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MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR CONSTRUCTION FOR THE UNIMAGINABLE!

authour@pressmart.com (authour) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

As I write this Letter from the Director, a new threat from Mother Nature barreled up the East coast of the United States. We also observed the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. This letter, however, isn't about hurricanes, tornadoes, climate change or terrorist attacks but rather about Man's response to the threats we face and experience every day from Mother Nature and our fellow men.
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT GET INVOLVED!

authour@pressmart.com (authour) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Hopefully by the time you are reading this you are on your way to, enjoying yourself at, or just returning from the 2011 TCA Annual Convention.
The annual convention is a great way to dive in to all that the TCA has to offer. Taking advantage of all that the TCA is doing is the best way of getting a return on your investment in the Association.
Your participation in events like the TCA Annua

NEWS BRIEFS

authour@pressmart.com (authour) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

CCM WINS 2011 TEKLA NORTH AMERICA BIM AWARD Tekla Structures, the most advanced building information modeling (BIM) software on the market, includes an accurate, dynamic and data-rich 3D environment, the benefits of which are evident for the above projects and in all the building information models that were submitted for the 2011 Tekla North America BIM Awards.
Each year Tekla hosts a North Am

A.H. HARRIS ANNOUNCES NEW PRESIDENT

authour@pressmart.com (authour) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Bob Parsons, Chairman and CEO of A.H. Harris & Sons, Inc., announced the promotion of Kimberly Corwin, from Vice-President of Sales and Marketing, to President.
Kimberly Corwin has more than 20 years in the concrete construction industry. She began her career in Iowa at Composite Technologies Corporation. She joined Hughes Supply in Florida in 2002 to help with the growth of 2 locations, partic

CERTIFIED ADVANTAGE

authour@pressmart.com (authour) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By:Ed Sauter, Executive Director, Tilt-Up Concrete Association, TCA Differentiating your firm from the competition is critical to securing work. While many think that price is the way to stand out, it has proven to be a risky proposition to gain work solely on being the lowest bidder.
Many savvy contractors are realizing the importance of selling their firm on their expertise and experience.<

THE VALUE OF PARTICIPATION

authour@pressmart.com (authour) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By: Mitch Bloomquist, Tilt-Up Concrete Association A common suggestion of many non-profit organizations such as trade associations is that the association belongs to and is shaped by its members.
When it comes to the TCA, this is absolutely the case. Oftentimes, this fact is overlooked by existing and potential members.
The mission of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association is to expand and improve

Q AND A WITH TCA BOARD MEMBER JEFFREY BROWN

authour@pressmart.com (authour) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

TCA: What drove your decision to join the TCA Board of Directors?
Brown: Our firm had maintained a membership with the TCA for a number of years but it was really an arm's length attitude in so far as we participated in the awards program and consumed the outflow of trade information. We participate in our professional organization, our community and organizations affiliated with our professi

CITADEL ENTERS UNCHARTERED TERRITORIES WITH CHARTER SCHOOL AND TILT-UP

authour@pressmart.com (authour) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By: Kimberly Corwin, A.H. Harris Construction Supplies FORMER WIDEST PANEL Sunset Community Center 81' 7 ½" NEW WIDEST TILT-UP PANEL Voyager Charter School 82' 10" Glenn Doncaster, an avid sailor, knows that if you're in uncharted waters, you are in a situation that is unfamiliar to you, that you have no experience of and don't know what might happen. This was the case as Citadel Contrac

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS: PROJECTS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING

authour@pressmart.com (authour) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By: Wendy Ables, Constructive Communication, Inc.
As we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA), it is important to look back and see how much the industry has changed. To commemorate this anniversary, TCA has assembled a list of noteworthy projects that have been completed. Spiegel/ Eddie Bauer Distribution Center Location: Columbus, Ohio Project Size: 1.5 mi

TILT-UP AS A RE-EMERGING DESIGN TECHNOLOGY

authour@pressmart.com (authour) — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

By: Mitch Bloomquist, Tilt-Up Concrete Association and Jeffrey Brown, Powers Brown Architecture As a low cost, low technology building system, TiltUp concrete construction has become one of the fastest growing solutions used to meet current industry wide budget constraints. This is no subtlety it represents a grass roots insurgency on the part of low cost technology fueled by historic economi