b'44 PRESIDENTS MESSAGE A Product of MC&ICentralStates Insulation AssociationPresidents MessageJoe McCoy - Champaign A&K Insulation Co.H appy New Year!Coming out of the pandemic has been difficult and new strategiesPRESIDENThad to be adopted by all to deal with labor and material shortages, price increases,Joe McCoydelays and budget constraints.Fears of a coming recession dont help with the recovery from the COVID pandemic.Noting all of that, I do hope that all of you had a good 2022 and are looking to have a great 2023!We have a lot of events coming up.The 67th Annual NIA Convention is coming up March 15-17th, 2023 in Maui!!I really wish I could attend this year but this convention falls on Spring Break for my family. Contractor AdvantagesWere going to leave the cold and dreary March days of Central Illinois and head for someplace warm, where the beer flows like wineColorado. Thank you, Lloyd Christmas!I do think were doing this LaborSavingswrong.Hopefully many of you will be able to attend and can give us an update from the convention at our Spring Labor Conference.SmallCrewSize MinimaltoNOWeldingThis years CSIA Spring Labor Conference will be at French Lick Springs Hotel in French Lick, Indiana on May 1-3, 2023.This event is a wonderful time to get to meet other contractors and suppliers, get MinimalSpecialtyToolsprepared for your next labor negotiation and maybe have a little fun as well.NoScaffoldingDedicated to keeping its members at the forefront in their industryAs with last years conference, we feel we have a great list of speakers and topics:Pre-FabricatedPanelGary Auman will talk about the CSIA Safety Manual Template and update us on OSHA. End User Advantages Mike OConnell will be discussing the National Pension Fund Status and NUICA.Recruitment, Recruitment, Recruitment!Lynn Busby with Indiana Careers in Construction will talk HighWindDesignsto us about strategies for recruiting new people to join our mechanical insulation industry. Negotiating 101: Taft LawWe asked for a crash course on negotiations.There are new people LongestLifespantaking on negotiation roles for their respective companies.This will be great for them as well as for EasyRepairslong-time negotiation team members. Carey Peters, with CLRC, will talk about insulator wage trends and comparisons to Sheet Metal MinimumMaintenanceWorkers and Plumbers & Pipefitters.FreezeProtectionGOLF is back, back again!Donald Ross Course!Our CSIA Topgolf event in Fishers, IN is coming up soon, February 28, 2023, from 5-8 PM EST.Please StrongWeatherBarriersee the CSIA website for registration information.Hope to see many of you at Topgolf and all of you at the Spring Labor Conference!Joe McCoy CSIA President Champaign A&K Insulation Co.The InsulatorFebruary 2023 Heated/ColdLarge/Small|WeldedBoltedConcretePlastic'