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2011 ACCA/PHCC Ohio Convention
March 8-11, 2011
Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio
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Air Conditioning Contractors of America
Ohio Chapter
20040 Carolyn Avenue
Rocky River, OH 44116
Phone: 800 353-ACCO
Fax: 216-393-0095
Rocco Fana Jr., Executive Director
Email: rocco@accohio.org
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Our industry is constantly changing. Our strength is in numbers and we can work together to achieve our mutual goals. By attending meetings, seminars and conventions, you will gain ideas and tips on running your business more profitably by networking with the industry's best and most profitable contractors.
"My ACCA membership has paid for itself many times over by giving me great ideas I can implement in my business. Learning from the industry's best contractors has helped me to work on my business, not in my business" Scott Robinson, Apple Heating
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 BREAKING NEWS - Residential Licensing introduced - SB289. After nearly 13 months of the Ohio Specialty Contractors (ACCA & PHCC) working on this legislation, SB289 was introduced on August 11, by Sen. Steve Buehrer. Read more here ...
Changes to OSHA’s Penalty Structure - scheduled to launch October 1, 2010. Last year the Occupational Safety & Health Administration assembled a work group to evaluate the agency’s penalty policies. The general consensus of the group was that the Agency’s penalties are too low to have an adequate deterrent effect. Read more here...
EPA Announces Enforcement Delay on some Provisions in the Lead Rule - Without any notice, the US EPA announced new guidelines on the implementation of the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule, (aka the Lead Rule) that went into effect on April 22, 2010. The Lead Rule was implemented as part of a long standing government effort to prevent lead poisoning in children.
What the Enforcement Delay Means for Contractors: read more here
New HIRE Act - To help jumpstart business hiring and investment, Congress has passed the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act. Under the (HIRE) Act, enacted March 18, 2010, two new tax benefits are available to employers who hire certain previously unemployed workers (“qualified employees”).
The first, referred to as the payroll tax exemption, provides employers with an exemption from the employer’s 6.2 percent share of social security tax on wages paid to qualifying employees, effective for wages paid from March 19, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
In addition, for each qualified employee retained for at least 52 consecutive weeks, businesses will also be eligible for a general business tax credit, referred to as the new hire retention credit, of 6.2 percent of wages paid to the qualified employee over the 52 week period, up to a maximum credit of $1,000.
For more information visit the IRS Website
3rd ANNUAL ACCA-PHCC LEGISLATIVE DAY held MAY 18, 2010, Columbus, OH
Click here to read position papers and to view photos.
ACCA MEDIA BLITZ - The Air Conditioning Contractors of Ohio (ACCA) is facing competition from Ohio gas companies as a result of a 2008 decision made by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). The decision gives gas companies responsibility for consumer gas service lines typically maintained and repaired by plumbing and heating contractors. If the decision stands, small contracting firms in Ohio face continued profit and job loss. Beginning in 2010, the ACCA launched a media blitz in order to fight the decision and hopefully recover residential and commercial gas line work.
A few of our objectives include distributing a series of news releases to media outlets in Ohio. We also plan to regularly update public officials through quarterly newsletters. We are encouraging participation of ACCA and non-ACCA contractors through outreach to state legislators, educating them on this issue. Everyone’s support will push us closer to our goal of recovering gas line work.
Contribution Form - We are raising funds for a Media Blitz to tell our story. We need your help in the form of a contribution to support our efforts and continue in our fight against utility competition.
Documentation Form - We are asking contractors to share their stories or encounters with the utility companies or out-of state contractors, so we can communicate the implications to our elected officials. Please print and mail your response to ACCA Ohio Chapter at 20040 Carolyn Avenue, Rocky River, Ohio 44116.
ACCA Tips for Calling - One of the goals with the ACCA Media Blitz is to continually inform audiences of the issues related to the PUCO’s decision to give gas service line work to the utility companies. In addition to quarterly newsletter and direct letters to elected officials, we need to call them regularly.
The Advocator - Issue 1 - your quarterly toolkit for your company and the industry, featuring news from PHCC, ACCA, CPI and other Ohio consumer groups.
For more information, please contact the ACCA of Ohio office at 800-353-2226 or rocco@accohio.org
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LETTER TO ALL BUILDING DEPARTMENTS - from Willie Koester, Chairman, Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB): The Ohio Construction Industry Licensing Board (OCILB) licenses commercial contractors in the five specialty trades (Electrical, HVAC, Refrigeration, Plumbing, Hydronics) who perform work on commercial buildings. We receive calls from building departments asking questions about the licensing law and how it applies to the building department registrations. Click here to view some frequently asked questions as well as information OCILB would like to share with you.
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