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After Diann Reina retired fromteaching, she went to work for herhusband Roy Reina, Triple R Con-

tracting, which does digital HVAC con-trols. But soon, she found her own nichein specialty contracting with StainedGlass Craftworkers Bench.

Through rose-colored glass

When she decided to open her ownbusiness in 2001, she and her husbandshared their rented office, but they soonwanted a workspace that was their own.

Six years ago, they bought the 1950sfarmhouse across Eckhert Road, off Ban-dera Road, and two years later, thestained glass shop relocated across thestreet to the new idyllic setting with onlyone piece of glass broken during themove.

Reina does commission work for any-one and any type of need, but many ofher clients are churches or residential.

She notes that people come into theshop with the misconception that shehas pieces ready to be taken home, buteach piece has to be a unique shape andsize, so the products are created for cli-ents specific needs.

Once everythings determined thatthey like the pattern and the glass choice,then we start the production, she says.

She points out that the biggest ex-pense on stained glass is actually thetime it takes to create a piece. For in-stance, she recalls church windows thatwere 35x56, and after the glass was cut,they took her four days working from8am to 9pm to assemble.

The wait sometimes worries clients,but she explains that the window doesntneed to be ready to go in during con-struction. She recommends to clientsthat they put in a traditional window tosafeguard against the elements, seal thehouse for heating and air conditioning,and then put the stained glass window infrom the inside, protecting it, making iteasier to clean, and preventing any de-lays in construction. mp

Diann and Roy Reina opened Stained Glass Craf tworkers Bench in 2001.


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PUTZ AROUND TOWN

Oh man its February in San Antonioand the rodeo and Valentines Dayare heavy on everyones mind.

Just take for instance Ed Allen,branch manager for H & E Equip-ment Services. The boss snappedthis photo at the pre-rodeo cook-off.

JC Putz here . . .

With that, Im outa here.

When asked what he was doingin that big Easy Chair Ed just leanedback a little further and said, Im justcontemplating the world around us,the great smell of barbeque, nextmonths sales and what to get mysweetie for Valentines Day.

Such a profound statement re-ally got me off my butt to create theperfect list of Valentine gifts for theguys this year. Thanks Ed.

Best gifts for the guys

1. Location of the ammo dealer who hasa stock of cheap 9mm, .380, .40, .45 and.223s.2. Hitch mounted toilet seat (in oak, of

course)

3. A $1,000 gift certificate to CAMOWorld.com

4. One get out of the doghouse cardfrom wife or girl friend.

The bigger the betterLate January brought the grand opening and open house for HOLT CATs new

ProTech Technical Training Facility. One of the honored guest speakers was State Sen.

Leticia Van de Putte.While on the podium shenoticed and pointed out thelarge fan.

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Ahead of the housing curve

The Greater San Anto-nio Builders Associa-tion (GSABA) called

upon prognosticator JackInselmann , Metrostudy,for the 2013 San AntonioHousing Forecast.

So, what does the

housing horizon hold? Apromising light, actually, In-selmann says. For starters,2012 saw the first increase 17 percent in single-family home startssince 2006 with a total of 8,077. This wasaccompanied by a 5-percent increase insingle-family closings compared to 2011with a total of 7,430.

The market picked up slowly, butgained momentum due to improved jobnumbers and lower interest rates. Homesin the lower price ranges accounted forthe majority of the market activity, break-ing down to 39 percent priced under$175,000, 23 percent between $175-$225,000, 18 percent in the $225-$300,000 bracket, 16 percent in the $300-

$500,000 range, and 5 percent above$500,000. The homes under $225,000,accounting for 62 percent of the 2012housing market, lost market share fromthe previous year, while there was nochange in the share for those homes$500,000 and up.

Slicing the housing pie chart by ge-ography, the west grabbed the biggestpiece of the San Antonio market, ac-counting for 35 percent of new homeconstruction. Northeast followed with 19percent, and the far north accounted for15 percent. New Braunfels held 10 per-

cent of the greater San Anto-nio market, beating out the farnorthwest corner of the city,which came in at 8 percent.

The Schertz-Cibolo area madeup 7 percent of the market.And the southwest, east, andsouth sections of San Antonio

tied for the smallest slice, eachholding 2 percent.

New home inventory washolding steady and strong

with 4,186 units at the close of the year.Looking back at the third quarter of 2006,there were 10,499 new homes in inven-tory. At the time of the forecast, 2,482units were under construction, 1,334 fin-ished homes were vacant, and 370 fur-nished models were on the ground.

I expect new home inventory to re-main very tight and healthy throughout2013, Inselmann proclaimed. I expectlot delivery to once again lag behind lotabsorption during most of 2013 as weplay catch up due to the influence of tightcredit.

Years end left a standing inventoryof 25.8 months supply of vacant devel-oped lots and 17,357 developed lots onthe ground, down 1,246 lots from theend of 2011.

The forecast boasts that the city isahead of the curve as the nation beginsrecovering from the economic downturn.

Inselmann concluded, San Antoniohas done comparatively well consideringthe challenges, and I expect the newhome market to continue to improve in2013 especially with the projected jobgrowth forecasts in the local area. mp

Eat your heart out, San Antonio!

continued on Page 18

The construction industry was well represented again this year at the 17th AnnualPre Rodeo Cook-Off & Concert at Seaworld. The weather was good and the MyBarbecue is Better Than Yours attitude was everywhere and my feet hurt like

hell from walking for four hours to get all these pics, but the BBQ was great! bd


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L-R: The 2013 AGC-San Antonio Board of Directors,President: Fred Galvan, Zachry Construction

Vice President: Sam Nunnelly, Core ContinuumSecretary/Treasurer: Kristian Pearson, Joeris General Contractors

Directors: Mike Kaiman, Turner Construction; Tony Battle, Byrne ConstructionServices; Julissa Carielo, Tejas Premier General Contractor;

Luis Berumen, Bartlett Cocke General Contractors; Mike Sireno, Baker Triangle;

Sean McNelis, McNelis + Winter, PLLC; Katherine Willis, T.H. Willis Company;Immediate Past President: Maryanne Guido, Guido Construction

Changing of the guardSubmitted to Construction News

The Associated General Contractors (AGC) San Antonio chapter held its 2013 Boardof Directors installation Jan. 7 at Sunset Station. Councilwoman Elisa Chan spokeabout the citys Capital Investment Program and of ficiated the ceremony. mp

Technically, Antonio Tone Gon-zalez, has been doing remodelsand air conditioning for about 17

years, but his dba, Toned Homes South-

west, is only two years old. Its not onlyclever; it landed him a better website.Gonzalez, 38, was the general man-

ager of three different air conditioningcompanies over the last decade, and allthe while, he never stopped remodeling.

I started making countertops whenI was 19 years old, says Gonzalez, whoadds that he will still take on commercialwork for countertops and flooring.

