b'YOUR TOOLKIT FOR BUILDING EXCELLENCEN O V E M B E R 2 0 2 3Vo l u m e 4N u m b e r 530-33Construction Forecast 2024: Navigating a Tricky Economic TerrainFasten your seat belts and enjoy the ride. Like airline travelers bracing forexpectedturbulence,the construction industry is preparing for a tricky operating environment in 2024. 6 NFBA Presidents Message 26 Industry News12-13 November Foreman of the Month:34 Calendar of EventsGary Eckardt, Wick buildings14-15 NFBA Conference & Expo Location and Hotel Information16-17 Conference & Expo Schedule at a Glance18-19 Attendee Registration and Sponsorship FormsEDITOR EXECUTIVE DIRECTORRACHEL PINKUSMEGAN POPE NFBA HeadquartersRPINKUS@NFBA.ORG MPOPE@NFBA.ORG 7250 Poe Ave. Ste 410 |Dayton, OH 45414Phone: 800.557.6957|Fax: 937.278.0317ADVERTISING SALES ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR www.nfba.orgCARROLL HAMANNROBERT POPECHAMANN@NFBA.ORG BPOPE@NFBA.ORG Disclaimer: The opinions and positions stated in articles published herein are those of the authors and not, by the PUBLICATION DESIGNER MEMBER & SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES fact of publication, necessarily those of NFBA. NFBA does JOE D. WILLIAMS MORGAN ARWOOD notendorsebuildingproductsorsystemsandshallnot JWILLIAMS@NFBA.ORG MARWOOD@NFBA.ORG bedeemedbyanythinghereintohaverecommended theuseornon-useofanyparticularbuildingsystem.PRODUCTION COORDINATOR LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRSRACHEL PINKUSVALERIE POPE FIND USRPINKUSA@NFBA.ORG VPOPE@NFBA.ORGACCOUNT MANAGERCHRYSTAL BEAVERSCBEAVERS@NFBA.ORG FRAME BUILDER - NOV2023 / 5'