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FULL CONTACT PROJECT MANAGEMENT

By "Coach" Gary Micheloni

PM Lessons From "The King of Pop"

I'm sure you never expected this kind of message to come your way. (If you did, go to www.FullContactTeam.com, drop me a note, and I

LEGAL ISSUES

By Tad Lunger

The Effects of LEED on Mason Contractors

The expansion of green building funding and proliferation of green building requirements has already translated into pressure on parties at all levels of con

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News From MCAA
By Tim O'Toole

New Safety Products Available
The MCAA has added more than 12 new safety products to the MCAA Virtual Universit

INDUSTRY NEWS

Pocket Digest of OSHA Construction Standards ($19.95)

The CCH Pocket Digest of OSHA Standards takes the most commonly cited OSHA 1926 Standards for the Construction Industry and puts them in an easy-to-read language with

ATICRETE Sponsors Charity Event for Children's Hospital

In May, LATICRETE sponsored Daltile Atlanta's charity golf event at the Bear's Best Golf Course in Suwanee, Ga., to benefit Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. At the 2009 annual event, more

INDUSTRY NEWS
Several stone fabricators in the country have achieved accreditation. To become an Accredited Natural Stone Fabricator by the MIA, a company must have successfully completed three phases of application. Phase one was the completion of

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
# Immigration Information
By Eliot Norman, Esq.

New 1-9 Form
The effective date of April 3, 2009, now has passed for usage of the new 1-9 form. Contractors now must complete an 1-9 for all new hires, whether fore

Third Place
Marcelo Lopez, Pengilly Masonry Inc., Stockton, Calif.

THIRD-YEAR APPRENTICES
First Place
Alvaro Landaverde, Sutter Masonry, El Mirage, Ariz.

Second Place
Wielman Gasper, Gentry & Painter Inc., Chattanoog

INDUSTRY NEWS

News from MCAA

# Masonry Quality Institute
The MCAA has announced a new date and location for the Masonry Quality Institute (MQI) seminar. The next MQI course will be held March 24-25, 2009, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.