• President’s Letter – April 2024

    President’s Letter – April 20240

    Dear Readers: As I start this letter, the containers are now coming off the ship that collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, and the largest crane on the East coast is bringing up bridge sections from underwater. A couple of paths have been cleared so boats can travel again and they expect

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  • President’s Letter – February 2024

    President’s Letter – February 20240

    Dear Readers – As I write this, there are just a couple more weeks until SUBExcel. The excitement is building, and I’m really looking forward to enjoying the sights and sounds of New Orleans for a few days…not to mention seeing many of you. If we haven’t met, please come up, introduce yourself, and let

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  • President’s Letter – January 2024

    President’s Letter – January 20240

    Dear Readers: It’s January – and we’re off and running! I sincerely hope that everyone had an enjoyable holiday season, and got to catch up – even just a little bit – on some sleep. People left and right are getting sick with a whole mixed bag of illnesses. Please do what you need to

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  • President’s Letter – December 2023

    President’s Letter – December 20230

    Dear Readers – Here we are with a week or so left in 2023, with Christmas and New Years Celebration speeding at us like a freight train, as I get older time really seems to fly. As we reflect on the year we had with its highs and lows, which hopefully the highs far exceeded

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  • President’s Letter – November 2023

    President’s Letter – November 20230

    Dear Readers –  November. Thoughts turn to…”Oh, darn, where did the year go?” Or was that thought already in September? For some that are more organized, November turns to Thanksgiving and holidays to wrap up the year. As always, there’s lots going on here at ASA. If your thoughts turn to ASA, here are the

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  • President’s Letter – October 20231

    Dear Readers, Welcome to this month’s finance-focused issue of Contractor’s Compass. Highlights include tips on negotiating in the article “Using BATNA to Supercharge More Profitable Negotiations”, protecting your right to payment in the article “Protecting the Right to Payment”, and cash management advice in “5 Vital Tools for Cash Management in Your Construction Business”. As

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