Are you (and your jobsites) prepared for storms like Tropical Depression Imelda?
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October 2019
During severe weather, you are responsible for securing your jobsites for the protection of your employees, the public and property — as well as for yourself. Materials such as plywood, loose debris and scraps of two-by-fours become missiles capable of impaling buildings, brick walls and anything in their way. Construction debris can cause severe damage to property, and can cost lives. Any failure to take the necessary measures may result in lawsuits, fines, loss of license or other actions permitted by state laws or local ordinances.
GENERAL LUNCH MEETING:
Companywide Perspective on How a Safety Incident is Handled
Join us for an information-packed panel discussion with perspectives from a field superintendent, a general superintendent, an executive over company safety management, an insurance representative and a company operations manager. Our panelists will discuss their role in each of three safety scenarios — first aid, recordable and fatality — and will discuss best practices to help avoid such scenarios on a jobsite.
Thursday, October 17
SCHEDULE
11:00 a.m. | Networking
11:30 a.m. | Lunch
Noon | Program
For more information about this and other events, visit our website.
2019 Texas Legislative Recap Panel Discussion
ASA-HC’s 2019 Texas Legislative Recap Panel Discussion took place on August 15, and we were proud to welcome incredible panelists including Sen. Carol Alvarado, Texas State Senate; Rep. Sarah Davis, Texas House of Representatives; Rep. Dan Huberty, Texas House of Representatives; and Jennifer Fagan, Texas Construction Association. The day’s main topic was the 2019 Texas legislative session and how it will affect Texans on both a personal and business level.
Did You Know?
The next election is right around the corner, on November 5. All Texans will see 10 proposed constitutional amendments on their ballots, and some will have a Special Election for state representative. Those include District 28 — Fort Bend County, District 100 — Dallas and District 148 — Houston.
The Texas legislative campaign season is heating up! The Democratic and Republican Party primaries take place March 3, 2020.
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ASA-HC Member News of Note
In Memory of Bob Lightfoot,
Chero-Key Piping Co., Inc.
Robert H. Lightfoot Sr. was born on April 3, 1931, in Houston, to Catherine and Thomas E. Lightfoot Sr. He passed away August 26 in Houston.
He was a graduate of New Mexico Military Institute, where he was on the rifle team, and graduated from the University of Houston, which he attended on a scholastic scholarship from Associated General Contractors. While at U of H he co-founded the Rho Beta fraternity, which became the national Tau Kappa Epsilon. His first job was as timekeeper for Louis Spaw at Farnsworth & Chambers on the MD Anderson job. Bob pursued his dream of a career in the United States Army as a pilot, attended the Corps of Engineers Career Officer’s Course, served in Korea, flying the DMZ, and European theatres. He received the Commendation Medal for his work in Korea.
LaPorte Named Among Top 50 Construction Accounting Firms
In its first ranking of this kind, “Construction Executive” magazine has named LaPorte CPAs & Business Advisors to its list of Top 50 Construction Accounting Firms.
Hundreds of accounting firms nationwide completed the survey to be considered for the list. Rankings were decided from a complex algorithm which considered the following: Revenues from construction practice, number of CPAs in the construction practice, percentage of firm’s total revenues from construction practice, number of construction clients in 2018, number of office locations with a construction practice, number of employees with a Certified Construction Industry Financial Professional (CCIFP) certification and the year the construction practice was established. LaPorte ranked 41st on the list.
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