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Senator Enzi, Secretary of Labor Tour WCA Training Center
On Monday, March 18, Wyoming’s senior U.S. Senator Mike Enzi and U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta toured the Wyoming Contractors Association’s Regional Training Center in Casper and met with many students in CDL, CMA, HEO, and welding programs. “Having a...
A Western Conversation on Construction
My wife Sheri and I joined WCA Vice President Nick Wilson and his wife Megan and Executive Director Katie Legerski at the AGC Western Chapters conference in Tucson, AZ from February 6-8. It was a great event, but I was on my own representing the WCA on greens since...
WCA Events
I hope everyone survived Valentines Day, hopefully it helped having a Bid Letting. The Associate Board held our Annual Retreat and Board Meeting in Thermopolis on January 24th. This was my first visit to Thermopolis, and I may have chosen the wrong time of year to...
Passage and Final Week
We are down to the last day of the Wyoming State Legislature’s general session. It has been quite the ride. There have been a myriad of legislative initiatives touching the industry from workforce and labor to public contracts and funding. The WCA has been keeping...
Wide Awake at the Wheel
As WCA President I had the pleasure of presiding over our annual Board Retreat outside of Laramie in early January. The 2019 Board of Directors is a strong group of industry leaders and with the completion of Don McKillop’s service in December we welcomed Greg...
A New Year and A Fresh Start
Happy New Year to those of you whom I have not seen in 2019! First and foremost, I would like to extend my appreciation to the membership and staff of the WCA for allowing me the honor to not only be an Associate Director for the last three years, but to now serve as...
Wyoming’s Legislature on CTE
Industry’s continuous and united call for workforce development that has reached a crescendo has not fallen on deaf ears. The Wyoming state legislature has a few different pieces of legislation to address Career Training Education (CTE) through the Hathaway...
Reforging A Stronger Industry
Working in Wyoming was best summed up by a man who came from out East to collaborate on a project here in the state. He started off combative and aggressive but, after a few conversations and a bit of work, he started to mellow out. When the project was over, he...
Leaving the Associate Board in Good Hands
Hello again, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from your Associate Board! We have reached the time of the year where nothing matters much other than family, friends, and traditions. I sincerely hope your Holiday Season is the best of all time. 2018 was a great year....
A Great Year for the Skilled Careers Foundation
Since its formation in 1998, the Construction Careers Foundation, now operating as the Skilled Careers Foundation (SCF), has been a positive force in workforce development and training throughout Wyoming. Since accomplishing its original goal of establishing the...