Katie Bruce

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Beeline Prescription Safety Eyewear Program for STI/SPFA Members

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…

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Are You Focusing on Rags or Riches?

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…

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Randy Moore

Randy Moore, Tnemec Company, Inc. Named Chairman of STI/SPFA Legislative Advocacy Committee

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…

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2023 STI/SPFA Board of Directors Announced

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…

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Pricing Work: Get it Right or Don’t Take the Job

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…

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Welder

Reshoring and FDI Up 53%, a New Record

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…

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Cause and Effect of Business Results

“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…

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Savings4Members

Save time, streamline operations, and boost business

Ready to see where your business is overspending? That’s what our newest member benefit from Savings4Members makes possible. Savings4Members has locked-in exclusive pricing from national vendors in numerous categories for your operational…

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Safety Awards winners 2022

2022 STI/SPFA Safety Awards Presented During Annual Meeting in Coronado

STI/SPFA announced companies receiving Safety Awards for 2022 during the 2023 Annual Meeting in Coronado, Calif. STI/SPFA recognizes member companies who have exemplary safety records. Congratulations to all 2022 STI/SPFA…

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Steve Hammoor receives Hall of Fame award.

Steve Hammoor Joins STI/SPFA Hall of Fame

STI/SPFA announced the latest inductee into the Hall of Fame during the Awards dinner held February 23rd in Coronado, CA. Steve Hammoor becomes the latest industry leader to join the…

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