PRESIDENT 'S LETTER

Dear Readers—

We’ve got about a foot of snow on the ground here in Colorado, and I am looking forward to Spring arriving in a few weeks. February harkens the full Congress back in high gear. Our ASA team is working closely with the 118TH Congress, making sure the priorities of subcontractors are heard. More details can be found in the Contractor Community section. Personally, I’m looking forward to SUBExcel and getting together with folks from around the country to just sit back and learn from you all.

• What trends do you see?

• What are your plans?

• How are you coping with supply chain issues? And what’s so cool is that I can ask the same question, and we’ll get a bunch of different answers just depending on the industry, the state, the food, the weather. Well, maybe food doesn’t impact us…but it DOES! Are you registered yet for SUBExcel? If you’re not, we’re only a week away. Get moving! Yes, there’s still time, but no more dilly dallying. Go HERE. Register. Get your hotel room. And fly or drive to Fort Worth. If you’re waiting for a written invitation—here it is!

This SUBExcel is set to be more dynamic than ever in many ways:

•We've got peer-group sessions to discuss the issues you’re dealing with.

• We’ve got great keynote speakers to inspire you and get you thinking in new ways.

• We’ve got great companies showing off their latest gear and services.

• And we’ve got super fun, Fort Worth-only events, including the largest honky tonk in the world (5 indoor acres of activities) and a long-horn cattle drive (with a pub crawl). Plus tour the largest whiskey distillery west of the Mississippi. And don’t forget our hospitality suite where you can just chill. (Shhh - that’s a secret.)

I also want to hit on one housekeeping item on the business side of things (because it’s ALL about the business). While we do our best to keep our emails to you at a minimum, we do have to remind you about important events and news. We really DO want you to excel (sure, you can call us “Mom”).

You may have noticed some emails with polling questions—Do you plan to come to SUBExcel? Why? Why not? Plus others. There will be more coming. Please take a minute out of your day to respond to these. While some of you are not shy about what’s bugging you and keeping you awake at night, this provides a way of getting to learn more about you, so we can be a better association attuned to your wants and needs. We would appreciate it if you would respond. Many thanks in advance.

While we're supporting subcontractors and the construction industry at SUBExcel, we're also pleased to be supporting NAWIC's Women in Construction week, which runs March 5-11. You can find out more about WIC Week events here: https://wicweek.org/.

Also - if you're not a subscriber to Contractor's Compass, but want to be...Click here to sign up and get our "Best of 2022" edition! ASA Members - you'll be sent the link to this special edition in our newsletters.

I’m excited to see ya’ll in Fort Worth next week. If I don’t know you, please introduce yourself. If I do…better watch out! If we don’t cross paths, then introduce yourself to someone you don't know. We're a big family and getting bigger. But we're all connected.

Rusty Plowman ASA President 2022-2023