SMACNews March/April 2022

Summer Camps Create Opportunities to Grow Construction Workforce

As the labor crisis looms, companies focus on building a new generation of industry leaders.

May 9, 2022

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Architectural Copper Soldering Strike Force Team Prepares Michigan �鶹�� for Success

ITI strengthens copper training to help prep Custom Architectural Sheet Specialists for historical restorations.

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HVAC High Quality Performance Leads to Years of Work

Quality work builds long-term, repeat business for Artlip & Sons in Chicago.

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Industrial Running on Fumes Management

Fabricating ductwork for industrial fume management requires special knowledge. Indiana �鶹�� member Vidimos Inc. talks about the challenges and opportunities these types of projects bring.

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Residential How to Get Your Business Seen First in Google Searches

How Search Engine Optimization helps local consumers find your HVAC business.

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President's Column: A Workforce Shortage Solution

Our trade has a certain rhythm to it. From proposals to pipelines to projects, there is a routine that keeps our businesses humming.

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CEO Update: Building on �鶹��’s Strengths

It has been a very productive four months since I started in January as �鶹��’s CEO.

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Wisconsin Junior Hockey Team Honors Union Trades

Players learn important skills on and off the ice.

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Capitol Hill Update: �鶹��'s Take on 2022 Funding Bill, Davis-Bacon Regulations, PLAs

As Congress has been working through its priorities and dealing with the ramifications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, �鶹�� has been active on the issues important to �鶹�� contractors.

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Don’t Ignore ACA Compliance Requirements

Following the Supreme Court’s June 2021 decision in California v. Texas, which rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”), the often-debated statute has largely remained out of the news.

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Guarding Against Risk Through a Structured Client Selection Process

It has long been an axiom that more industry firms go bankrupt during expansionary periods than during recessionary ones and that firms are more likely to fail due to cash crises than profitability problems.

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