Assembly released their one-house budget proposals for the 2022-23 New York State Budget. Here is a recap of some of the important things that were included in these one-house proposals, this does not include all budget items, just the…

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ABC Empire State Chapter Members Among Top Performing U.S. Construction Companies

ABC Empire State Chapter Members Among Top Performing U.S. Construction Companies The Empire State Chapter of Associated Builders and Contractors proudly announced that nine of its member companies ā€“ up from six in 2021 ā€“ were named as 2022 Top Performers by its national organization. These top performing U.S. construction companies are recognized for their…

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ABC Hails Court Decision Blocking Biden Administrationā€™s Independent Contractor Do-Over

ABC Hails Court Decision Blocking Biden Administrationā€™s Independent Contractor Do-Over WASHINGTON, March 15ā€”The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas today dealt a blow to the Biden administrationā€™s efforts to delay and rescind the Trump administrationā€™s 2021 independent contractor final rule in a decision applauded by Associated Builders and Contractors, which had sued…

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To Best Protect Taxpayers, Avoid Imposing a PLA on Stadium Construction

To Best Protect Taxpayers, Avoid Imposing a PLA on Stadium Construction ABC Empire State Chapter President Brian Sampson’s Op-Ed in the Buffalo News. After years of discussion, the Buffalo Bills, their fans and the Buffalo-Niagara Falls Metropolitan region are finally poised to get a modern stadium that can provide an exceptional gameday experience for one…

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ABC Statement: 2022 State of the State

ABC Statement: 2022 State of the State GOV.ā€™S PLAN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT LONG OVERDUE, STATE MUST REFRAIN FROM PLAs A Statement from ABC Empire State Chapter President Brian Sampson ā€œItā€™s great news to hear that Gov. Hochul has plans to invest and rebuild New Yorkā€™s crumbling infrastructure. Itā€™s long overdue and something we have been…

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OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Update

OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Update 1/11/2022 8:00 AM As of this posting , the Supreme Court has not yet issued a decision on the appeal to reinstitute a stay of the U.S. Department of Laborā€™s Occupational Safety and Health Administrationā€™s (OSHA) COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS), which applies to employers with 100…

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