Not a New Idea, but A New Trend – Employee Stock Ownership Plans
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- February 27, 2024

By Mary Klett, ASA Communications Team ACE Glass Aggregates, also known as ACEFGA, was founded with a clear purpose: to turn waste glass into sustainable building materials while cutting landfill waste and helping build a cleaner future. At the center of that mission is the company’s primary product, ultra-lightweight foamed glass aggregate, or UL-FGA. UL-FGA
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By Norah Dick, Glass.org The AIA26 Expo was held in sunny San Diego, June 11-12. The show floor featured around 600 exhibitors, including leading glass and fenestration industry companies. Company reps say that sustainability continues to drive architect interest in building products, while security and protection are also becoming major considerations. Booming sectors like healthcare
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Unlocking the full potential of AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini can dramatically improve marketing efficiency, creativity, and outcomes. Most of us are only scratching the surface of what these tools can do, often missing out on valuable features and strategies. Here’s how to maximize your results and streamline your workflow using generative AI.
READ MOREIn a recent Affinity Benefits podcast, Richard Bright, CEO of ASA, sat down with Chris Cordon, Benefits Advisor at Affinity Benefits, to unpack one of the most pressing challenges facing small and mid-sized businesses today: the rising cost and growing complexity of healthcare coverage. What followed was a candid, practical conversation about why the system
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By Claire Wilson, Siteline The math has never been pretty. A general contractor negotiates 5% retainage with the owner, then turns around and holds 10% from its subcontractors. You absorb twice the financial burden for the same project risk—at margins that typically run 3 to 10%. For most subcontractors, the retainage being withheld is most
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By Mary Klett, ASA Communications Team Most people use AI for basic writing tasks, but deep research mode unlocks a much more advanced capability. Instead of relying only on what the model already knows, deep research sends AI out to actively investigate—reviewing websites, reports, documents, URLs, and large volumes of source material—then synthesizing that information
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