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Foundations of Field Leadership Online: Registration NOW OPEN!
If you want to fast-track your new and aspiring field leaders, MCAA has just the program! Once a week for 8 weeks, FFL students spend 90 minutes online with an experienced field leader, who will walk them through best practices and practical strategies of running work and running a crew. From Planning to Leadership, from…
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MCAA Government Affairs Update for the Week of February 9, 2026: The Latest Developments Impacting Our Industry
As part of its ongoing commitment to protecting your livelihood and setting the stage for a bright future, MCAA has secured the services of Longbow Public Policy Group to advise our MCAA Government Affairs Committee (GAC). GAC Chair, Jim Gaffney will be passing along information relative to our industry on a regular basis.
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It’s Not Too Late to Join Us at MCAA26 — Featuring Newly Inducted Pro Football Hall of Famer Drew Brees
If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to register, here’s the good news: there’s still time to attend the 2026 MCAA Annual Convention—and every reason to do so.
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Rob Cross of Baker Group Named MCAA’s 2026 Innovator of the Year
Rob Cross of Baker Group was named MCAA’s 2026 Innovator of the Year for leading a companywide operational scale-up—expanding fabrication, automating production, strengthening logistics, and implementing formal quality controls—to meet growing project demand. His people-first approach empowered teams to drive innovation, improving throughput, coordination, and predictability across larger, more complex projects.
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MEP Innovation Conference Signals a Shift From Jobsite Thinking to Manufacturing Discipline
A nationwide winter storm swept across much of the country as this year’s MEP Innovation Conference began, disrupting flights and forcing last-minute travel changes. Even so, more than 600 contractors, technology leaders, and operations executives made it to Austin, Texas, filling ballrooms and breakout rooms with a clear purpose: figure out how to build smarter…
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Resource Highlight: UA/MCAA’s Utilizing the Industrial Relations Council to Effectively Resolve Labor-Management Disputes
The UA and its signatory contractor partners are experiencing unprecedented labor and construction demand, helping them grow union market share. Maintaining this market share requires access to reliable, cost-effective resources for resolving jobsite and bargaining disputes. The UA/MCAA’s Utilizing the Industrial Relations Council to Effectively Resolve Labor-Management Disputes explains how the Industrial Relations Council can…
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CLRC Reports First Year Settlements Hold Steady for Union Craft Workers in Construction
The Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC), a longstanding MCAA partner, reports an average increase of 4.7 percent in the first year of new settlements reached in 2025 for union craft workers in the construction industry, the same as in 2024. The findings appear in the CLRC 2025 Year End Settlements Report. The report covers the…
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Inspire Your Field Leaders to Strive for Greatness at the 2026 Field Leaders Conference
MCAA’s Field Leaders Conference is where field leaders realize their importance and value as professionals and members of the management team. When your field leaders join us in April, they will learn the skills they need to be business, and results, oriented managers focused on growing company profits and brand. Register them today!
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Find the Latest from Anaco-Husky and Galloup Company in MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show
MCAA’s Virtual Trade Show connects our contractor members with the members of MCAA’s Manufacturer/Supplier Council.
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MCAA’s Safety Statistics & Awards Program: Recognizing Members Who Put Safety First
MCAA’s Safety Statistics & Awards program rewards MCAA members’ safety performance, because safety is your top priority. All applicants receive a valuable benchmarking report that will allow them to compare their own 2025 incidence rates with the aggregate rates of the other participating MCAA companies overall, those in the same size category, and with the…