Initially, we were all subcontractorsworking for different, larger companies,and in the last two years, we have reorga-nized, and now we are the general con-tractor, remodeling, and air condition-ing, he explains. We have been self-employed and self-contracting for differ-ent areas of construction for the last 15

years, and it was a group of people thatwould really help each other out if they

Toned up

needed work. We had a small network ofcontractors that worked tightly together we had countertop people, painters, airconditioning people and a couple years

ago, we reorganized where they all cameto work for me.Gonzalez honed his skills through

studying and learning by doing. Thoughhe attended Texas A&I University inKingsville, he didnt finish college.

There is one particular thing he sayshe picked up in his time at Texas A&I,working for the Medina Valley Times.

Im really a stickler for the truth, hestates. I worked for the newspaper whenI was in college as a reporter and Iguess that must have instilled that in me.

When Gonzalez isnt running TonedHomes and managing his 10 employees,he stays very involved with his church and,of course, his family. He has been marriedfor the last two years, and he has four

daughters and two stepchildren. mp

Antonio Gonzalez started running his business, Toned Homes Southwest, two years ago.

The primer suspectsConstruction News ON LOCATION

L-R: Brad Peery, Esteban Leija, Carmen Vogt, Alfonso Morales, Allen Friedeck,Jason Calandres , Elliot Sanders, and Cindy Baete, Glidden Professional, supplyclients with what they need to paint the town for the holidays, and as always. mp

Its always green in the SunbeltConstruction News ON LOCATION

The crew at Sunbelt Rentals on Austin Highway was buzzing around the shopworking and buzzing about the new Selma location opening.

L-R:John Stevens, Rene Almanza, Kenneth Rogers,Junior Stevens,George A. Gamez, Ray Birmingham, and David Kennedy. mp


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Bell Crisp, PresidentAbsolute Resourcing

It seems like every time you go to aconstruction industry event in San An-tonio, you run into Bell Crisp, president

and founder of Absolute Resourcing.You probably know her, because just

about everybody does. You might knowshe started her staffing company in SanAntonio in August 2010 and just openeda second location in Austin last year. Itsalso possible you know that she runs

about 200 guys out a day and still doessales because she has a passion for her

job and people.But if you think thats all there is to

this smart as a whip trailblazer, you dontknow Bell.

How did you get started in the con-struction business?

I actually have been in the construc-tion business for 13 years now in thestaffing industry. I started out with Labor-Ready for several years, and then I wentto Able Body Labor.

Able Body had some problems. I wastheir regional sales manager over Texas,and things started to go downhill. Mycommission checks were getting later

and later, and I was like, hmm, this is notgood.

Id always wanted to go out on myown, but my non-compete was rock solideven though Texas is a right-to-workstate. So, I figured I would just be an AbleBody employee forever, and then whenthat started, it was a $250 million com-pany, and I never thought that wouldhappen.

So, I went out and got some thingstogether, got everything ready to go.

Then, in August of 2010, my workersdidnt get paid one day, and that was itfor me, because if they didnt pay them,how was I supposed to get them to go towork? I pretty much quit that day, be-cause I had workers coming up to the car

upset, saying, We cant get paid. And Isaid, Im so sorry.

I went out on my own, and twoweeks later, they filed for bankruptcy.

The timing worked out that I was proac-tive instead of reactive. I had offers towork for other companies, but I was donewith that. I wanted to do something onmy own. I knew I had enough backingwith my clients to do it, so they gave methe kick in the pants that I needed. Theysaid, You need to do this yourself, andwell support you.

I did everything on my own with myown money. Unfortunately, in the staff-ing industry, you dont have any assets,except for your receivables. Well, if yourenew, you dont have receivables, becauseyou dont have people out yet. So, I couldnot get a loan even though I was with thesame bank since 98, I had $100,000 in thebank in savings, and I had an 830 creditscore I could not get a loan. So, I justgrabbed my money and plopped it outthere, and on a wing and a prayer, things

just started happening.The first three months were pretty

stressful, because its your money and Iskinned my knees a couple of times on afew things, but with the help of the cus-tomers that Id had for years, they madesure I got paid quickly in the very begin-ning so I could get some cash flow. If itwerent for them, I wouldnt be where I

am now. They were there for me when Ineeded them, and it was pretty cool.

What scared you the most about put-ting it all on the line like that?

Not having anything to fall back on ifit didnt work out. My husband hes gota really good job, but to support both ofus and my stepdaughter whom wehave half the time I had to have a joband the security of that money. That wasthe only thing that scared me.

After about three months, things

started happening, and the money start-ed coming in and workers going out, andeverything kind of balanced out, and Ihavent looked back. Ive been gettingbigger and bigger every day, landedsome really big jobs, and just opened upin Austin in August, which I never thoughtI would do. I just didnt. I was San Anto-nio, and I dont k now that many people inAustin, but I got to Austin, and thingswere really rockin and rollin up there. Itsincredible that Ive been so blessed, andto make it in this time when the economyis so bad.

I opened in Austin, and Austin is go-ing strong. Ive got a good person thererunning the office. I do sales still. I goback and forth every Wednesday, and

then I stay here the rest of the time anddo sales while my other two girls are inthe office for me.

Ive got some good help where itsfreed me up a lot to get out more and getin front of my customers.

Is it stressful being the boss now, or isit liberating?

The only stress I feel is if I let one ofmy customers down, because theyretrusting me to get it done. They helpedme get started, and theyre trusting meto make it right. In my industry, youre go-ing to have a problem. Its not if; it s when.And its how you deal with that problem.I always make sure that my customers arehappy.

If I mess up and a worker walks off,the next day, they have an extra workeron my dime. Im like, Heres an extra guy.

Thats my guy. I pay for him. Just to helpyou catch up and help you keep going.

And I couldnt do that when I waswith the other companies, because theywere all about profit, and they would say,Youre giving a free worker away? Areyou out of your mind? Those guys expectthis to happen.

And then Im like, Well, yeah, I dont.I dont. So, it is very liberating to be ableto do that without having a hatchet overyour neck. Or losing a customer becauseyou cant make it right. But yeah, I thinkits liberating.

What about your personality do youthink makes you well-suited to yourwork and business?

I relate really well to just about any-body and any situation. I really love peo-ple. It doesnt matter who you are or whatbackground youre from. If youve got astory, I usually figure it out and find a wayto connect with someone. Its really, likethey say, six degrees of separation be-tween everybody in the world.

Once you start really talking to some-body on a personal level I dont do whatmost salespeople do. I dont go in and go,Hi, Im so-and-so. Who are you using?How many guys do you need? I donttalk business at all. I get to know that per-son first. I dont ask for a sale. I talk tothem, find out about them.

You talk about learning about otherpeoples background, but whats yourstory?

I was raised with three brothers, so Ihad that tomboy element. So, I couldduck and jab with the best of them. I wasraised in the country, so we just have adifferent set of rules when you grow upthat carefree. Ive had horses and animalsall my life, which I still do to this day.

