The 2019 Utah Legislative session came to a close at midnight on March 14th, but many were left wondering what would be done about the states controversial effort to tax services. House Bill 441, also know as the Tax Equalization and Reduction Act, would seek to marginally lower Income and State Sales Taxes while extending […]
Join UMCA members at the Utah Career Center on Thursday, April 25th for a Planning For Productivity, with Tom Williams from 7AM-3:30PM. This seminar has been tailored to address successful companies, with the main objective being to reinforce existing actions driving toward success and introduce new opportunities. Several key concepts will be emphasized. The key […]
Registration is now open for the UMCA March Seminar “Perform Like A Boss: What Contractors Are Doing To Develop The Next Generation”. Join us on Thursday, March 14, 2019 from 12PM-4PM at the Utah Career Center. In this seminar attendees will discover the main difference between the exiting construction worker and the emerging construction worker. […]
There are 13 days left in the legislative session and the issues are just starting to heat up. Bills that affect UMCA members have taken center stage and the UMCA continue to work hard in the interest of all members. The UMCA has been working on crafting compromises for two Mechanical Lien issues that would […]
As the UMCA continues the 2019 Spring Education series, we want to remind UMCA Contractor Members that this is a license renewal year. The Utah Department Occupational & Professional Licensing requires contractors to have earned 6 hours of continuing education between December 1, 2017 – November 30, 2019; with at least 3 of the hours […]
The Utah Career Center will host a Certified Rigging class on the following dates. Class Dates & Times: April 30, 2019, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm May 2, 2019, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm May 7, 2019, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm May 9, 2019, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm May 11, […]
Beth was promoted to senior vice president at a Fortune 500 company. In addition to her existing responsibilities, she was given two new groups to manage. Overnight, her team doubled in size. Beth needed to hire senior executives to help manage her burgeoning division. Within five months, she had her senior management team in place: […]
The UA has fostered a phenomenal brotherhood/sisterhood. That means that we look out for our fellow UA members. We care about their well-being and we try to keep them safe, teach them when their skill set is not up to UA Standards of Excellence and we try to help them when they are going through […]
Join the UMCA on Thursday, February 14th from 12PM- 4:30PM at the Utah Career Center for the February CE Course; Negotiations For Mechanical Contractors: Powerful Methods to Boost Your Success. Whether you’re a company principal, executive, or project manager-negotiations are critical to a project’s success. Even with years of experience, we’re often left with questions […]
During the UMCA’s Annual Meeting on Wednesday, January 16 at the Grand America, the nominating committee presented their proposal for open Officer and Board positions of the association. Tony Lewis with American Mechanical System Service was nominated and ratified to serve as Treasurer of the association and Fred Timmerman of West-Tech Building Service was elected […]
The UMCA membership met on January 16, 2019 at the Grand America Hotel for its 2019 Annual Business Meeting. The meeting was led by UMCA President Jason Bleak, Industrial Piping & Welding with members of the Board Of Directors reporting on the current state of UMCA affairs. The committees reported on progress at the Utah […]
The Utah State Legislature kicked off its 2019 Session on January 28th and things are heating up very quickly. It is currently anticipated that hundreds of bills will be filed this session for review. Some of the major issues so far include taxes, electronic data privacy and overall medicaid expansion. The UMCA is closely monitoring […]
