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Past Building Division Chairs Mike Kenig of Holder Construction in Atlanta, Ga., and Jerry Anderson of Anderson Construction Co. in Ft. Gaines, Ga., both received National Chair of the Year awards at the recent Â鶹ÊÓƵAnnual Convention in Las Vegas, Nev.

The Building Division held 17 general sessions, committee meetings, and social events at the Â鶹ÊÓƵAnnual Convention last month in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Join large project owners, leaders from top building construction firms, design professionals and other stakeholders at the Â鶹ÊÓƵIPD and Lean Construction Building Conference in San Antonio, Texas, September 21-24, 2011 at the Westin La Cantera Resort.

According to the RSMeans' measures of dollar-per-square-foot construction costs, hospitals, jails, courthouses, and police stations rank among the most expensive structures to build.

President Obama signed H.R. 4 into law, a bill supported by Â鶹ÊÓƵthat repeals the 1099 reporting requirement that would have required all businesses to submit Form 1099s to the IRS and to any business with which it purchased $600 or more in goods or services in a year, creating a tremendous paperwork and compliance burden for businesses of all sizes. 

The Â鶹ÊÓƵConstruction Project Manager Course (PMC) provides you and your project managers the chance to hone the skills necessary to work more efficiently, increase productivity and propel your construction business to the next level. 

Â鶹ÊÓƵwill partner with the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. to present a roundtable conversation about the best techniques and practices for improving the efficiency and environmental performance of our built environment.

September 21-24, 2011 in San Antonio, TX Join large project owners, leaders from top building construction firms, design professionals and other stakeholders at the Â鶹ÊÓƵIPD and Lean Construction Building Conference in San Antonio, Texas, September 21-24, 2011 at the Westin La Cantera Resort.

There are modest signs of improvement for building construction entering 2011. But the gains will be spotty and partly offset by declines in previously active segments and rising materials costs. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected Â鶹ÊÓƵof America to advise a panel of government officials on how to minimize the small business impact of imminent federal rules covering Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (LRRP) work in public and commercial buildings.