Tim O'Toole
On Tuesday, July 22, and Wednesday, July 23, the STI/SPFA leadership, member companies, and the Vogel Group traveled to Washington, D.C., for our annual fly-in. The goal was to meet…
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I still remember the morning at Con Expo, the largest trade show in the construction industry, when I was running on empty and in desperate need of coffee. My day…
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A core goal of U.S. trade policy over the last decade has been reshoring manufacturing back to the United States and strengthening the domestic industry for economic and national security.…
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The 2025 USA Reshoring Survey of 500 U.S. manufacturers, a collaboration between the Reshoring Initiative and Regions Recruiting, reached an actionable conclusion. A sufficient quantity and quality of U.S. workforce would bring…
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STI/SPFA recently spoke with Bob Giammaruti, CEO at Southern Heat Exchanger Corporation and Worldwide Air Coolers LLC, about his career in the steel fabrication industry. STI/SPFA: Tell us about the…
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The Steel Tank Institute/Steel Plate Fabricators Association (STI/SPFA) held its first Legislative Fly-In on July 22-23, 2025, in Washington, D.C. “We had very good meetings with each Senator and Representative,…
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If I can’t trust you, I can’t do business with you. I don’t care how talented you are. I don’t care how long we’ve worked together. I don’t care how…
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Trump’s on again-off-again tariff volatility has caused widespread uncertainty, compromising strategic decision-making. The defunct ‘move fast and break things’ business model, originally devised by Mark Zuckerberg in 2012, that is being implemented by the administration today,…
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STI/SPFA recently spoke with Matt Van Alsburg, President at Advance Tank & Construction, about his career in the steel fabrication industry. STI/SPFA: Tell us about the history of your company.…
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As we reach the halfway point of 2025, I’d like to share an update on the progress we’ve made together this year — from safety resources and advocacy efforts to…
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