Ernest D. Menold Inc., Lester, Pa., one of the largest sheet metal contractors in Philadelphia, is celebrating its 70th anniversary.
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Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine published its annual Top 600 Specialty Contractor “who’s who” industry rankings in October. Fourteen SMACNA members made it into the top 20 sheet metal ranks in 2017.
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Looking ahead to 2018, FMI continues to forecast a 5 percent increase in total construction spending over 2017.
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If you plan to attend the 2018 AHR Expo at McCormick Place in Chicago, Jan. 22-24, it’s best to get your tickets in advance. SMACNA’s technical library will be on display in Booth 6839 and SMACNA’s technical staff will be presenting three educational programs at McCormick Place as part of the Expo’s free education sessions.
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U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta met with members of SMACNA and SMART during a recent tour of the Sheet Metal Workers Union Local 100 Apprenticeship Training Center in Suitland, Md.
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The holidays this year will be a little brighter for the brave children at Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio, thanks to the big hearts of the members of SMACNA-Cleveland and Sheet Metal Workers Local 33.
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During the recent Labor Forum at SMACNA’s 74th Annual Convention in Maui, SMART General President Joseph Sellers updated contractors on the pension fund, the SMART Heroes program, workforce development, millennials, the new SMART Capital program, and women in the trades.
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Workers in construction have the second-highest suicide rate of all occupational groups, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). A clinical psychologist and impact entrepreneur, Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas' session, “Resilience and Suicide Prevention,” will help you build a culture of care.
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Don’t miss the chance to be part of unique labor–management safety discussions at the Safety Champions Conference, Feb. 25 to 27, at the Talking Stick Resort in Scottsdale, Ariz.
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“Payment for Performance Act” will relieve contractor headaches ꟷ SMACNA enthusiastically supports the “Small Business Payment for Performance Act of 2017” (H.R. 2594), which would put reforms in place to pay federal contractors more quickly for change orders.
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Innovative bipartisan legislation to stimulate efficiency retrofits of manufacturing, industrial, and related facilities, “The Mechanical Insulation Installation Act of 2017” (H.R. 3349), has recently been introduced in the House with SMACNA’s enthusiastic support.
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SMACNA President Jack Knox recently made appointments to the SMACNA Director Nominating Committee. These appointees join five other members who were elected during SMACNA’s business meeting at the annual convention in Maui this October.
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The SMACNA National offices will be closed for Christmas Day, Monday, Dec. 25, and New Year’s Day, Monday, Jan. 1.
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