UCANE’s 10thAnnual Trade Show When UCANE Contractors and Associate Members attend our Annual Trade Show, it is a sure sign of Spring! COVID-19 canceled our Trade Show in 2020. In 2021, with COVID-19 still around but better understood and vaccines available, UCANE and a dedicated group of members held a modified version of our Trade Show outdoors at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton, MA. Showers might have put a damper on the 2021 Trade Show, but for those who attended, it was a welcome event!
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ast forward to Wednesday, March 23, 2022. With the original strain of COVID-19 under control, ICU beds in Massachusetts empty, and a much milder strain of the virus still lingering around, UCANE members were more than excited to return to our original Trade Show format. From 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (prior to our Annual Forecast Meeting), close to 300 UCANE members and guests casually walked through the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Norwood, MA. They were getting a close-up look at some of the latest construction products and services on the market displayed on tables set up by 35 UCANE Associate members. As important, our members once again had a chance to renew old acquaintances and meet some of our new members. Each year, our Trade Show precedes UCANE’s Annual Forecast Dinner Meeting (see article page 58). At this meeting our guest speakers from some of the largest and most respected Massachusetts agencies that fund water and sewer construction, unveil their capital budgets and construction project lists for the upcoming season. UCANE members always have great anticipation for our Forecast
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