Mammas Should Tell Their Babies to Grow Up to Be Plumbers
- EDUCATION, Life, Outlook & Trends, Workforce & Professional Development
- August 22, 2019

By Stephen Peterson, Caterpillar Safety Services Hear from a Caterpillar expert about how you can maintain your momentum and continue to grow your site’s safety culture. To achieve greatness in any endeavor, it helps to make a habit of building momentum. It is the catalyst that drives people and organizations from average to good, and
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Lloyd Gilmer Spivey, III, passed away peacefully on March 14, 2025, surrounded by family at his home in Madison, Mississippi after a courageous battle with cancer. Lloyd was the Executive Director of ASA of Mississippi and he will be truly missed by everyone at ASA! He is survived by his loving wife Ashley Nielsen Spivey,
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By Mike Reed, Merchants Bonding Company For construction companies considering a change in ownership, effective succession planning is key. But even the best laid plans can go awry if the company hasn’t included one of their most important business partners, their surety. Successful succession planning involves proactive collaboration with the surety, ensuring a secure and
READ MOREFor more than 25 years, Skip Daum has been the main face of the American Subcontractors Association (ASA) in California. While his renowned wit and sparkling personality, not to mention the amazing achievements on behalf of ASA of California, will be missed, there is no way to measure our partnership as anything other than a
READ MOREBy Abby Schuman My name is Abby Schuman, and I’m thrilled to be interning with ASA this summer. I’m a senior at the University of Wisconsin, majoring in political science and philosophy. Thus far, this internship has been truly wonderful, and I have already learned a great deal – just in my first few weeks.
READ MOREBy Patrick Hogan, handle.com More and more women are joining the construction industry and making an impact. Many construction companies see the value of increased hiring and retention of women in the workforce. For a good reason: bringing in people of different experiences and backgrounds always results in a more innovative, creative, and flexible work
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