KEYNOTES ANNOUNCED FOR METALCON 2024
METALCON is thrilled to announce its keynote addresses, featuring three dynamic speakers who will offer unique insights and strategies for success. On Wednesday, legendary NFL quarterback turned entrepreneur Joe Theismann will kick off with his inspiring “Game Plan for Success,” sharing lessons from the gridiron that apply to business and beyond. Following this, on Thursday, renowned economist and former chair of the Maryland Economic Development Commission, Dr. Anirban Basu, will tackle “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Financial Outlook and Trends for the Metal Construction Industry,” providing a comprehensive playbook for navigating economic challenges. Returning triumphantly on Friday, Dr. Melissa Furman continues to captivate and inspire with her transformative session, “Relevant Leadership: Navigate, Elevate, Accelerate.” Building on the phenomenal success of her 2022 session, which has garnered over 41,000 views on YouTube, she guides attendees through the pivotal distinctions between management and leadership, and igniting a passion for true leadership within everyone present. Together, these three keynotes promise to equip attendees with winning strategies and critical financial insights to lead the industry forward.
METALCON education is accredited by organizations including the AIA and New this year – the FLORIDA DBPR.
METALCON ONLINE – JUNE WEBINARS
METALCON’s Online Education series continues this month with two webinars. Watch “Improve the Profitability and Cash Flow in Your Construction Business” on demand. Aired on June 5, Shelby Ashley, an Outsource CFO with Optimized Financial Solutions, provides key steps to handling the five biggest financial challenges currently facing the industry.
Airing Today at 1PM EST, join industry experts Robert “Bobby” Mesmer, Founder and CEO of RMG Erectors, and Heidi Ellsworth, Partner and President of RoofersCoffeeShop, for “The State of the Metal Building Erecting Industry.” This dynamic duo will cover how metal erecting is not only growing but creating waves within the architectural and specifying communities.
MBCEA 2024 BUILDING OF THE YEAR WINNERS
The Metal Building Contractors and Erectors Association (MBCEA) announced its 2024 Building of the Year winners at the 55th Annual MBCEA Conference in San Diego. The overall winner is the Truck Center Company sales and service center in Mankato, Minn., completed by APX Construction Group and Metallic Building Co. of Houston, part of Cornerstone Building Brands, Inc., as the metal building systems provider. It includes a total of seven buildings erected together to create an all-in-one complex with a standing seam metal roof and insulated metal panels (IMPs) on walls. MBCEA saw 31 companies enter a total of 40 projects for consideration, the highest since they started the award program. Additional awards were presented in the commercial, community, manufacturing and warehousing and agriculture categories. Congratulations to all of the winners.
2024 MCA ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
The Metal Construction Association (MCA) announced that five outstanding students affiliated with MCA member companies have been selected as the first recipients of the association’s inaugural scholarship program. Each will receive aid in seeking further education in pursuit of their future dreams. Congratulations to the following students listed along with their MCA member company affiliation:
- Reymundo Bahena, McElroy Metal, Houston, TX
- Nathan Galinski, Dupont, Wilmington, DE
- Bryce Keirn, Sheffield Metals, Inc., Sheffield Village, OH
- Laiklyn Square’s, McElroy Metal, Bossier City, LA
- Elizabeth Warren, InterlockRoofing/Delta Building Products
Created in the fall of 2023, the MCA Scholarship Program benefits MCA member companies. Employees and their spouses, children, and grandchildren can apply to receive funding for higher education of any type — from trade school to a university postgraduate program.
TOP PRODUCT AWARDS 2024
Nominations are open for the 2024 METALCON Top Products Awards. Exhibitors can nominate their top metal product in 15 categories. New rule: if only one product is submitted for a category, it moves to the “Other” category. Product must have launched after Jan. 1, 2023, and the manufacturer must be a 2024 METALCON exhibiting company. Apply by June 28.
ATLANTA: THE CULTURAL CAPITAL OF THE SOUTH
Atlanta’s arts and culture scene is one of the most vibrant in the U.S. The Woodruff Arts Center, the country’s third-largest arts campus – comprised of High Museum of Art, Alliance Theater and Atlanta Symphony Orchestra – draws more than 800,000 visitors annually. Atlanta’s arts scene spreads well beyond the city’s world-class venues as a new wave of visual art installations and street murals have rolled in, adorning parks, walls, tunnels and walkways with color and jumpstarting Atlanta’s independent artist’s scene. The city’s roots also dig deep into its cultural past with historic events including Civil War battles, the birth of the civil rights movement and the Centennial Olympic Games.
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