Volume 43, Issue Number 4 April  6, 2009



Recovery Trak Shows You The Money!

SMACNA’s Recovery Trak gives you all the information you need to get public works projects as a result of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. It’s all in one place – and it’s for SMACNA Members Only – because we want the recovery program to extend to you!

Just click on the Recovery Trak box on the SMACNA home page.

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SMACNA Shows You Where To Find The Stimulus Dollars

John Ilten
Massive federal economic infrastructure programs have recently been enacted by Congress and more are on the way in the weeks and months ahead. Are you aware the money covers work across the U.S. and includes renovation, retrofit and new construction work for companies of every size? In fact, for the next two years there will be more public works projects than private projects.

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SMACNA Membership Survey Results …What You Told Us

As part of SMACNA’s strategic planning process, more than 660 members responded to the survey of SMACNA members in January. Participation reflected all segments of the industry. Of the 664 respondents, 55 percent were CEO/Owners, 22 percent VPs/GMs and 23 percent were project managers, senior supervisors or other management staff. The size of the responding firms generally was representative of the SMACNA membership, with 24 percent under $5 million in annual revenues, 36 percent between $5 million and $20 million, and 39 percent with greater than $20 million in annual revenues.

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It’s Your Last Chance To Speak Up! Influence The Hot Topics At National Issues Conference

Misclassification Of Employees, Green Buildings, Health Care, Pensions – Will You Speak Out?

Rep. John Shimkus
Washington, D.C. has plenty of issues on the table affecting SMACNA contractors. No one can speak out on your behalf better than you, a SMACNA contractor, or SMACNA chapter executive.

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SMACNA Webinars – Educational Bonanza For $95

Weathering The Storm: Strategies for Navigating A Turbulent Market April 23, 2009, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)

During this economic downturn, learn how to give your company the competitive edge from business expert Scott Winstead, FMI consultant, who will share the strategies and practical information you need to come out on top. He will teach you how to understand economic forecasts and market realities, create a well-developed contingency plan, proactively manage contraction in your firm, redirect your business development strategies, establish key performance metrics to track organizational activity and results, and learn the strategic, organizational, and uncontrollable aspects of why contractors fail. Get ahead of your challenges and your competitors with this indispensible webinar.

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Editor: Rosalind P. Raymond rraymond@smacna.org  |  Asst. Editor/Writer: Cynthia Young cyoung@smacna.org

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