But I actually started out as a horse-mans bookkeeper for Manor Downs inAustin right out of school. Worked at thatfor about a year and a half, and then end-

ed up living with the top female jockey inthe world, and she was my best friendforever.

Tammy Purcell I just reconnected

with her. Shes back in Austin, and we justreconnected after, I dont know, 20 years?But we were inseparable, and I startedriding racehorses Id always ridden. Iwas riding before I could walk. I was indiapers when mom had me on a horse but the racehorses? That was new, thatwas fun, it was daring. It was a high, andso the bookkeeping went away, and Imoved to California, and the rest was his-tory. I started riding racehorses for someof the top trainers in the world. Then, Idecided that I wanted to be a jockey too.So, for 15 years, I rode and trained.

In that industry, I didnt have anagent. I was my agent, and it was just mygift of gab that got me on horses, be-cause Id pick a horse that ran dead last

the day before and laugh and tell thetrainer, Before you send him to the gluefactory, let me work him for a week. Iguarantee that horse will finish betterthan last.

Theyd say, Oh, you cant do any-thing with this nag, and I would light theboard every time. I would run either firstthrough fifth every time with a long shot.And then they were like, Wow.

And it was tough back then being afemale jockey in a male-dominated sport.But the guys loved me. The other jockeysencouraged me to become a jockey, be-cause I would exercise horses, and thenId say, This jockey would fit this horse Youll win on him.

Knowing how to get the right per-

sonality for the right horse, they asked,Why dont you just ride? So, the top

jockey at Sunland Park, where I first start-ed out, gave me his old saddle to use, be-cause I was afraid to spend the money Ididnt know if I was going to like it or not.He gave me a saddle, and the secondleading rider gave me some jock pants that still had his name on the back. Theonly thing I had to buy were my boots.

That was it.So, I was pretty much funded by the

other jockeys to get out and try some-thing. Which is pretty incredible, especial-ly back then, because if you were a femalewanting to be a jockey, those guys tried toscare you and run you off, because youwere dangerous. They didnt want youout there. And with me, they knew that Iwas safe, even though Im blind in my lefteye. Even knowing that, they knew that Iwas a smart rider, and so, just having topresent myself in that way, I got toughand had a blast and decided after 15 yearsof traveling all over the country from theeast coast to the west coast and every-where in between, I was ready to settledown. But I got all my fun out first.

Then, I came back to San Antonioand was playing competitive softball andmet my husband.

I love to play golf. I play golf with mycustomers quite often. I play in tourna-ments, such as ABC, AGC. My stepdaugh-

ter and husband are playing now. So, wedo the family thing.

Im still in horses, only its showinghorses now with my stepdaughter. I look

forward to going out of town and takingthe paint horses and going to shows. Wehave a blast. Thats probably my favoritething I do now, go with her, go to Wacoand College Station, Fort Worth, Tulsa,and drive the horses up to go show.

Have you been blind in one eye sincebirth?

Yes.

And you didnt find that challenging,being up on a horse racing?

No, because I have extra sensitiveears, and I can feel when somethingscoming and the direction. Unless it justcomes so fast, like a rock coming up. Illknow its about to hit me, but I cant do

anything because I dont know where it scoming from.

I just had an optical nerve in the backthat, according to the doctors, never con-nected. They said, We can operate, butshe really wont get any eyesight, be-cause I didnt have a lot of control overmy eye when I was younger. But theysaid, eventually my eye would get strongand just move with the other one.

But to this day, if I get really tired andIm talking to my customers or some-body, like at night when were at thefunctions, several times Ill be talking tosomebody, and theyre looking behindthem. And Im like, No, no, Im looking atyou. My eyes getting tired. I can alwaystell when it starts to drift just a little so it

looks like Im looking behind your shoul-der, because Im tired.

What do you see in the future ahead ofyou? Is there something youd like todo that you havent done?

No, I think Ive lived a pretty darngood life, because I waited so long to getmarried that I took the trips. I went toCabo, I went to Cancun, I went to the Cay-man Islands, and I did it all on my own. Ididnt need to drag somebody with me. Iloved the freedom of being out and do-ing what I wanted to do, because I knewat some point, I was going to settle down,and then I did, and we travel.

The goal that I have this year is to winat the world level with the paints. In June,my stepdaughter and I will be going tothe Pinto World Show for two weeks in

Tulsa, and then the two weeks after that,well be at the Paint Show, so well begone the whole month of June, showinghorses.

As far as goals, my show at the Paintlevel will be in November, so Im lookingforward to seeing how my new horsedoes. Thats the goal on the personal side to do really well at the horse shows thisyear.

Business-wise, just to have more freetime in Austin and really get Austin go-ing. Its fixin to break open up there, andIm really excited about that. mp

Along with her stepdaughter K J, Bell Crisps goals for 2013include doing well with her show horses.


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Started in 1985, Rocky Hill Equipment Rentalspecializes in heavy equipment,including rock saws, trenchers, backhoes, and excavators. L-R: Wes Clark,

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Midco Sling & Cable, founded inDallas by Doug Dry, came to SanAntonio in 1979, and branch

manager Mike Grendell has beenaboard the wire rope ride for the last 32of those 34 years.

At the San Antonio branch, Midco

fabricates slings, custom manufacturingthem for a wide variety of projects, in-cluding underground utilities, telecom-munications, heavy highways and bridg-es, and of course buildings.

Currently, the San Antonio office has13 employees. Grendell credits thebranchs size with its successful diversifi-cation.

We do some business in the oil fieldlike everybody else, which has helped alittle bit, Grendell says. As far as otherdiversification that we have, we sell fallprotection. We specialize in that; fall pro-tection and rigging harnesses, lanyards,horizontal lifelines, anchorage, connec-tors. We do a lot with cranes as well.

Ton slinger

One thing that we have is150,000-pound test bed, so if peoplewant their slings proof tested, were ableto do that for them. We have two 500-tonhydraulic presses, a reeling machine totransfer wire rope from one spool to an-other for shorter cut lengths. We have a

full line distributorship with Crosby.Grendell enjoys his job, handling the

wide range of supplies and services andhelping customers resolve issues, as henotes, It is ever changing. Its challenging.Everybody that walks in the door doesnthave the same problem. Everybody hasrigging issues, and they need answers.

When hes not selling wire rope sling,Grendell can often be caught slinging afishing reel along the Gulf Coast and go-ing offshore. Last year, he traveled to theSea of Cortez off the coast of Mexico on afishing adventure. He also took a recenttrip to Argentina to bird hunt, and he hasa deer lease near San Saba. mp

Mike Grendell, 50, has been the br anch manager of Midco Sling of San Antonioalmost since it first opened 34 years ago.

