January 25, 2023 – Michael G. Hernandez, P.E., DBIA, has joined the Technical Division of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO, as technical director. This position oversees all technical activities of the organization including serving as the technical voice for ASCC in verbal and written communication, providing technical support for the members and the organi...

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Joe Whiteman, director of safety services The Voice Newsletter January 2023 With all good intentions, each year the holiday season brings an influx of fires, fall related injuries,and vehicular accidents. The National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) recently reported two out offive holiday fire-related incidents are from decorations placed too close to heat sources. TheCenters for Disease Control...

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Jim Klinger, concrete construction specialist The Voice Newsletter January 2023 ASCC Hotline Question: We are building a post-tensioned concrete high rise with a 30,000-sffootprint divided into three placements per floor level of 10,000-sf each. One such placement atthe 5th floor level is scheduled for Thursday, December 22. For supply-chain reasons, thisconcrete placement date cannot change...

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November 16, 2022 – Clark Branum, noted decorative concrete speaker, trainer, and quality control manager, has joined the Technical Division of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO, as the decorative and polished concrete specialist. It is a part-time position. This role provides leadership, counsel, and direction for the Decorative Concrete Council (DCC) and th...

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Joe Whiteman, director of safety services The Voice Newsletter November 2022 ASCC just held their second annual Safety Summit, November 10 &11, in Albuquerque, NM. The Tilt-Up Concrete Association again partnered with us to bring together individuals responsible for safety in their organizations. Living up to its intended purpose, the Safety Summit did not disappoint; a great opportunity to...

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Jim Klinger, concrete construction specialist The Voice Newsletter November 2022 Full disclosure: I was ransacking the garage trying to find that one missing part from our George Foreman grill when I uncovered a couple of collector's items. There was a slightly dented blue metal hard hat- an old "Jackson hat", a real beauty- issued in 1979 when I took my first concrete constructio...

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November 15, 2022 – The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO in partnership with the Tilt-Up Concrete Association (TCA), Mount Vernon, IA held its second annual Safety Summit in Albuquerque, NM, November 10-11.

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November 15, 2022 – The American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO is pleased to announce the hiring of Gordon Raymond Hefner as executive director. Hefner replaces Bev Garnant who led the association for over twenty years. Hefner possesses over twenty-seven years of association management experience in the construction trades. He will be responsible for the administratio...

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October 17, 2022 – Ronald Simonetti, retired from Cleveland Cement Co., and Robert Dalrymple, North Coast Concrete, both in Cleveland, received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, MO on September 29 at the organization’s Annual Conference in Cleveland.

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October 17, 2022 –The Emerging Leaders Committee of the American Society of Concrete Contractors (ASCC), St. Louis, Mo., presented its fifth Gaining Strength Award to Joey Ward, director of sales and marketing, Allen Engineering, Corp., Paragould, AR, at the organization’s Annual Conference on September 29th in Cleveland, OH.

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