The MCAA congratulates Vincenzo Capasso of Capasso Restoration in North Haven, Conn. Vincenzo is the winner of a S26 HEPA Dust Extractor, donated by Pullman Ermator. Full story

SAIA has been notified that fraudulent laminated veneer lumberwood products advertised as "OSHA" scaffold plank have appeared in the southern California scaffold market. Full story

The Masonry Industry Legislative Conference will be held May 16-18, 2017 in Washington, D.C. Full story

The National Concrete Masonry Association sponsored its fourth successful ICON-Xchange, February 18-19, at the Arizona Grand Resort in Phoenix. Full story

Submissions are now open for the 2017 MCAA Safety Advantage Awards. Our goal is for the MCAA safety awards to help draw attention to the benefits of safety. Full story

Since this is actually my first article that I am writing after World of Concrete/World of Masonry, I have to tell you what an awesome time we had there. Full story

We have heard a lot of questions about the pending change to the silica rule. Below are some answers to those questions. Full story

Hanley Wood is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Most Innovative Products (MIP) Awards. Full story

The 2017 BIM-M Symposium will be held in Addison, Ill. on May 4–5, 2017 at the District Council Training Center. Full story

Kathy Spanier, Director of Marketing for Coldspring in Cold Spring, MN, is the recipient of the 2016 MIA+BSI Person of the Year Award. Full story

R. David Schroder, Phoenix Branch Manager has been promoted to President of Action Equipment & Scaffold Co., Inc. an Arizona company. Full story

NCCER is proud to have released the first of its kind military credentialing portal on November 11, 2016. Full story

Brenda Edwards is the recipient of the first-ever Women in Stone Pioneer Award. Edwards received the award at the MIA+BSI Awards Luncheon at TISE in January. Full story

Mortar Net Solutions™ introduced DriPlane™, its drainage plane for exterior rainscreen and adhered masonry walls, at the 2017 World of Concrete trade show. Full story

World of Concrete 2017 provided exhibitors with a hugely successful platform to start the year off strong. Full story

The Executive Orders recently signed by President Trump have no impact on the pending silica rule. Full story

I hope everyone had a great and productive time at World of Concrete/World of Masonry. Full story

Joe Bonifate, President of Operations at Arch Masonry, Inc. in Pittsburgh, was elected to the position of MCAA Region A Vice President at the MCAA Annual Meeting. Full story

North Carolina bricklayer Matt Cash took first place and the title “World’s Best Bricklayer” at the 15th Anniversary of the SPEC MIX BRICKLAYER 500® World Championship. Full story

Gerardo Patlan was named the 2017 Fastest Trowel on the Block champion during the MCAA Convention at the World of Concrete/World of Masonry in Las Vegas on January 18, 2017. Full story