SMACNews Aug 20 2019 President's Column: Workforce Development Serves as the Top Initiative to Raise Awareness At the July board meeting, the main topics included SMACNA National’s strategy for identifying, capturing and disseminating information on technology, and raising industry awareness and interest in our trade through a national workforce development campaign. Read More
SMACNews Aug 20 2019 Capitol Hill Update: Multiemployer Plan Pensions As previously reported in a SMACNA Alert, on July 24 the House of Representatives passed H.R. 397 the so-called Butch Lewis Act that would establish a gov-ernment funded Pension Rehabilitation Trust Fund to provide loans to failing plans that many experts think may never be repaid. Read More
SMACNews Aug 20 2019 St. Louis SMART, SMACNA Chapter Buck Residential Work Trend with Marketing Efforts A cooperative relationship, as well as combined training and marketing efforts, have contributed to major growth in the St. Louis residential HVAC service market. Read More
SMACNews Aug 20 2019 Longtime SMACNA Member Companies Have Success in Common As SMACNA celebrates its 75th anniversary, these member companies are celebrating their own milestones. Read More
SMACNews The Roadmap for an Enduring Organization Why is it that only about 30 percent of privately held companies move beyond the founder and transition to a second generation? One primary reason is that there is no roadmap from “here” to “there.” Read More