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FISHING DERBY UPDATE: CHANGE IN RIVER
The WICA Annual Fishing Derby tour guide, Brenton’s Outdoor Adventures has informed us that we will no longer be floating the Columbia River. Our float has been changed to the Willamette River/Multnomah Channel. The time, date, and cost of the float, however, has not changed. Fishing Derby Participants can still plan to meet on April 19, 2010 at daybreak for a beautiful day of fishing and networking. We will also still primarily be fishing for Spring Chinook Salmon, and the Willamette River has been predicted to be flooded with around 65,000 salmon this year. Due to the change in river, the boat launch has been changed and will be determined at a later date, but we will inform you as soon as that is determined. We are pleased to offer this opportunity for $225 per person which includes fishing guides, equipment, food, and beverage. Although this event will be held mid-April, the registration deadline is THIS MONTH, March 29, 2010. We encourage all to attend. Register by downloading the registration form here and return it to the WICA Office.
Read more...MARK YOUR CALENDARS: NO CAL GOLF COMING UP
The Second Annual WICA Northern California Golf Tournament is coming up in May 2010. The tournament will be held this year at the Crow Canyon Country Club in Danville, California on Monday, May 17, 2010. There will be a 12:00pm shotgun start with lunch served on the course and dinner at an awards ceremony following the tournament. Registration is now open for this tournament and costs $125 per person for members and $175 per person for non-members. As always, WICA is offering sponsorship opportunities through the tournament. Hole sponsorships cost $150 for members and $200 for non-members. All registration forms must be in to the WICA Office by Monday, May 10, 2010 and you can download the registration form here and the sponsorship form here. We hope to see you in Northern California!
Read more...WICA SO. CAL. GOLF TOURNAMENT A STRIKING SUCCESS
Despite concerns about weather conditions, the Western Insulation Contractors Association was able to sneak in one beautiful day of golf amidst many days of rain in Southern California. The beautiful Yorba Linda Country Club provided a day of great camaraderie among WICA members as well as a fabulous day of golf. Participants played a four-person scramble format with many contests such as the longest drive and closest to the pin. The winners of the 2010 Southern California Golf Tournament were Paul Rohrbacher, Eddie Hall, Chris Abare, and Dan Kohut. Our tournament second place finishers were Ron Heberger, Bill Harris, Jeff Yearkes, and Brian Greir. The closest to the pin awards went to Tommy Torres, Chris Abare, Jerry Tinio and Kathy Rendon. The longest drive winner for the men was Raffi Ghazarian and for the women was Patrice Reynolds. Congratulations to all tournament winners! The WICA would also like to recognize all of the tournament hole sponsors for assisting WICA in making this year’s tournament so memorable. They were; Alpha Associates, Armacell, LLC, CertainTeed Corporation, CWCI Insulation of L.A., Farwest Insulation Contracting, Frazer Frost, CPAs, Industrial Insulation Group, LLC, Insulation Contracting and Supply, Insul-Therm International, LLC, Johns Manville, K-Flex USA, Knauf Insulation, Inc., Midwest Fasteners, Inc., Owens Corning, Pacific Insulation Group, RPR Products, Inc., and Thermal Ceramics. Thank you to all participants and sponsors!
Read more...WICA ARIZONA FOREMAN TRAINING "RIGHT ON"
The Western Insulation Contractors Association held the first Foreman Training of 2010 in Phoenix, Arizona this past weekend. The training was held at the Hilton Garden Inn Phoenix Airport where 23 Foremen attended and were taught by instructor Kathy Crosby. Participants in the training reported, that Kathy was “very knowledgeable and well articulated” and that “every topic was right on.” As of right now, there are no other Foreman Trainings officially planned for 2010, but there has been talk of adding a few more locations to the 2010 Calendar. Please check in coming editions of the eNews and on the WICA Website for updates on Foreman Training locations in the coming months.
Read more...ANNOUNCING THE 2010 WICA OFFICERS AND BOARD
We would like to thank our WICA Officers and Board this past year. An organization like this thrives off the participation and support of our membership and it shows in our well thought out events and activities. Our 2010 WICA Officers and Board are as follows: WICA OFFICERS & BOARD President | Robert Jeffries of E.J. Bartells Vice President | Craig Rossi of Bayside Insulation Treasurer | Ken Gritter of Hudson Bay Insulation Immediate Past President | Paul Lane of Insulation Contracting & Supply Board Members | Brian Campbell of Insul-Therm International, LLC Brian Farnsworth of E.J. Bartells Dave Niehaus of Nomaco Insulation Dennis Gray of Summit Contracting Gary Hashbarger of Performance Contracting, Inc. Mark Hammer of Farwest Insulation Contracting Myron Nakata of Acutron Company Rick Dunlap of Merit Insulation, Inc. Rick Sutphin of Performance Contracting, Inc. Ron de Rue of Farwest Insulation Contracting NIA Representative | Tim Stout of Hudson Bay Insulation Finance Committee Chair | Patrice Reynolds of Farwest Insulation Contracting
Read more...WICA MEMBERS RECEIVE NATIONAL RECOGNITION
The WICA would like to recognize a few members who were honored at the National Insulation Association’s (NIA) 54th Annual Convention in Hawaii this year for their commitment to proactively implementing safe work practices. The judging is focused on each company’s safety program, means of communication and training, and safety statement. This award is the NIA’s highest industry honor for outstanding safety performance. WICA members who were awarded include: Performance Contracting, Inc.-First Place, Contractor, Large Company Category Specialty Products and Insulation-First Place, Large Distributor/Fabricator Category E.J. Bartells-Second Place, Medium Company Contractor Category Farwest Insulation Contracting-Third Place, Medium Company Contractor Category E.J. Bartells-Second Place, Medium Company Distributor/Fabricator The Western Insulation Contractors Association would like to congratulate and commend these companies for their hard work and effort.
Read more...National News
CONSTRUCTION UNEMPLOYMENT NEARLY DOUBLE OVERALL RATE
Construction industry unemployment reached 19.1% in October (62,000 jobs lost), nearly double the country's overall unemployment rate of 10.2% (190,000 jobs lost) and close to double the industry's 10.7% jobless rate of one year ago, according to the Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. The construction industry's job loss rate is down from its 67,000 job loss per month average over the past six months, still better than the 117,000 average monthly job loss rate for the industry logged in the previous six-month period.
Read more...OSHA PROGRAM WILL TEST CHARGES OF UNDERREPORTING
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced a new National Emphasis Program on recordkeeping that will test its ability to assess whether employers are under reporting workplace-related injuries and illnesses. The program, which became effective September 30, directs OSHA inspectors to scrutinize all 2007 and 2008 injury and illness records for a sampling of employees at selected workplaces in historically high-risk industries. OSHA said that the program was prompted by several recent academic studies that have asserted underreporting of injuries.
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