Business as usual, but simplified

S

even years ago, Scott Reynolds,president of Catamount Construc-

tors, and his partners bought MCCConstruction. But since MCC is a federalsector contractor, and Catamount is a pri-vate sector contractor, the two compa-nies have continued to function as sepa-rate entities.

They were being successful, and wedidnt want to rock the boat, if you will,Reynolds remarks. So, we just managedfrom afar for about six years.

Three years ago, Reynolds says theystarted running as a joint venture com-pany called MCC Catamount, and theyvedone over $200 million of work underthat name, but still the companies func-tioned separately.

We kept them separate for the man-agement styles, he explains. The federal

market is quite different than the privatesector; different type of people, differenttype of work, different type of everything.

Then, when I moved here two years agoto open this office [in San Antonio], it was

our first try at co-mingling the two cul-tures and the two companies.

But after cohabitating in the San Anto-nio location since January 2011, Reynoldsdecided to bring the federal umbrella un-der Catamount to exist as one company.

Mark Haynie has run the MCC op-eration of San Antonio or as they call itthe Southwest for the last 15 years, sonow Mark Haynie still will run our federalwork, but hell report to me.

He notes this merger simplified inter-nal functions and did not result in anylayoffs.

Weve actually hired about fivemore people in the last two weeks, heproclaims. So, it wasnt a cost-cuttingmeasure by any means.

In San Antonio, Catamount addedthe 20 MCC employees to the 25 working

under the Catamount name.Reynolds has high hopes for his com-

panys post-merger outlook, expectingthe San Antonio office to grow in revenueby 26 percent in 2013. mp

L-R: Shane Harrell, project executive for the Commercial Division; Scott Reynolds, president;and Mark Haynie, project executive for the Federal Division


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Brad Tellander

Outside Sales Representative

A1 Fire & Safety

Industry FOLKS

Editors note: Who says newspaper sto-ries should be reserved for the highest

ranking officials in companies?Our Industry Folks piece allows you toget to know the people you deal withevery day on the phone, behind thecounter, and at the job site. Contact usat [email protected] ifyou know someone who would make agreat interview!

Smokey says it best, but its not justforest fires that you can prevent;its structural fires, too. Brad Tellanderhelps create awareness of fire safetyand understanding of those fire safe-ty systems as an outside sales repre-sentative for A1 Fire & Safety.

Based in A1s office in San Anto-nio, Tellanders territory is South Texasand the Eagle Ford Shale area. Hissales job challenges him to get outand meet potential clients and closethe sale.

You could say fire safety is some-thing Tellander, 34, holds near anddear. He also works as a BalconesHeights firefighter.

Hes been with the BalconesHeights Fire Department for two anda half years, since graduating from theSan Antonio College Fire Academyprogram as a structural firefighter.

He says hes proud to be in a posi-tion to save lives.

Sometimes, its being up allnight running EMS calls, or spending

four or five hours or longer at a struc-ture fire, trying to put the fire out andsave lives, Tellander describes. Thenature of the beast is sometimes yousave them and sometimes you dont.

As a salesman, selling fire extin-guishers and systems as well as doingsafety tests and training, he hopes hegets to try to prevent some of those in-cidents from happening, saving lives

before they can become in danger.The reasons for the laws that are

in place for having fire suppression sys-tems, whether it be fire hoses or fire ex-tinguishers in high rise buildings or in ahome, or over cook systems in restau-rants and schools is to protect the lifeand property of a place of inhabitants,he says.

When hes not educating contrac-tors and others about fire safety orsaving lives Tellander likes to huntand fish, and of course, spend time withhis soon-to-be fianc Mandy Kresta.

The couple met through mutual friendsat the San Antonio Stock Show and Ro-deo BBQ in January 2012. mp

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McKim &C r e e d ,Inc., an

engineering, sur-veying and plan-ning firm that op-erates SURVCON,a division in Hous-

ton, Austin, SanAntonio and FortWorth, is celebrat-ing its 35th anni-versary this year.

Chairman and CEO Michael Creed,Ph.D., PE, said the firm was pleased tohave reached the milestone, and wouldcontinue to improve and grow as itlooked ahead to its future.

In our 35 years of operation, McKim& Creed has grown from a two-personstructural engineering company to a400-person infrastructure consultancywith offices throughout the UnitedStates, Creed said. Most recently, weveadded LiDAR to our services, which isparticularly strong in our Texas market.

Were also expanding into the greenmarket, providing services for micro gridsand renewable energy projects.

These are things that Herb McKimand I never dreamed of when we startedthe company in 1978. Its exciting to re-flect upon the technological advances

35 and still growing

that have beenmade during thepast 35 years,and to plan thefuture directionof McKim &Creed.

As it reaches

the noteworthymilestone, thecompany is get-ting bigger, ac-quiring the as-

sets of North Carolina-based United Engi-neering Group, which is a leader in thedesign of solar photo voltaic systems andcontainerized energy storage systems forsolar and wind energy production.

UEG Chairman Roger Woods, PE,will oversee McKim & Creeds energy andelectrical design services.

As it amasses more professionalswith energy expertise, the companyplans to be involved in the extensiveshale areas of South Texas.

We are not yet involved in this area

but plan to be in the near future, Creedsaid. Right now were expanding our

Texas staff to include more professionalswith extensive backgrounds in the oiland gas industry, and these people willhelp us grow into this specific area of theenergy market. ms

Michael Creed Roger Woods

Wellspring of this years leadersSubmitted to Construction News

Around 75 guests attended the Hispanic Contractors Association (HCA)of San Antonios Board of Direc tors induction dinner Jan. 16 at San Antonio Water

Systems headquarters. L-R: Tomas Larralde, executive director; Danny Oliver;

Betty Myrvang; Debbie Harris; Estela Garcia Perez, vice chair; former Mayor Ed Garza;Jeff Balthrop; Lisa Varen Vorphahl;

JR Trevino; Adam Silva; Kevin Jones;Josh Hill, treasurer; Dan Barrett;

Henry Vera, secretary; and Art Luna.Not Pictured: Trisha Ramirez, chair,

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This is a story about power tools andthe fasteners they fit. Actually, itsabout two companies that were a

perfect fit for a merger Dewalt andPowers Fasteners.

Since the merge in October, DeWaltPowers, has been dealing in both prod-uct lines and is more focused on con-struction.

I think that Stanley Black & Decker[DeWalts parent company] decided totake the opportunity to combine the twobrand names together, says Mark Ross,branch manager for Powers Fasteners inStafford, TX. The idea is providing the en-tire package to the construction industry.

Ross says that before the merger, hecouldnt make recommendations to con-tractors or distributors who actively callon jobsites regarding tools that wouldwork best with their the anchors. Now, hesays the knowledge of the power toolend from DeWalts side has given him abetter understanding of his end users

A merger fastened together

needs.I think youre helping the contractor

in the end, because you can make a rec-ommendation on the entire package, so Ithink you reduce the chances of error on

the contractors part. Kyle Anderson, account manager atDeWalts San Antonio location, is excitedby the synergy between the two compa-nies, believing it will allow sales and cus-tomer service representatives to helptheir customers get their jobs done moreefficiently.

