Business Building: 5 Steps To Develop Accountability & Responsibility!
April 2025

I bet scheduling crews and dealing with people drives you crazy and keeps you up at night. When I speak at conventions, I often ask construction business owners and managers to tell me what their perfect business would be like. The common answer is a comp

HR Question of the Month: Arrest Record
March 2025

Question As a last step in our hiring process, we require a candidate to pass a background check after they have been interviewed. Recently, a background check came back with an arrest listed. Are we allowed to turn down the candidate due to the arrest?

Business Building: How Subcontractors Can Wow Their Customers!
March 2025

Being a contractor is hard as there are lots of moving parts out of your control. On every job there are over 5,762 chances to make a mistake, miss a schedule, or tick off customers. Things aren’t perfect including plans, specifications, field conditions,

3 Promise Labor Services Maintains Gold Membership in the 2025 Masonry Alliance Program
October 2024

The Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) is happy to announce that 3 Promise Labor Services will maintain its Gold membership in the 2025 Masonry Alliance Program.

3 Promise Labor Services Is The 50th Company To Join The Masonry Alliance Program
April 2024

3 Promise Labor Services, construction labor staffing company, has joined the Masonry Alliance Program at the Gold level. 3PLS is the 50th company to join the Masonry Alliance Program, which provides unparalleled access to the $33 billion industry.

What Comes Next: Transitioning to Company Ownership
February 2022

Get firsthand accounts on transitioning ownership from two professionals in the masonry industry.

Do You Have A BLUEPRINT For Success?
July 2021

MASONRY Columnist George Hedley gives us the blueprint for a successful business.

MCAA Perks Update
April 2020

Check out our update on membership perks and see where you could be saving money!

MCAA Regional Report, Region G
January 2018

The report for MCAA Region G presented at the 2018 MCAA Convention at the World of Concrete/World of Masonry in Las Vegas.

How To Find & Keep Great Employees Webinar
March 2017

The Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) will present “How To Find & Keep Great Employees” on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at 10:00 AM CDT.

Attracting and Keeping Good People Webinar
March 2017

The Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) will present “Attracting and Keeping Good People Webinar” on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at 10:00 AM CDT.

How to hire right!
April 2016

I’ve learned that most construction company owners have a common fear: the fear of hiring the wrong person.

How To Find & Keep Great Employees! webinar
April 2016

The Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) will present “How To Find & Keep Great Employees!” on Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at 10:00 AM CDT.

Winning the war for talent
August 2015

As construction companies begin to see contracts return, skilled workers are in short supply, and the industry is beginning to undergo the “War for Talent.”

Hiring Basics webinar
August 2015

The Mason Contractors Association of America (MCAA) will present Hiring Basics on Wednesday, August 19, 2015, at 10:00 CDT.

Milwaukee Tool invests $35 million in U.S. manufacturing
August 2015

Milwaukee Tool announced an expansion of its operations in Greenwood, Miss.