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2014 Projects of the Year: Commercial/ Multi Family
Commercial/Multi-family Condominium Project Basement Contractors of Edmond, Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Entered by Basement Contractors of Edmond, Okla., this year’s recipient of the Project of the Year for commercial and multi-family projects is a complex and impressive foundation system for condominiums in an urban setting in Oklahoma City. “The original plan called for […]
2014 Projects of the Year Overall Grand Prize: Private Residence Foundation (2,000 to 5,000 sq.ft.)
Private Residence Foundation 2000-5000 sq.ft. Private Residence Hottmann Construction Company, Inc Dane, Wisconsin This year’s overall grand project was completed by Hottmann Construction Company, Inc. of Dane, Wis. It is also the winning entry in the single-family residence category for 2,000 to 5,000 square foot projects. Peers viewing this project during the World […]
A New American National Standard For Material Placement Safety
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR ALL PERSONNEL ON A CONCRETE POUR ARE NOW SPECIFIED IN ASME B30-2014 The American National Standard for material placement system safety is ASME B30.27. (Material placement systems are concrete pumps and concrete conveyors.) ASME has released B30.27-2014. It is currently available as an electronic download and as a printed booklet. The date of issuance […]
The Social Age Evolutionary Workplace
…VERY LITTLE HAS CHANGED IN HOW WE HIRE AND MANAGE STAFF – WHICH HAS LED TO LOW EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY AND HIGH EMPLOYEE TURNOVER….WE MUST EVOLVE OUR BUSINESS PRACTICES… by Kim Seeling Smith The war for talent is over and talent has won. Technology and globalization have dramatically changed the way we work over the last 20 […]
Management Corner: 10 Steps to Reduce Employment Related Risk
ATTEND CFA CONVENTION IN SANDUSKY, OHIO FOR MORE FROM DAVID WHITLOCK ABOUT EMPLOYER ISSUES As we are now about halfway through 2014, it is a perfect time to take the temperature of your employment compliance. There are a number of important changes in the law as well as compliance matters that you need to stay on […]
MOVING UP, MOVING FORWARD
NEW MEMBERS | NEW BENEFITS | STRONG FOUNDATIONS This is an exciting time for the Concrete Foundations Association. Many of you are part of that energy and excitement and many of you are benefitting from it. At no time in the last decade has membership been growing as fast as it is right now and […]
Magazine Issues
How the TwinTier® is Changing the Construction Industry!
Plainview, NY, (February 24, 2022) With the surge in construction from coast to coast, MAX has providing contractors with reliability and cost efficiency! With advanced technology evolving to create safer and more efficient jobs for end-users, contractors are beginning to bring in more of these tools to help overcome the labor shortage, rotational shifts, and […]
Concrete Foundations Association Announces Partnership with ITR Economics to Help Members Make Data-Driven Business Decisions
Mount Vernon, IA – Concrete Foundations Association is excited to announce its new partnership with ITR Economics, an economic forecasting firm that will provide our member companies with additional economic intelligence to drive practical and profitable business decisions. Established in 1948, ITR Economics has earned its reputation for being First in Forecasts Worldwide. Their unique […]
Obituary of David Edgar Isaacson
July 17, 1939 – Feb. 10, 2022 BLOOMINGTON – David Edgar Isaacson, 82, of Bloomington, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 10, 2022, in his home surrounded by his family. His funeral will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at Holy Apostles Orthodox Church, Bloomington. Burial will be in East Lawn Memorial Gardens, Bloomington. […]
Lance Jordan Retires After 43 Years of Service
Many regular participants in the CFA’s networking community will remember Lance Jordan, a past board member and frequent participant at Concrete Foundations Convention. On Friday, February 11, 2022, Stephens and Smith Construction hosted a retirement party to celebrate his 43 years of dedication, leadership, and service. Larry Niles, vice president for the company, offered these […]
EXPERT CONNECT
A comprehensive list of nearly 30 business categories ranging from Best Practices to Equipment Procurement, Workforce Practices to Ownership offers the ability to directly connect with fellow members who offer their experiences and advice. I want to welcome you to Expert Connect, the place where CFA members can identify someone qualified from the Association to […]
More Ways to Improve Your Concrete Construction Business
The Board of Directors of the Concrete Foundations Association (CFA) and the CFA Staff have recently made huge improvements for our members. Towards the end of 2020 and into 2021, we determined what services our members need the most to help their business succeed. Since then, we’ve been in rapid implementation mode to make those […]
The Big Deal About Community
We are at a crossroads in our culture. Although some will suggest a decade-long transformation, grinding through the pandemic emphasizes two stark realities. First, societally we believe information is easiest to find on our own, at the exact moment we need it. Second, in order to profit and produce more, we must focus with greater […]
2021 PROJECTS OF THE YEAR
For more than twenty years, contractors have been given a platform to show off their accomplishments, feats, and the solutions to headaches encountered day in and day out across North America. This platform was first instituted as the “Basement From Hell,” which later became the “Basement of the Year,” where the goal was to identify […]
Rebooting Member Networking
We can all agree that in 2021 (well, even looking back to this time in 2019), this Association has made an enormous amount of lemonade from the bushel baskets of lemons we were given. Were I to enumerate our accomplishments, this article would be far greater than a letter calling you into this quarter’s magazine. […]
Las Vegas, Here We Come!
If you are like most concrete contractors, you have not been to a World of Concrete convention in two years. For many of us, attending World of Concrete is a yearly pilgrimage. Like most events, however, it did not take place at the beginning of this year due to the coronavirus. A World of Concrete […]
Celebrating Milestone Anniversaries For CFA Members
Every year as the calendar flips, companies that have become part of the fabric of this Association reach milestone anniversaries. The Concrete Foundations Association recognizes one company each year that, within the first three years of membership, evidences the exciting results of increasing participation in the network. Likewise, year after year it is important to […]
Portland Cement Association Issues Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality
In 2015, industrialized nations signed the Paris Accord, committing to a goal of keeping the maximum average global temperature at no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius by 2060. This directed attention to the primary systems and industries that release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and, correspondingly, led to plans for participating in or influencing this […]
