TES (Tractor Equipment Sales, Inc.) Announces Asset Management Group to Expand its Product Line and Service Options
(San Jose, CA, August 16) TES, Tractor Equipment Sales, Inc., the only remaining CASE authorized dealer in the San Francisco Bay Area, has announced its decision to move beyond the traditional dealer relationship in favor of more flexible options for its customers. TES reached this mutual agreement with CASE last week.
from Kevin Pedrotti, Legislative Advocate, Golden State Builders Exchanges
Legislative Activity
The legislature returned to the Capitol on Monday to begin the last month of the two-year legislative session. The primary focus this week was Appropriations Committees. Once bills are provided final consideration by these committees, it will then be floor deliberations until the last hour of the legislative session.
Below is a recap of the keys bills for the week just ending:
From Jeanne Cain, State Fund Board of Directors, Chair
I’m pleased to share with you the news that State Fund’s Board of Directors named Tom Rowe president and CEO.
We are confident that Tom will provide strong and visionary leadership and, with the board and executive team, build on the solid foundation established over the past several years. Tom brings extensive insurance industry expertise that will help State Fund continue to provide services that are responsive to our customers’ evolving needs.
from Ted Schwartz, Safety Manager, WWW.HRIDEAS.COM
A long-awaited revised Crane & Derricks Standard is set to go into effect this year! The revised standard will comprehensively address key hazards related to cranes and derricks on construction worksites, including the four main causes of worker death and injury: electrocution, crushed by parts of the equipment, struck-by the equipment/load, and falls.
Those of you who attended the Oakland Chamber of Commerce's monthly Inside Oakland Breakfast Forum last week learned about the city of Oakland's $2 billion unfunded pension and retiree health care costs. Award-winning columnist Dan Borenstein wrote about the issue in a recent report from The Oakland Tribune. You can read the article here: