Roles

The outcome of this election is going to be tight and very impactful.

By now, you have likely seen and heard numerous campaign ads running across your television screen or on your radio on the drive into work. While this is no different from the usual biannual campaign season barrage, the outcome of

Once again, we had a productive and busy year in Washington, D.C., battling onerous regulations, promoting vital legislation, and continuing to raise the profile of the Mason Contractors Association of America in our nation???s capitol.

What a set of meetings and briefings we had in Orlando at our 2013 MCAA Midyear Meeting at Walt Disney World Resort.

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

By Matthew B. Keelen

Op-Ed: First-Term Economic Indicators Do Not Look Good for Obama's Re-election

In every Presidential election year, the question is always asked, "Are you better off than you were four

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

By Matthew B. Keelen

Legislative Committee Update

In September, the Legislative Committee met during the MCAA Midyear Meeting in San Antonio. We had a great discussion related to the fights over the debt an

INDUSTRY NEWS

Grant Masonry Contracting
Supports St. Louis
Children's Hospital
Grant Masonry Contracting was one of the 32 local companies that participated in the recently concluded KIDstruction Week campaign. Field and office s

INDUSTRY NEWS
Building Safety Codes Changed as a Result of 9/11

The 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center identified a new, challenging frontier in public safety for the International Code Council, the primary developer of construction in

FULL CONTACT PROJECT MANAGEMENT
By "Coach" Gary Micheloni

The 'Blue Angels' Approach to Project Leadership
Precision flying comes from precision teamwork.

Okay...so maybe there isn't an actual sports movie about the Navy's inc

MASONRY
June 2010 Vol. 49. No. 06

on the cover

features
14 MCAA 2010 Legislative Conference
MCAA members and other masonry industry players converge on Washington, D.C., to make a difference for the future.

16 The

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Mackie Bounds
President
Mason Contractors Association of America

Adding Dollars to the Bottom Line

Every now and then, we all have employees who will say to us, "I have an idea about something that

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Matthew B. Keelen and Michael J. Falencki

Legislative Conference
2010 Recap

This year's fly-in was a resounding success, and a big thank you is in order for those MCAA members who made the trip to Wash

FULL CONTACT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

By "Coach" Gary Micheloni

Lessons From 'Friday Night Lights'

I'll admit it: Coach Gary seems to have gotten hung up in 2010 on sports movies! I like them, since they usually illustrate a great

INDUSTRY NEWS
Please submit your news and events to:
jmorrell@lionhrtpub.com

And The Winner Is...
By Bob Birdsell

Thanks to everyone who stopped by the MCAA booth at the 2010 World of Concrete in Las Vegas and entered to w

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

Tom Daniel
President
Mason Contractors Association of America

MCAA
# New Members
The Mason Contractors Association of America is proud to welcome the following new members to the Association. MCAA w

INDUSTRY NEWS
Please submit your news and events to:
jmorrell@lionhrtpub.com

Midwest Masonry
Promotion Council
Celebrates First Year

Members of the Midwest Masonry Promotion Council (MMPC) celebrated their first year a