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John Smith
President
Mason Contractors Association of America

It's Finally Over

How did the election turn out for you and your company? There were some surprises with some disappointments, but when all i

INDUSTRY NEWS

Dold Campaign Goes Through Northfield Block
By Jeff Buczkiewicz

Congressmen Dold and Roskam and Lake County State's Attorney candidate Michael Nerheim visited Northfield Block Plant while campaigning. The Congressmen

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MASONRY
November 2012 | Vol. 51, No. 11

Shown on the cover is the Lakewood Cemetery Garden Mausoleum in Minneapolis, winner of the Institutional category of the 2012 MCAA TEAM Awards. The mason contractor was Mortenson Construction, the arc

FROM THE EDITOR

Jennifer Morrell
Editor
jmorrell@lionhrtpub.com

You Need to Be Pushy

The cycle of life often presents contradictory situations. For example, for the first 16 or so years of your life, you cannot drive

CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE

John Smith
President
Mason Contractors Association of America

Supporting Industry Efforts

I find myself having returned recently from a trip to Denver to visit with the fine folks of the Rocky Mount

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The Fiscal Cliff
Stephen A. Borg

We had another great and productive annual MCAA Midyear Meeting in Park City, Utah, from Sept. 12-14, 2012. Nearly 80 members of the MCAA made it to the Midyear Meeting, where we

INDUSTRY NEWS

# Thompson Passes Away
Ronald "RW" Thompson, 68, of Blacksburg, died peacefully after a short diagnosis of Leukemia on Sept. 27, 2012. "I'm going home, I'm going home, no pain, no tears." He was born in Salem on Feb. 4, 1944,

WE KNOW YOU

YOU'RE TOUGH. SMART. DETERMINED.
YOU'RE A SERIOUS MASONRY PROFESSIONAL IN THE MARKET FOR THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND EDUCATION TO BUILD A STONGER BUSINESS. YOU'RE THE NO-NONSENSE, GET-IT-DONE TYPE. AND YOU'RE RIGHT AT HOME AT WORLD

WORLD OF CONCRETE

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The first 25 people to register this month using source code MCAA will receive a free MCAA Max Hat (valued at $15.00)! The MCAA Max Hat features a 3D MCAA logo embroidered on front with a

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CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE

John Smith
President
Mason Contractors Association of America

The 2012 Election

In November, we all will be asked to elect a new leader for our country, as well as members of Congress. We also will

FULL CONTACT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

By "Coach" Gary Micheloni

From One Small Step to a Giant Leap

When Neil Armstrong died recently, it seemed like a part of me died with him. It is so hard to believe that he is gone, the man who

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Foster Auditorium and Malone Hood Plaza on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

University category - The
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The University of Alabama is a truly beautiful campus.