The neat thing is that now wevegot more guys out in the field where wecan solve more opportunities, Andersonsays of the merger. Theres more of usworking together.

DeWalt has Factory Service Centersin San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Car-rolton, and McAllen. Powers Fastenershas branch offices in Dallas and the Hous-ton area with outside sales covering thestate from those two locations. mp

L-R: Patrick Pulliam, Karen Metzger, Kyle Anderson, DeWalt; and Mark Ross, Powers Fasteners

Pioneer in the mist

The easiest way for Chris Davie toexplain what his company Aqualitydoes is to explain that he specializes

in the kinds of the misting systems peo-

ple see on the sidelines at football games.Weve been in misting, as far as this

type of application goes, since its infan-cy, Davie says, noting that before hefounded the company in 1993, the low-pressure misting systems were agricul-turally-based for animals.

Now, as his company nears its 20thanniversary, high-pressure misting hasbroken into residential, commercial, andindustrial markets. But it wasnt easy inthe beginning.

We got a lot of doors shut in ourface, saying that it could never work herewith the humidity and so on, he remem-bers. Then, we worked with a few res-taurants where we actually put theequipment in free of charge as long asthey would allow us to bring people toshow them.

Starting the company at only 21 inhis garage after earning his business

management degree from Texas Chris-tian University, Davie knew the oddswere against him and took the risk any-way.

Today, his company manufactures,installs, and services high-pressure cool-ing and ventilation systems. They rentthe cooling systems for events frombackyard parties to the Austin City Limitsmusic festival, and they have a widerange of other uses, from concrete cur-ing to dust and particulate control.

We actually worked with one of thegovernment agencies in Houston, he re-calls. They were having an issue with thedismantling of a nuclear reactor core,and they called us, because they werehaving a huge dust issue while they weredrilling and breaking apart this contain-ment unit. That was one of the cool ones.It was fun. They all assumed that I was anengineer, but they were cracking theirskulls, so to speak, for about three to fourmonths trying to figure out a way to dothis, and we did it in about three to fourhours. mp

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When you see a story on the news

about a fallen soldier, are youleft wanting to know moreabout that person who made the ulti-mate sacrifice for our coun-try? Who were these individ-uals? What were their pas-sions and interests? How dotheir families rememberthem?

Questions such as thesemotivated Rob Hatton to ini-tiate the Beneath the Flagproject, a book series anddocumentary film as well asa website and Facebookpage. These avenues allowthe stories of men and wom-en of our Armed Forces that

were lost in combat to betold more intimately through the memo-ries and photographs of their loved ones.

When Hatton learned the story ofMarine Lance Cpl. Luke Holler, a San An-tonio resident killed in action in Iraq inNovember 2006, through his family,friends, and brothers-in-arms, Hattonknew that experience established a per-sonal connection beyond that of name,rank, and serial number.

Starting with the launch of the firstBeneath the Flag coffee table book in Fall2013, Hatton will be giving our fallen he-roes depth and dimension that tran-scends the fleeting coverage of an eve-ning news clip.

We just want people to know that

Keeping their memories alive

so often there are parents and family

members out there who have lost a lovedone, and we dont realize that we couldbe standing next to them in line at the

grocery store or sitting nextto them at a restaurant andnot have any idea that thesepeople have sacrificed somuch, explains Hatton.This project is as much tohonor the individuals whohave sacrificed on the battle-field as well as their familiesand their loved ones.While support from mem-bers of the military has beenextremely strong, Hattonsays he will start with onebook and gauge the re-

sponse.Since all the books are being printed

here in the U.S., the significant cost ofprinting will be a factor in continuing theseries.

But, Hatton assures, We have the ex-perience to understand what it takes topull something of this magnitude off anddo it ef fectively and successfully.

Since the age of 17, Hatton has runhis own business in one form or another,working in the fields of marketing, pub-lishing, and design all skills he is apply-ing to ensure the project s physical mani-festations in print and on video.

Meanwhile, Hatton continues to callupon those who have lost someone inIraq or Afghanistan to share their stories

so the project can include as many of ournations lost warriors as possible.

For more information or to contributeto the Beneath the Flag project, call RobHatton at 210-849-9786 or e-mail him [email protected]. mp

The Beneath the Flag image is a mosaic of photos of men and womenof the Armed Forces who died in service to their country.

Rob Hatton is compilingthe stories of fallen

combat soldiers into aseries of books and a

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Good news, industry jobseekers!Four of Fortunes 100 Best Com-panies to Work For are con-

struction companies with locations inTexas. Balfour Beatty Construction andTDIndustries, both headquartered inDallas, came in at 85 and 86 on the listrespectively.

TDIndustries has been named tothe same list for 16 consecutive years,which gives them a distinction sharedby only 12 other companies; theyvemade the list every year since its incep-tion in 1998. Balfour Beatty has madethe list four times in a row. DPR Construction, a general con-tractor with offices in Austin and Hous-ton, achieved position number 15 onthe list. PCL Construction Enterprises,a civil engineering design/build firmwith offices in Dallas and Houston,came in at 73. Bob Richards, president of Cen-tral Texas operations for TDIndustries,stated, We are committed to provid-ing outstanding career opportunities

by exceeding our customers expecta-tions through continuous aggressiveimprovement.

More than 20 percent of the em-ployee-owned companys partners arestill with the firm since it first appearedon the list. Robert Van Cleave, chairmanand CEO of Balfour Beatty, comment-

ed, Im very proud about what it saysabout the quality of people we havehere. Our company has endured atough economy and weathered thechallenges of being a rapidly growingbusiness; and yet, our employees con-tinue to be positively engaged in ourbusiness, their communities, and eachother. They are the ones who make thisa great place to work, consistentlystriving to earn the repeat trust of theircoworkers, partners, and clients.

Businesses are ranked based onquestions about pay, benefits, hiringpractices, internal communication,training, recognition programs, and di-versity efforts. mp

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Matt Schultz and his dad Mike Schultz, Capital Concrete Pumping, shot these two11-point deer from dif ferent blinds within seconds of ea ch other. Matts deer was 145in

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One of the most popular questionsI get throughout the year is,

When is the best time to go fish-ing? My answer is always the same,Any time you can. Second most askedquestion is, What do I have to do tocatch a trophy trout? Well the answer tothat question can vary a bit. First, youhave to ask yourself, How committedam I to accomplishing such a task? Tro-

phy trout are similar to trophy whitetaildeer. Youre not going to sit in a deerblind and have a 180-class whitetailcome out during every hunt, unless youare on one of those high fence ranchesthat grow monster deer and releasethem into the wild. It takes countlesshours and, in most cases, countless daysspent in the field or on the water to see

such a trophies much less harvest them.For the next few months, we will

spend many days walking countless

miles wading the shallow waters of theLaguna Madre and Baffin Bay in search ofone of the most sought after trophiesthat roam the inshore waters of the Gulfof Mexico. Most anglers know that win-

tertime is when speckled trout are attheir peak weight. A 30-inch trout caught

in the middle of the summer may onlyweigh 6-1/2 to 7-1/2 lbs; whereas thatsame fish may be 9-1/2 to 10 lbs in thewinter. These heavier trout make your

catch that much more gratifying.One of the most important tools to

have before you venture out for your dayon the water is something that cant bepurchased. A GAME PLAN must alwaysbe one of the fir st things you should havebefore you leave the dock. If youve keptlogs in the past like most serious anglersdo, review them. Think back to previousyears or outings that were successful.

