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President's Message

Frank Campitelli
President, Mason Contractors
Association of America

A New Battle Rages in Washington

In May 2006, the Mason Contractors Association of America's (MCAA) Director of Government Affai

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MCAA MEMBER CONTRACTORS RESPOND TO THE INDUSTRY ISSUES OF THE DAY.

Fred Kinateder

Fred Kinateder Masonry Inc.
Waukesha, Wisc.

For two decades, Fred Kinateder Masonry Inc. (FKMI) has been r

that have worked here for a while see how we do things. If they go and work somewhere else, and if there's an opportunity to come back, they always do. We're really getting positive feedback from the field about that.

The other thing

Contractor

# Masonry: What do you feel is the biggest misconception about the masonry industry?

Kinateder: I think the biggest misconception - and there are a lot of them - is that, as far as materials, we're expensive compared to othe

But in our company, for instance, with OSHA and the Chase-Wisconsin partnership program, we're taking that head on. I don't believe in leaving these issues for somebody else to figure out. We try to face up to them.

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MEMBERSHIP

recruitment campaign has been much more successful than we could have imagined at its inception. With the success of this program, we are laying a foundation of future employees for our contractors, and recruiting bright young people