The 2022 Spring Meeting & Networking Events at Longboat Key once again proved to be a huge Success – Thank You Sponsors & Speakers!

The 2022 Spring SCOAR Meeting was held at Longboat Key, a repeat and favorite venue of our members. We had record attendance once again for this meeting and networking activities. THANKS to all of our dedicated sponsors and excellent speakers for making this meeting a success!!

Event Sponsors:

• Opening Night Poolside Reception Sponsor – Southern States Millwright Regional Council
• Networking Event Sponsor (Golf & Fishing Tournaments) – Tetra Tech & Thompson Construction Group
• Tournament Breakfast Sponsor – Ansgar Industrial
• Tournament Lunch Sponsor – Gulf Coast Industrial
• Prize Sponsor – DEWALT
• Other sponsors:
  • Avalotis 
  • Bairstow Lifting 
  • Black & Veatch
  • CDG Engineers 
  • Classic Industrial  
  • Duke Energy
  • Garney Construction
  • Gemma Power
  • Graycor Southern
  • Judgment Index
  • MAC Construction
  • Mitsubishi
  • PTS Group
  • Southeastern Construction & Maintenance
  • Sundt
  • The Roberts Company
  • Victaulic

Meeting Sponsors:

Breakfast Sponsors – The Haskell Company & Victaulic

Sponsor Solutions Sponsors – Graycor Southern & TEi Construction

Break Sponsors – NCCER

Lunch Sponsors – Ferguson Industrial & Ironworkers/IMPACT

TableTop Sponsors – Bowen Engineering, Classic Industrial, DEWALT, Graycor Southern, Road Dog Jobs, Southern Industrial Constructors,  Southern States Millwrights Regional Council,  TEi Construction, Tetra Tech, Thompson Construction Group, and Tnemec.

Speakers:

General Session

Welcome & Introductions

SCOAR Opening Remarks

• Scott Straight: SCOAR Board President 

Safety Topic

• David Emeigh: Regional Safety Manager, BrandSafway

Economic Outlook

• Dr. Anirban Basu: Chairman and CEO, Sage Policy Group, Inc

Morning Sponsor Solutions – Graycor Southern

• Shawn Buchanan, VP/General Manager
• Brian Gallagher, VP of Corporate Development
• Darryl Thornton, Business Development Manager

CURT/CLMA/CWDA Outlook

• Daniel Groves: President & CEO, Construction Industry Resources 

Owner Update:  Southern Company

• Jennifer McNelly, Director of Environmental Solutions

Afternoon Sponsor Solutions – TEi Construction

• John Lauber, VP Operations and Project Services
• Bobby Russell, Director of Operations

CII RT-370 Update: Modeling the Composition of the 2030 Workforce

• Dr. Tim Taylor: Director of Research, NCCER

TOPS Award Winner Presentation: Mitsubishi

• Jim Kelleher, General Manager, Manufacturing & Repair, Savannah Machinery Works
• Anne Kington, EHS Manager, Orlando Service Center
• Josh Arias, Industrial Athletic Trainer

Veterans and the Construction Workforce

• Ben Armstrong: Director of Strategic Partnership & Outreach, NextOp Veterans
• Adam Rocke: Director, US Chamber of Commerce, External Engagements, Hiring Our Heroes
• Mark Benacquisto: Executive Director of Millwright/Pile Drivers Trust, United Brotherhood of Carpenters
• Moderated by: Bob Persch: Project Services Manager, Kiewit

Owner Update: Tampa Electric Company

• Jack Prestwood, Senior Director, Polk Power Station and Outage & Project Management

Closing Remarks

• Scott Straight: SCOAR Board President

*Copies of the presentations are posted on the Members Only tab under presentation library