Master Builders of Iowa
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 December 15, 2014  


 



Thank you for your membership in the association. You are encouraged to call any of our staff to assist in providing solutions to your construction business needs.
In This Issue
Safety Awards Nominations Due This FRIDAY
Only 17 Exhibitor Spaces Remain for this Year's Winter Conference!
We Would Like to Welcome the Following New Members
WORKSAFE Update
Have You Started Following MBI on Facebook Yet?
Economic Outlook Update by Ken Simonson

Safety Awards Nominations Due This FRIDAY

Just a reminder that the deadline for submitting the Outstanding Safety Achievement Awards, the Safety Professional Award and the Safety Champion Award entries is Friday, December 19th.  Award winners in each of these categories will be announced at the Annual Winter Conference - Safety Awards Luncheon scheduled for February 25th at the Meadows Events and Conference Center in Altoona, Iowa.   Please contact Tom Suckow at tsuckow@mbionline.com or (515) 657-4384 if you plan on submitting.

 

Use the links below to access the nomination forms for each of the awards.  

 

Outstanding Safety Achievement Award

Safety Professional Award

Safety Champion Award

 

Only 17 Exhibitor Spaces Remain for this Year's Winter Conference!

 

The 2015 Annual Winter Conference is a great opporunity to exhibit, demonstrate and sell your products and services in front of a targeted, commercial construction audience. This year's conference will be held at the Prairie Meadows Events & Conference Center in Altoona, Iowa on February 24-25, 2015.  For more complete information and to access the brochure and contract, which explains the show format for 2015 in further detail, please CLICK HERE.
 
For questions, please contact Tania Bowman at (515) 657-4390 or tbowman@mbionline.com.  

We Would Like to Welcome the Following New Members

 
ATS Specialized
Sun Prairie, WI

Cameron Mitchell, Inc.
Des Moines, IA

Dalton Plumbing, Heating & Cooling, Inc.
Cedar Falls, IA

Elite Glass and Metal
Ankeny, IA

GMS3 LLC DBA LockMedix LLC
Des Moines, IA

Hart-Hammer Inc.
West Des Moines, IA

Jeff MacTaggart Masonry, LLC (JM2)
Ankeny, IA

Munson Electric Inc.
Hiawatha, IA

On-Site Solutions
Clive, IA

WORKSAFE Update

WORKSAFE is the nation's first safety program involving a public-private partnership. The Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Iowa OSHA) and Master Builders of Iowa launched WORKSAFE in December 2012. WORKSAFE is designed to identify jobsite hazards before work begins, in order to create safer work environments on construction projects.  The following projects have recently been registered as WORKSAFE:


 

PROJECT: Perkins Elementary School - Classroom Addition

CONTRACTOR: Dean Snyder Construction - Clear Lake, IA


 
PROJECT: Lincoln Elementary School

CONTRACTOR: Estes Construction - Davenport, IA


 
PROJECT: Johnston High School

CONTRACTOR: Stahl Construction Company - Johnston, IA


 
PROJECT: JPP Anesthesia Offices Relocation

CONTRACTOR: McComas-Lacina Construction Co. LC - Iowa City, IA


 
PROJECT: Bluffs on the River Building C

CONTRACTOR: Knutson Construction Services, Inc. - Iowa City, IA

 

PROJECT: Western Home Communites - Phase VI Villa's

CONTRACTOR: Cardinal Construction, Inc. - Waterloo, IA 

 

CLICK HERE to view all current projects.


For more information on the WORKSAFE program, please contact Tom Suckow at (515) 657-4384 or tsuckow@mbionline.com.

 

Have You Started Following MBI on Facebook Yet?

 

We recently celebrated one year of having a presence on social media.  We decided to enter the social media arena in order to promote the association's activities as a supplement to MBI's website and other communications.  Our Facebook page includes posts from our leadership sessions, events and upcoming happenings with the association.  The photos here were posted last week from the MB EYE on the Future and The Leadership Experience sessions.

 

Jump on Facebook today, click to 'LIKE' and start followng us on our page to become a fan of MBI to make sure you don't miss anything! 

 

www.facebook.com/masterbuildersofiowa  

Economic Outlook Update by Ken Simonson

CLICK HERE for charts tables and commentary developed by Chief AGCA economist Ken Simonson for use in evaluating the current economic situation. 
Upcoming Events/Educational Offerings
Four Factors of Today's Contracting Environment That Could Make or Break Your Next Job
December 16, 2014
Webinar

Legislative Focus Webinar Series - Stay Informed on What's Happening at the Iowa Capitol
January 16, 2015
February 20, 2015
March 20, 2015
April 17, 2015
May 15, 2015
Webinar


Four Secrets to Leadership Excellence
January 20, 2015
Webinar

High Performing Leadership Series for Project Managers & Supervisors
Two-Part Class Starting January 22, 2015

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