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| MCAA National Update for September 17, 2012 |
PRINTED COPIES OF PENSION PLAN INVENTORY ARE NOW AVAILABLE
 MCAA, in conjunction with Horizon Actuarial Services, LLC, has released a first-of-its-kind comprehensive inventory and analysis of construction industry multiemployer pension plans. Printed copies of the report are now available. The report summarizes and analyzes key trends in plan demographics, cash flows, investments, funding, costs, and expenses from 2001 through 2010. The result is a valuable tool that will assist the union sector of the construction industry in better understanding how multiemployer pension plans have evolved, and where they may be headed, to aid them in ensuring the plans' futures. Previously requested copies have been mailed. If you would like one or more copies of the printed inventory, please contact Adrienne Breedlove (abreedlove@mcaa.org). This publication is free as a benefit of MCAA/MSCA membership. |
MSCA'S OPTIONAL PROGRAM WILL TEACH YOU TO SELL ENERGY EFFICIENCY EFFECTIVELY
 Energy efficiency projects are the key to current and future success for our industry and for our customers. During MSCA's Optional Program, Selling Efficiency Effectively (October 14, 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m., Carlsbad, CA), Mark Jewell, president of Energy Efficiency Funding Group, Inc. and the Efficiency Sales Professional Group, will share with you the true value of improving energy efficiency and his techniques for getting efficiency projects approved for implementation. You will learn about and understand: the benefits of enhanced efficiency; how to generate sales leads for this market; how to appeal to existing and potential customers; prepare information that strikes at the essence of an energy efficiency project and how it will benefit the customer; and leverage the ENERGY STAR® Portfolio Manager energy performance benchmarking tool to generate business and document progress. Each attendee will receive a copy of The Playbook to Learning to Sell Efficiency Effectively. If you are planning to attend only this program, attendance is limited, so register today. If you are planning to attend all of MSCA LIVE 2012, the hotel room deadline is September 14. Go to www.msca.org/msca2012.
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GREEN BUILDING WEBINAR FOCUSES ON DATA CENTERS' ENERGY EFFICENCY
If your company is targeting the construction of high performance data centers for new business, consider participating in MCAA's next Green Building Webinar, Building High Performance Data Centers, on September 27 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. Data centers represent a large amount of mechanical work for contractors as they require significant cooling loads for operation. This seminar, led by Matt Gregg, PE, LEED AP of the McKinstry Company (Seattle, WA) will talk about methods for increasing efficiency within these facilities and using the upcoming LEED rating system for data centers. There is no fee; participation is a benefit of MCAA membership. Register at https://mcaa.webex.com. |
REGISTER TODAY FOR MCAA'S 2012 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING SEMINAR
Prepare for your next labor negotiation by attending MCAA's 2012 Collective Bargaining Seminar (November 7-9 in Coronado, CA). The program features experts on recent issues developments, such as health and pension reform, multiemployer defined benefit plans and public policy developments that affect collective bargaining negotiations, and negotiating techniques and preparations that you need to know to be effective. Speakers include Cary Peters of the Construction Labor Research Council, Richard Barnes of C. Richard Barnes & Associates, Mike Boldt of Ice Miller, Rocky Miller of Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP, Mason Evans of JH Kelly (Longview, WA), Frank Wall of the PMCof Oregon, Steve Coleman of the MCA of Ontario, John Mutton of Municipal Solutions/Energy Infrastructure and Jim Murphy of the Murphy Company (St. Louis, MO). Convenient online registration is now open, so sign up today at www.mcaa.org/education. |
MSCA'S GROWING AND DEVELOPING SERVICE SUPERVISORS PROGRAM WILL GIVEYOUR COMPANY A MARKET EDGE
Plan now to send your service field supervisors to MSCA's Growing and Developing Service Supervisors program (November 8-10 in Tempe, AZ) for ideas on how to help your company get an edge in its market...and keep it. MSCA's Growing and Developing Service Supervisors is a focused training program designed specifically for improving the performance of the service supervisor. It addresses proven training methods in: leadership, coaching, planning, time management, communication, motivational techniques and many more skills which will provide the attending service supervisor the edge and confidence to deal with today's workplace challenges. Register your service supervisors for this exceptional training. Go to http://www.mcaa.org/education/msca/superservice. |
THE BEST IDEAS ARE SHARED
MCAA invites you to nominate the management idea that helped your company overcome a challenge in the office, at the project site or in your company's operations for the 2012 E. Robert Kent Award for Management Innovation. In addition to the honors and acclaim that winning the award will bring to your company, the accompanying publicity in MCAA and national trade journals may very well bring your company new business and bottom line growth. Nominations are due by October 5. Please go to http://www.mcaa.org/awards/erobertkent/or contact Ann Mattheis (amattheis@mcaa.org) for more information and a downloadable form. |
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