Year: 2023
One of the primary responsibilities of a leader is making decisions. Wise judgment and effective decision-making are essential skills to leadership at all levels. Yet, I am always surprised when…
AqueoUS Vets® (the “Company”), a vertically integrated solutions provider of water treatment and delivery systems, announced the strategic acquisition of Dixie Tank Company (“Dixie Tank”), a manufacturer of carbon and…
Localization, producing near the consumer, often reduces total cost due to shortened supply chains that contribute to a lean and agile strategy. The savings on non-manufacturing costs as a result…
The Beeline Prescription Safety Eyewear Program for STI/SPFA members includes multiple safety frames to choose with single, bifocal, and progressive lens styles. An optician will assist you in selection from…
I was working the Construction Expo show in Las Vegas recently where I bumped into Pat who is my best friend from high school. We talked about the good old…
The Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI/SPFA) has named Randy Moore as Chairman of the STI/SPFA Legislative Advocacy Committee. Moore is Director of Sales-Agency Development and Industry Affairs for…
The Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI/SPFA) Board of Directors were elected by members of the association. Officers for 2023 were also elected by the Board following the online…
I recently encountered a contractor whom I estimate had to do $4 million worth of work to recover from a $160,000 pricing mistake. Ouch! That may sound impossible, but numbers…
Reshoring + FDI job announcements in 2022 were at the highest rate ever recorded. 4Q announcements accelerated even more than anticipated due to the Chips and Infrastructure Acts and deglobalization…
“Everything affects everything.” At first, that may sound like something Yogi Berra would have said. But these were actually wise words I heard from a contractor friend. I was explaining…
