HR Carnival

The HR Carnival is up at the hr capitalist. Welcome to March Madness.

I-9

If you're in HR, note that the I-9 form that was supposed to be required starting today has been postponed. Implementation is now scheduled for April 3, 2009. Employers who use the new I-9 form prior to 4/3/09 will be subject to monetary penalties.

That's the government for you. (Don't shoot the messenger.)

Empowerment

There is a fabulous blog entry on empowerment at the Morning Manager blog.

Austin University

Austin University, our corporate university, opened today. I enrolled in my first few courses through our university. I can't wait to take them. It's very exciting that we now have this great resource for education.

Business Development Manager

I can recommend a good Business Development Manager who is looking for a position in Houston. Contact me if you have an interest.

HR Carnival

The HR Carnival is up at The Career Encouragement Blog. Check it out.

Austin Industrial earns 3 Excellence in Construction Awards

At the November 6th presentation dinner, Austin Industrial was presented with three Excellence in Construction awards from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Greater Houston Chapter.

Austin Industrial was awarded the top-scoring Industrial Construction Excellence award in the Heavy Indusrial Maintenance category for our work at LyondellBasell facilities. Austin Industrial also achieved top honors in the Light Industrial category for a fast-track expansion project at one of the Roche Carolina facilities. Finally, we received a merit award in the Heavy Industrial Turnaround/Shutdown category for a Turnaround project at BASF.