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April 21, 2021

The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20510

The Honorable Charles Schumer, Majority Leader, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20515

The Honorable Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. 20510

The Honorable Mitch McConnell, Minority Leader, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Schumer, and Minority Leaders McCarthy and McConnell:

On today's Words With Wayne, Wayne talks with talks with the Idaho Transportation department and a local contractor about the importance of the US Department of Labor's survey on establishing accurate prevailing wage rates.

CLICK HERE TO TAKE THE WAGE SURVEY

BOISE, ID – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is asking businesses in Idaho’s building and heavy construction industries to complete a survey to help the agency establish prevailing wage rates, as required under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts. Not limited to federally funded construction projects, the survey includes active building and heavy construction projects in all metropolitan counties in Idaho between Jan.

A version of this article previously appeared on EideBailly.com

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Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land and Odessa, Texas Have Worst 12-Month Employment Losses; Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, Calif. and Sierra Vista-Douglas, Ariz. Top Ranks of Job Gainers

On today's Words With Wayne, Wayne and Idaho AGC's Sean Schupack talk about the status of the Idaho Legislature and the issues the are following at the Capital.

We’re excited to share our construction and trades pre-apprenticeship program “Let’s Get Building” with you. 

Idaho State University's Continuing Education Workforce Training (CEWT) brings you CEWT TALK.  If you haven't checked out this programming, it is a great way to connect to your community.  On this episode, (Season 3, Episode 10) the Idaho Associated General Contractors  joins the discussion on building meaningful relationships.  Click below to watch the episode on Youtube or give it a listen on Spotify or Apple Podcast.

March 9, 2021

Omega Morgan has recently opened a new location in Boise, Idaho, allowing the Pacific Northwest’s largest provider of heavy equipment moving and industrial services to expand its ability to serve customers across the western United States. 

On this edition of Words WIth Wayne, we meet with Dr. Casey Cline, BSU CM Chair, to discuss the new Construction Management LAB building project and how YOU can get involved.