PHCC DEVELOPMENTS
What’s New on the Local, State and National level
FALL 2011
Indiana Expo
Contractors took advantage of a great Expo and Trade Show at Belterra Resort in July. Educational seminars included marketing and social media tips from Lorraine Ball, Roundpeg Marketing. Did you know that if facebook was a country it would be the third most populous in the world (after China and India)? Don't ignore technological advances in your business or your business will be left behind with all the old fax machines! Attorneys Brad Witt and Meg Christiansen of Bingham McHale discussed common contract problems and how to avoid them as well as the Indiana Home Improvement Contract Act. Laura Ciriello Benedict took over from Eugene Schuler as Indiana PHCC President. She will be focusing her efforts on plumber licensing and will discuss that topic at the St. Joe Valley PHCC membership dinner on October 18. Dave Niezgodski was elected vice president of the board. Congratulations to Brenda Dant, CAE, executive Director for a job well done in a very difficult economy.
National PHCC
Chuck White of South Bend has been hired as the new technical director of the national association. Also new to the association is Penny Young, CPA, the new CFO, who will begin in August. Everyone is gearing up for Connect 2011 Moving Your Business Forward-the National Convention September 21-24 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A jam-packed educational convention is being planned to help contractors increase profits and tap into new business opportunities. Some of the sessions include: Serious About Service, Mobile Devices and Project Management and Profitability, Adding Solar Thermal to your Business and Improving Your Leadership and Management Skills. A behind-the-scenes tour of the New LEED Target Field ballpark is also planned.
Indiana Plumbing Code
The committee is continuing to work on the new Indiana Plumbing Code, according to Bill Ciriello, who spoke at the Indiana Expo in July. He said the changes being proposed now go to a fiscal review committee, which has 60 days to review the proposed code. He said the code was written specifically to bring building costs down. A public hearing will take place sometime in the future, but he said that comments must be submitted in writing first. He said it is possible for the new code to be ready early this year.
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