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TRAINING TUESDAY: Leveraging Technology to enhance success with RFPs and achieve HSE goalsKerry and Jordan talk about ICBA’s latest featured course.Leveraging Technology to enhance success with RFPs and achieve HSE goalsTuesday, Oct. 29, 2024 | 10:30-11:30 AM Pacific | Free, live webinaricbatraining.arlo.co/w/courses/551-leveraging-technology-to-enhance-success-with-rfps-and-achieve...Missed this one? Check out icba.ca/coursesJoin us for an upcoming webinar where we'll explore leveraging cutting-edge HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) technology to enhance your success with Request for Proposals (RFPs). When an RFP lands in your inbox, it's a golden opportunity to outshine your competition. You've earned your spot on the bidder's list, now it's time to make your bid document stand out. Learn how integrating HSE technology can not only help you secure the job but also highlight your performance effectively. We'll discuss strategies for assessing the impact of safety requirements on your bidding ability, avoiding common presentation mistakes, and impressing the evaluation team with your comprehensive safety and insurance pre-plan, powered by innovative HSE technology solutions. Don't miss out on this invaluable insight into winning bids and showcasing your company's capabilities with the latest in HSE technology.
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Construction’s 9th Waste – Conflict!
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Too much NDP waste, incompetence, and ideology.Healthcare in shambles. Affordability gone. Disorder and drugs everywhere. An economy gasping for breath under taxes, red tape, and mismanagement. Billions in debt. The NDP have to go. 🟠 🚫Vote Conservative. 🔵 👍B.C. needs a change in government, and NOW is the time to make it.www.icba.ca/election
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Eby and Trudeau have made everything in BC worse:😱 We’re less safe💸 We’re poorer🏥 Our ERs close👩⚕️ We don’t have doctors📉 Our economy is tankingTomorrow, we can start fixing all this. Tomorrow, we can vote out Dave Eby.B.C. needs a change in government.See icba.ca/election for more.
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Our Jock Finlayson and Business Council of British Columbia's Ken Peacock take one more swing in this election campaign:"B.C.’s economy is visibly sputtering. To revive investment and private sector job creation and put the economy on a stronger footing, a recalibration of all CleanBC Roadmap measures is required. On policies affecting the land-base, the government should slow the pace of change and commit to greater openness along with more deliberative decision-making that brings all stakeholders together. Finally, in the post-election context, the B.C. government needs to turn its attention to policy adjustments that reduce business operating costs and help to foster a more hospitable investment climate in the province."In other words, Dave Eby and the NDP must be defeated Saturday.
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ICBA OP/ED: To address affordability, policymakers must first fix B.C.’s painful payroll picture
The following op-ed by ICBA Chief Economist Jock Finlayson and Business Council of British Columbia Senior VP Ken Peacock, first appeared in Business in Vancouver Oct. 17, 2024. The private sector dri...Tweet ICBA!
TRAINING TUESDAY: Leveraging Technology to enhance success with RFPs and achieve HSE goals
Kerry and Jordan talk about ICBA’s latest featured course.
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024
10:30-11:30 AM Pacific
Free, live webinar
🔗 https://icbatraining.arlo.co/w/courses/551-leveraging-technology-to-enhance-success-with-rfps-and-achieve-hse-goals-webinar/2219
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