Thoughts From the Field
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA with Jim Rogers Higher Wages Are Not the Answer to Our Shrinking Workforce As the construction industry continues to lament over the lack of workers, we continue to see statements about rising pay being the answer to attracting a bigger workforce. But is this really what is needed? […]
Is Your Company’s Practice to Plan for Top Employee Retention?
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA By Bill Humbert, RecruiterGuy.com When your company is lucky, employee retention simply happens. However, there is never really a “simply happens.” Obviously, your company is operating in a manner that retains your best employees. Congratulations! Over the past few weeks, I have spoken with several of the CFA […]
NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
Curtis Cowgill Contractor member, President of Nies Foundations Joining the CFA was a no-brainer for me. Since I’m new to the foundation industry, I was looking for a professional organization that I could be a part of to learn best practices from experienced industry professionals. I’ve found what I was looking for in the CFA! […]
Foundation Contractor’s Night
2022 PROJECTS OF THE YEAR
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA SETTING A CULTURE OF PRIDE The North American landscape continues to hide the most creative and challenging concrete installations each year. Now in its 23rd year, this program continues with its vision to give voice and expression to the great work completed every day throughout the markets that […]
Concrete Foundations Association Drives Workforce Development as Advocate for the Trades
The Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) is excited to announce the completion of a national campaign designed to promote workforce development and career opportunities in the concrete construction industry. CFA worked with Viewpoint, a unique educational platform, to develop the campaign. For almost two decades the development team behind ViewPoint, with host Dennis Quaid, has […]
Old Thinking Won’t Lead to New Ideas 5 Tips to Instantly Become More Innovative
By Susan Robertson Español | Translation Provided by the CFA When you really need new ideas or fresh thinking or a creative solution to a challenge, a typical, day-to-day approach in your thinking is not the optimal process. Using the same old thinking will simply lead you to the same old ideas you’ve already had […]
WALL FOREMAN QUALIFICATION SYLLABUS
Español | Translation Provided by the CFA In 2020, the CFA Board of Directors created a Strategic Plan to focus Association energy for the next few years. This plan identified education as a primary need for field workers and a formalized plan to qualify training for the wall foreman as a key opportunity. Working with […]
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