Month: June 2018

The Importance of Building Product Manufacturers Participation in Industry Trade Organizations

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Sandy CSI Board 2018 Awards Night
CSI-MSP 2018 Awards Banquet, Courtesy CSI-MSP

For over 250 years, trade associations have contributed to commerce in the United States. Since the first established group, the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, associations have changed and morphed to meet market demands such as the need for information, technology, and statistics on labor and productivity. Today’s trade associations generally focus on collaboration between companies, but also participate in public relations activities such as advertising, education, lobbying and publishing. Continue reading →

Why Another Hurricane Can Devastate Puerto Rico and Texas – Again

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And how Florida is doing a better job of protecting itself from storms

Source: Why Another Hurricane Can Devastate Puerto Rico and Texas—Again |  ENR

2018-06-06  Billions of dollars have been spent to help Florida, Texas and Puerto Rico recover from the devastating and record-breaking 2017 storm season. Tons of debris have been removed, houses have been razed, roads have been repaired, bridges have been rebuilt, and power has been restored to 99% of Puerto Rico.

Yet the regions affected by Harvey, Irma and Maria are still fragile—and the forecast calls for 10 to 16 named storms this year. Low-grade tropical-force winds could decimate Puerto Rico’s power grid; homes in Houston could flood in a rainstorm; and Florida is still reliant on an overburdened transportation system to move people out of the state if there’s another statewide evacuation…  http://ow.ly/p7lF30ksMIH