b'resident\'sArticleh ~ ~ - Q 2010: AofOptimism YearCautious ByMcG!othlin, MRCA President Ronnie As Ithis article in December write andanotheryearcomestoa close,owners and managers are breathing aof relief that we\'ve sigh survived(hopefully)thewaveof uncertaintythatwastherecession of 2009. We enter 201 O with cautious optimism and, for some, big hopes of aturnaround year. At the end of October, we held our 60th annual event in Kansas We enter 2010City, MO. You\'ll see aconvenfull tion review on page 5, but Iwith cautious\'d like to offer myto those congratulations optimism and, fornewlyelectedmembersofthe some, hopes ofMRCA Board of Directors and the a Mccawley Award recipients Dave big turnaroundTilsen andKimSwartzendruber. From atheanincreaseinconstr acyear.I\'d also like to extend my thanksbusiness standpoint,uction and appreciation to our exhibitorsfolks in Washington, DC, continuecidents, I believe you can expect who support our efforts to presenttodictatehow wedo businessto seeenhancedOccupational and the sources of the money thatSafety Healthiation activity quality education and to provideAssocthe opportunity for contractors toallows us to do business. Therein 2010 that is focused on such h been some loosening of thethings as fallon, connect personally with suppliers.asprotecti weekend MRCA has nearly completedcredit marketbut anincredibleinspections, andcraneinspecatransition toour newamount of business is still beingtions.Makesureyoursafety smoothheld up for"wheneconomymanualiscompleteanddon\'t headquartersinGlenview,IL.the On page 8, you\'ll see the namesimproves." Opportunities are outshelf it-make sure you and your there but mostus are more thanemployees live it. and facesof people withw of homr for some pent-up demand toWeofferourcondolenyou may come into contact wheneadyces be unleashed.to thefamilyofT G. getting in touch with the MRCAhomas office.In addition tocontinuingwevery mixedwell-known At Empire,had aManson. Tom was a year with some markets being upandrespectedcontr and advocacy efforts on behalfroof actor of(stormand others downanindustry leader for decades. ing contractors, your associationdriven) 20%-25%.OurbusinessisAmong hischaritable and will do a full review of its missionmany statement, goals, objectives, andectly dir relatedtocommercialvolunteeractivities,Tomheld realu lloos leadershiproles inboth MRCA member services to ensure we areestate andnti money having the biggest impact pos ens up we will be keeping an eyeand NRCA. Tom passed away on on our expenses.December 6, sible in our efforts to help save2009. you money, build yourSafetyissues arealwaysatBestwishes fora safeand business,the forefront in our industry. Withprofitable 2010. and improve the industry. SafetyTechnical&ResearchCommitteeLegalAdvice13'