The Fechino Files: Framing Square
Steven Fechino
Larry Vacala, MCAA Chairman I want to thank everyone who is a member and supporter of the MCAA for your trust in me to lead the association. This is truly an honor, and I will strive to work hard as we go through the next two years. I would like to thank all the …
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Damian Lang Successful people are not people without problems. They are simply people who have learned how to solve problems. That is especially true when you are trying to grow sales at your company. To increase your numbers, you must realize that every customer has a problem— they need something. It is your job …
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Jude Nosek There is nothing permanent except change. –Heraclitus (450 BC). In 2005 I interviewed a marine biologist about how he and his co-workers used fiberglass tape measures to conduct their surveys. Sometimes these surveys took place on the land adjacent to the sea, sometimes in the tidal pools, sometimes in the sea itself. A …
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Damian Lang Apart from a few lean years, we have had a fantastic 37 year run in the construction business. I would like to say that we have long since moved away from the mistake of taking work too cheaply, but occasionally we find ourselves in this situation. Take the time we bid on …
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Words: Corey Adams I have a love/hate relationship with the word efficiency. I assume it is because many so-called experts throw the word around like it is a panacea for all the problems a small business could face. Maybe it is leftover animosity from the way society views “efficiency experts.” You know the ones I …
Paul Oldham, MCAA Chairman So I was at the end of my day the other day and finishing up my “kid-Uber” routes for the day, and the news on the radio was talking about the supply chain issues and how that was going to affect Christmas gifts availability. My youngest Parker was my last …
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