What lures did you throw and whichones did you have the most success with?What were the weather conditions like -

cold, windy, cloudy, sunny, etc? Try topredict what your day is going to be likeand look back to find a similar day in yourlogs. Dont be like most routine fisher-men who go to the same spots over andover because they caught a good fishthere 11 years ago.

Now that you have arrived to your

pre-designated fishing spot, your nextdecision should be which lure to throw.

My suggestion to most of my clients is tothrow a lure you have confidence in. I al-ways start out with a lure that has been aproducer for me in the past. Dont get

caught up in some new item that came ina fancy package and costs a small fortuneor a lure that your buddy gave you andsaid these are what I catch all my fish on.If I have a group of customers, I always tryto mix it up. I start everyone off with adifferent lure. This helps me determinewhat the fish are wanting on that givenday. After we have established what thefish want we can all go to the same typeof lure.

If you would like to plan a trophytrout fishing trip in the next month or so,

dont procrastinate it any longer. Now isthe time! Also, those of you that are wait-ing for spring and summer to get yourfishing in, my calendar is rapidly filling. Ican be reached by phone at (361) 813-3716 or by e-mail at SteveSchultzOut-doors@ gmail.com. Good luck and goodfishing.

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Bringing home the big buck


William Friesenhahn, 10-year-old son ofHolly L. Friesenhahn, a project coordinatorat Bartlett Cocke General Contractors, shot this 8-point buck at Broken Blade Ranch,

outside Menard, TX, with his dad, Robert . mp

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My name is Ken Milam and, for the past 26 years, I have been guiding fishing trips for striped bass onLake Buchanan in the Texas Hill Country. Over the years, Ive had the opportunity of getting to know

a good many folks in the construction trade.

At this writing, we are having a wel-come stretch of warmer weather.

The warm days after a cold spelljust get me itching to get out and dosomething!

I figure Im not the only one whofeels that way, so lets get cracking!Spring is coming! Now that we are fin-ished with deer season and have put therifles away, its time to look forward tospring and summer fishing.

You know how you used to say youliked going to Lake So-and-So, but youare getting bored with it and need to gotry somewhere else? Well, this year youare in luck. If you are like so many of usand are surrounded by lakes that havebelow normal water levels, you just gotyourself a brand new lake without hav-ing to travel somewhere else.

I know you have seen and heard mesay this before, but it is still true. Lowlakes are lakes that are giving up their se-crets! Before they fill up again, you needto get yourself out there with your cam-era and GPS and in some cases a good

pair of hiking shoes. Go find the placesyou have had good fishing and get an upclose look at why it has been productive.Look for points, drop-offs and rock piles,any place for fish to hide or hang around.

Take pictures, make notes and getGPS coordinates. Now you are ready togo exploring the lake bed and findingother places that have the same traits,places you havent been aware of withthe lake full. I can drive across the emptylake bed and see a lot of spots that I havecaught fish on for years. Now I can seewhy those places hold fish. You canknow of a place and know how it looksby fish finder, but still be surprised at theway it looks when you actually get to seeit with your own eyes.

Make a day trip of it. Stuff the icechest with good stuff to eat and drinkand load up the kids just like you weregoing fishing, but instead of bringing theboat and all the tackle, let the kids bringtheir own entertainment. One thing alow lake has to offer is lots of open spaceto run. They can fly kites, have room toplay with the remote control toys theygot for Christmas, or just have fun explor-ing. Meanwhile, you get in some fishingresearch and get a chance to look forgood places to launch your boat andsuch. That way when you are coming tothe lake to fish, you already have the hardpart done and can focus on fishing andhaving a good time.

If you are not comfortable with tak-ing your own boat to a low lake, thenseek out a good fishing guide. They areon the lake frequently and familiar with itas it changes, and how the fish have beenmoved around. Also, dont forget all thelittle lake area businesses that supportyour fishing trips. From the bait shops tothe convenience store you used to fuelup at, to the lit tle fishing camp where you

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Jason Barrett , FSG Electric, caught up with the other of a pair of bucks that hes beenpursuing for years now. He shot Old Johnny a few months ago, and now, he got the

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Tony Ridout, RidoutBarrett, nabbed this black buck antelope on a hunting tripguided by Tom Snowden at the Serengeti Ranch near Junction, TX. mp

Catching reds away from the green


Kasen Schneider, son ofStephen Schneider,Albert Sterling & Associa tes, had a greatSaturday in January catching redfish in Rockport. Kasen is a senior and 4-year letterman on

Churchill High Schools golf team, and he recently received a scholarship to play golf for SamHouston State University where he will be starting in the fall, majoring in criminal justice. mp

Constructing talent in the Hill Country

If youd like to try something different,go to a dinner theater - Hill Countrystyle. The Bulverde S.T.A.G.E. (Spotlight

Theater & Arts Group Etc.) offers live the-ater entertainment and home style cook-ing.

All the aspiring actresses and actorsare from the surrounding areas. Some

have gone on to win competitions andscholarships. One actress is now at Uni-versal Studios in Florida, and is only oneof five that has permission to performLucy. Another actress, the first to receivea scholarship (A&M), went on to workwith Pixar Dreamworks, Disney.

Each year in August, awards are pre-sented to the actresses and actors for the

previous years performance in variousplays. At the 33rd annual awards in Au-gust 2012, 10 awards were handed out;there were 41 performers.

The theater season is from Octoberthrough August. Last year, there were fiveplays, 11-13 performances each.

Acting classes are also offered, for

ages 6-12 and age 13 to adult. Some ofthe performers today started as childrenin the classes.

Amazingly, the theater is totally runand operated by volunteers, approxi-mately 141, 11-12 per night.

Even more amazing is the lady re-sponsible for all this, Zada Bremer Jahn-sen, corporate manager. She began

ALL THE WORLDS A STAGEZada Jahnsen

acting in German plays at age 5. She at-tended elementary school in Bulverdeand finished high school in New Braunfels.She went on to marry Earl Jahnsen andhad two sons, James and David.

Jahnsen herself has won actingawards for stage roles, has directed manyproductions and always produces and

directs the entertainment for awards andannual meetings.

