Federal Contracting – Are you ignoring this business opportunity?When AWC was started in 1995, a handful of the membership was bidding and performing on federal contracts. This number has completely dwindled over the past decade – while membership has increased...
Today’s blog is a public Thank You note. Last Friday was the AWC Scholarship Golf FUNdraiser Event. This is the sole funding source for our scholarships awarded to women entering careers in construction. We have awarded over $230K since 2003 to our recipients. The...
Today I want to talk the failure of the Minnesota legislature this past session. I believe that the divided government should be referred to going forward as “Government of Ineffectiveness” or “Do nothing Legislature”. I can assure you that if I or my team came to...
One purpose of the blog is to make sure members know what AWC is working on behind the scenes. Sometimes that information is not ready for distribution in real time. Today I want to give you an overview of the past 6 months of price escalation advocacy that I have...
Since my first job as a secretary and data tech back in the 1980’s, I have been working on computers. When your computer freezes up – you call IT. Inevitably the first thing you hear – “Did you try turning it off and back on?” You do...
This is part 3 of Barb’s certification series. Click here to read part 1: “You Must Use Me, I’m a Certified Business” and here to read part 2: “Which Certifications Do I Need to Get?”. The term “Good Faith Efforts” or GFE is bounced...