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Garrett Akin
Brooks Construction
Craig Amerine
Amerine Utilities Construction, Inc.
Glen Amerine
Amerine Utilities Construction, Inc.
John Audi
MasTec North America, Inc.
Robert Breeden
ElectriCom, Inc.
Ed Campbell
Henkels & McCoy, Inc.
Marty Ferguson
FS3, Inc.
John Fluharty
Mears Group, Inc.
Matthew Gabrielse
Gabe’s Construction Co., Inc.
John Hale
John Deere
Jerrod Henschel
Michels Corporation
Chase Lapcinski
Push, Inc.
Dan Levac
Preformed Line Products
Tommy Muse
Aubrey Silvey Enterprises, Inc.
Rob Pribyl
MP Nexlevel, LLC
Jameson Ringger
NESCO, LLC
Heath Sellenriek
Sellenriek Construction
Don Stephens
Tjader & Highstrom
Lindsley Thulin
Michels Corporation
Publisher
TimothyWagner
Editor
Michael Ancell
Advertising Sales
Stacy Bowdring
Advertising Sales
Dana Gilbertson
Photography
Steven Purcell
Information Technology
Greg Smela
Accounting
James Wagner
President
Steve Sellenriek
Sellenriek Construction
President-Elect
Timothy D. Killoren
TelCom Construction
1
st
Vice President
Todd Myers
Kenneth G. Myers Construction
2
nd
Vice President
James Dillahunty
Henkels & McCoy, Inc.
Treasurer
Larry Pribyl
MP Nexlevel, LLC
Secretary
David Aubrey
Okay Construction
Five Reasons Your Employees Will Leave You in 2015 9By Gene Marks
You read the news. You see the trends. Unemployment is
coming down. Labor participation is creeping back up. And
companies are hiring again, but many are challenged to find
and maintain good people. Barring any unforeseen economic
calamities and assuming continued growth in 2015, this will
be the biggest issue facing your company this year. Your
employees, after years of recession and slow recovery, will
find themselves in demand on the job market. And important
people may leave your company. Why? Turn to page 9 for at
least five reasons.
PCCA Unveils Program for 2015 Convention in Aruba 31PCCA recently released the full program for its 70th Annual
Convention, March 6-11, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency Aruba
Resort Spa & Casino in Palm Beach, Aruba. Go to page 31 for
all the exciting details.
PCCA Year-End Product Showcase 39To help our Associate members promote their companies,
equipment lines, new models, expanded services, etc., PCCA
runs the Year-End Product Showcase every year in the fourth
quarter issue of the
PCCA Journal
. This year’s edition begins
on page 39—happy shopping!
Power News 13 Telecom News 19 PCCA Connections Lead to a Big Fish Story | By Stephen Spears 23 Safety Watch | By Grant Williams 25 Safety News 26 New PCCA Members 58 Industry Calendar 58 Advertiser Index 58