After many years, trials and tribu-lations, Jahnsen asked her husband tobuild her a theater in 1985. She saw somuch potential in the performers in thearea and wanted to give them a home, aplace to display their talents.

By 1986, the theater was built andnamed Krause House, in honor of hergreat grandparents who came from Ger-many to settle here in America.

Originally, Jahnsen and her husbandowned the property, and they wanted tomake sure that the theater had a perma-nent home.

We established a non-profit familyfoundation and have given S.T.A.G.E. along-term lease so no one could comealong and sell it. It would have to go toanother non-profit organization.

Today, there is a full house for most

performances. One has an option tohave dinner there before the play, or goto the play only. Optional meals are avail-able before the performances at 6:30pmon Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.Sunday matinees offer a 1pm lunch withcurtain time at 2:30 pm. I t is best to makereservations.

This year, there will be two comedies,one drama, and one musical play. Thefirst show of the season, Interruptions,was October 11. This comedy is about awriter of romance novels who suddenlysuffers from a bad case of writers blockand accidently deletes the first eightchapters of his book. He is continually in-terrupted by a host of visitors to include acantankerous plumber, a homeless wom-an selling magazines, a nervous pizza de-livery person, a Girl Scout, an irate boxer,etc. rd

The Krause House Theater is locatedat 1300 Bulverde Road., 830-438-2339. Fora lineup of the 2012-2013 season, go tostagebulverde.org.

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into 2013. Chris Schultz PE, PMP and PaulLampe have accepted co-leadership of

Raba Kistner Consultants, a wholly-owned subsidiary ofRaba Kistner, Inc.

Schultz and Lampe will be oversee-ing operations and financial managementof eight Texas locations from the divisionsheadquarters in San Antonio: Austin,Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso,Houston, McAllen, and New Braunfels.

Schultz has been promoted from se-nior vice president, a position he rose toin 2004, to president and chief operatingofficer of Consultants, and he will remainpractice leader for geotechnical engi-neering.

Lampe moves from senior vice presi-dent, a role he too assumed in 2004, toexecutive vice president, and he will re-

tain his responsibilities as practice leaderfor construction materials engineering,testing, and construction inspections.

Paul and I have a lot of our time,heart and energy invested in this com-pany, stated Schultz. We know that we

are taking over leadership of an excep-tionally dedicated group of employees.

Lampe commented, Chris and Ihave worked together at Raba Kistner for22 years, providing services to both re-gional and San Antonio area clients. Welook forward to an expanded role in sup-porting operations and clients in all ofour offices.

One area that I really look forwardto is working with our clients to use morerecycled construction materials. William Raba, president of holdingcompany Raba Kistner, noted, This actionis to support expanding the companysreach and growing our staff and servicecapabilities over the coming years. mp

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I met my wife in 1995 at the Copper Tank inAustin, TX playing foosball. Hows that forexciting? It was a microbrewery back whenthe microbreweries were big in Austin.

Mark Ross, Powers Fasteners

I was playing competitive softball, co-ed,when I met my husband. Although, all myfriends and I were never going to get mar-ried and most of them were my guy friends so then, they got an invitation to the wed-ding, and they were laughing, Is it AprilFools? Weve been together ever since.

Bell Crisp,Absolute Resourcing

I met my spouse, Linnea, while I was get-ting my hair cut actually One day, shewalked by, and we noticed each other,and then of course, the matchmakinghappened We went out on a date fourdays later, and weve been together eversince. We dated for a long 11 years, andwe got married last year, and we just hadour first baby, Connor, in September.Love at first does, evidently, exist.

Chris Davie,Aquality

My girlfriend is my next door neighbor.We met just running into one another as

neighbors.Kyle Hammock, Rock Engineering

We met as students at Trinity Universityin 1985. I was a freshman, and he was asenior I caught him right before he left.

Cynthia Schluter, Beckwith ElectronicEngineering

I did some landscaping for a really niceChristian woman in Mystic Shore subdivi-

sion, and she said, you should really meetmy decorator, Polly, and I said okay, soshe went to her decorator and said thatshe should talk to her lawn guy. I talkedto her. We were already seeing differentpeople at the time, but a year later, I wentto talk to her again, and we started dat-ing. Weve been together nine years now.

Sam Sitterle, Green Grow Organics

We met each other in 1996 at a LittleLeague Baseball game. My brother wasplaying and he was umpiring the game.

Kelly Wilson,Associated General Contractors

Catherine and I were going to sameschool since middle school, but we neverhad any classes together. We had some ofthe same friends, but we never hung out Fast forward eight years, we had a mu-tual friend who was visiting from Alaska,and his last day here, his plane was de-layed, so he called me to get dinner. So,we went to Mamacitas, and Catherinewas there, and Colin called her over tohave dinner with us We made plans tohang out, and we went to Hofbrau fordinner. That was one of the greatestnights of my life, because we just talkedand had an amazing time. I always tell herthat she was my high school sweetheart,but we just didnt know it yet.

John Valderrama,Virtual Builders Exchange

With 2013 getting underway,Bartlett Cocke General Con-tractors is shaking things up.

The employee-owned company hasmade some changes in leadership as the

Texas construction forecast promises op-portunities for growth. Randy Pawelekis making the movefrom president to chairman, but he willretain his position as CEO. He has servedthe company as president since 2008.

As Pawelek steps up, Harry Moellerwill take his place as president. Moellersnew position will require him to overseedaily operations at the companys localand regional offices.

This ongoing, planned leadershiptransition is not about letting go or hand-ing off, but allowing others to step for-ward, Pawelek said in a statement. Since1959, many have stepped forward to helplead our organization forward. It is the re-sult of vision, planning, hard work, working

smart, and most of all, great teamwork.

New leaders for a new year

As Moeller assumes the role of presi-dent, a position that has been held byBartlett Cocke Jr. and Duane Pozza, hecomes with a long history of experiencewith the company. Starting in 1985 as afield engineer, he worked his way up toproject manager, vice president of esti-mating, and his former position, execu-tive vice president.

Others have been promoted as well.Kevin Byrd is the new vice president ofoperations for Central Texas. James An-derson has become the new South Texasregional manager. Mark Christensen isnow the East Texas regional manager.And Nathan Olson, who has been serv-ing as interim director of preconstruc-tion, has been officially promoted to theposition. Regarding the many changes inleadership, Moeller commented that the

Texas economy is poised for growth andBartlett Cocke is ready for those emerg-

ing economic opportunities. mp

L-R: Randy Pawelek and Harry Moeller have stepped up into new positionsto lead Bar tlett Cocke into 2013.


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The showroom at Turney Lighting & Electriccontains floor-to-ceilingdisplays of light fixtures big and small.

