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Construction Jobs: There’s Still a Labor Shortage - Fortune Persistent Workforce Shortages Challenge Commercial Construction – U.S. Chamber of Commerce Labor Shortages Create New Challenges – Masonry Advisory Council Skilled Labor Shortage Intensifies Despite...
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Masonry’s Workforce Issue: Part 1 of XYZ University’s Whitepaper For The MCAA and MASONRY
The State of the Masonry Profession: Why the Workforce Issue Exists Some of the world’s most significant architectural achievements have been built by masons. The Egyptian Pyramids, the Colosseum in Rome, India’s Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China are all significant...
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Where To Go: Part 2 of XYZ University’s Whitepaper For The MCAA and MASONRY
Solutions for Change The workforce of the 21st century is drastically different than the workforce of the 20th century. Despite the fact that society transitioned into a post-Industrial era in the late 1990s, many of our workforce practices and perspectives still...
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Focus, Collaboration, and Building The Future: Part 3 of XYZ University’s Whitepaper For The MCAA and MASONRY
Step 4: Be Future Focused Future-focused companies position themselves for future success by preparing for who and what may come next. Failure to learn about and strive to understand the younger generations quickly makes a company irrelevant. Millennials came of...
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Tech Talk: Control Joints
The discussion of Control Joints should begin with a correct definition of the term. Control joints in masonry are vertical weak planes intentionally built or cut into masonry to control where cracking occurs. Control joints should be installed in any masonry assembly...
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Rebuilding From Within
After severe flooding from Hurricane Harvey, the Haine family has a happy home once again. In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey hit the southern coast of the United States. After four days of heavy rain, the reservoirs to the north and west of Houston were filled to...
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Chairman’s Message: 2018 Mid Year Meeting Recap
Paul Odom, MCAA Chairman It’s been a week and a half now since we had the Mid Year Meeting in Austin, Texas and I’m still thinking about the fun times we had and processing all the information I got from the meetings. Would you believe it… Susie and I (plus Jeff),...
read moreContractor Tip Of The Month: Finding and Retaining the Right Workforce
Finding and Retaining the Right Workforce Damian Lang For a business to thrive in today’s economy, the core focus must be on finding and retaining the right workforce. Small businesses are competing against larger companies with larger budgets for top talent....
read morePainter’s Corner: MCAA Magazine
Subject: NO Jerry Painter Most of you that know me are aware of my masonry sermon telling any GC or CM “No” if they ask you to do additional work without a CO. Modify from the project drawings without an ASI, do any work that is contrary to best practices or...
read moreThe Home Stretch
The Home Stretch Dan Kamys, Editorial Director - dkamys@masonrymagazine.com I just got back from the MCAA’s Midyear Meeting in Austin, and I have to start by thanking Paul and Susie Odom for their hospitality during the event. I’ve always loved Austin, but this trip...
read moreNovember 2018: Full Contact Project Management
Contractors have unique abilities, equipment and training to “see” things that almost no one else can. You can merely look at a set of plans and see, right then and there, if a proposed project will not work – even though it was designed by the expert architect or engineer.
read moreMCAA Gateway: November 2018
Registration Open for 2019 MCAA Convention at World of Concrete Registration is now available for the 2019 MCAA Convention at the World of Concrete/World of Masonry in Las Vegas. The MCAA Convention is the perfect opportunity for you and your company to learn and...
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