L-R: Roland Morales, Russel Busey, Albert Alvarez, owner Ron Turney,and manager Chris Andrews. mp

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Twenty-six students graduated from the fall Pre-Employment Architectural andConstruction Exploration (PACE) program. As part of the educational wing of the

Builders Exchange of Texas, the program gives each student their OSHA 10-Hourplus 30 hours of classes about the construction industry and trades.

They will be looking for jobs and apprenticeship programs, says CherieFoerster, head of the workforce development program. She notes that many

of the students are seniors who will graduate high school in May readyto start their careers as apprentices or inentry-level positions because

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The fall graduating class of PACE students

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Round-Up Association CalendarContent submitted by Associations to Construction News

ABCAssociated Builders & Contractors

Feb. 4: New Employee Orientation, 8:30-11:30am, ABC office; UTSA Student MockInterviews, conducted by the ABC FutureLeaders Task Force, 3-5pm, ABC officeFeb. 18: New Employee Orientation,

8:30-11:30am, ABC officeFeb. 19-20: OSHA 10-Hour Safety Certifi-cation Course, 8am-2pm, ABC officeFeb. 28: Green Environment, 1-6pm, ABCoffice

AGCAssociated General Contractors

Feb. 1: Train the Trainer for Lean EP, AGCofficeFeb. 5: CLF PD Committee meeting, AGCoffice, noonFeb. 6, 13, 20, 27: LEED AP BD+C ExamPrep, AGC office, 6-8pmFeb. 8: Education Committee meeting,AGC office, 8:30amFeb. 18: Presidents Day Mixer & Salsa

Taste-Off, AGC office, 5-7pm; to submit

your salsa or be a sponsor, call 210-349-4921; prizes will be awarded; deadline isFeb. 15Feb. 19: CLF Service Committee meet-ing, AGC office, noonFeb. 21: Safety Committee Meeting, AGCoffice, 11:30amFeb. 22: Board of Directors meeting, ThePetroleum Club, 8amFeb. 26: CLF Steering Council meeting,AGC office, noon

AIAAmerican Institute of Architects

Feb. 25: Meeting, The Fiesta Room ofLubys, 911 N. Main Ave; Realizing CoSAsMission through the Built Environment;

speaker: Carol Warkoczewski, architectfor the City of San Antonio; no RSVP nec-essary; $25 per person.

ASAAmerican Subcontractors Association

Feb. 12: Seminar: Am I at Risk? Learnabout potential shortfalls in the areas ofinsurance, human resources, contracts,and cyber liability; Padgett, Stratemann,1:30-4:30pm, $150 for members, $165 fornon-membersFeb. 19: Healthcare Reform: What doesthis mean for my business?, Old San Fran-cisco SteakhouseFeb. 28: 18th Annual Excellence in Con-struction Awards Banquet; The JackGuenther Pavilion at the Briscoe Western

Art Museum; $85 per person.For more information, email [email protected] or call 210-349-2105

CFMAConstruction Financial Management Assn.

Feb. 26: Chapter Luncheon; 11:30am-1pm, Old San Francisco Steak House; formore information contact Stephanie at210-828-6281, ext.1575 or [email protected].

GSABAGreater San Antonio Builders Assn.

Feb. 1: Chili Cook-Off, Kendall CountyFairgroundsFeb. 20: Rally Day, Austin, TX

HCA de San AntonioHispanic Contractors Association

Feb. 7, 14, 21: HCA Help Desk Thursdays:free for members, HCA office, 203 Norton,Suite 156; 9-11am; [email protected]. 16: Free Home Improvement Semi-nar, St. Marys University, AT&T Center for

Technology, Gate 4 on Memorial St., 9am-2pm, light breakfast and lunch providedFeb. 19: Business Opportunities for Tex-ans (BOTS) luncheon, $12 online RSVP,$16 walk-ins, Absolutely Everything Ca-tering, 3915 San Pedro, 11:30am-1pm;RSVP at www.bots-sa.com

Feb. 20: Membership recruitment din-ner, members $15, non-members $20,Caf College, 131 El Paso, 6-8pm, OmarGarcia (STEER) will discuss opportunitiesfor Eagle Ford Shale, Zachry Constructionto discuss opportunities for the Conven-tion Center expansion; RSVP 210-444-1100 or www.blacktie-sanantonio.com/rsvp, event code: hcam213Feb. 28: Members benefit breakfast, freeto all, featuring VIA purchasing depart-ment, Absolutely Everything Catering,8:30-9:30am, RSVP 210.444.1100 or [email protected].

IECIndependent Electrical Contractors

Feb. 4-7: National Leadership Confer-ence, Memphis, TNFeb. 18: Continuing Education Class, IECoffice, 5-9pmFeb. 19: A&T Committee meeting, IEC of-fice, 11amFeb. 20: Board of Directors meeting, TheBarn Door, 11am

Feb. 23: Electrical Maintenance Techni-cian Class, IEC office, 8am-5pmFeb. 26: NFIB Small Business Day at theCapitol, Austin, TXFor more information, call 210-431-9861or ww w.iecsanantonio.com

MCASMACNAMechanical Contractors Association

Sheet Metal & A/C Natl Assoc.

Feb. 6: Regular and Associate Membersmeeting, Oak Hills Country Club, 11:30amFeb. 20: Joint Industry Fund Forum andBusiness meeting, Oak Hills Country Club,11:30amFeb 26: Texas NEBB Board of Directorsmeeting, Embassy Suites, 6pmFeb 27: Texas NEBB Annual Requalifica-

tion Seminar, Embassy Suites

NAWICNatl Assn. of Women in Construction

Feb. 6: Meeting, The Petroleum Club,5:30pm networking, 6pm dinner; mem-bers and first-time guests $35, non-members $45, includes dinner; for moreinformation, contact Ginny Horrell [email protected]

PHCCPlumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors

Feb. 14: Meeting, Earl Abels Restaurant,11am; speaker: City of San Antonio Devel-opmental ServicesFor information on Plumbing Appren-ticeship Programs & PHCC-TX Plumber,HVAC Continuing Education & SpecialtyClass, call 800-992-7422

SDASociety for Design Administration

Feb. 28: Meeting, The Barn Door, noon,HR Implications of New Healthcare Re-form by Joanna Antongiovanni, guestswelcome, $25 person, RSVP to [email protected]

USGBCU.S. Green Building Council

Feb. 6, 13, 27: LEED Green Associate6-Week Exam Prep Course, AGC office,Waco, TX, 5-7pmFeb 6: LEED AP BD+C Exam Prep; every

Wednesday through Mar. 13, AGC office,San Antonio, 6-8pmFeb 19: LEED 251 Full Day Workshop: Un-derstanding LEED NC 2009, AGC office,Austin, 8am-5pm, earn 7 GBCI CE and 7AIA CES/LU hoursFeb 21: Lunchtime Learning Series, Prin-ciples of LEED: LEED Implementation,AGC office, Waco, 11am-1pm, earn 1.5GBCI CE hours

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