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Hafeli has traveled the country collecting as many signatures to the document as possible to raise awareness for the high rates of suicide among construction workers, which is as much as four times higher than the general population. Add your signature to the list. APAC-Kansas Inc., Shears Division, A CRH Company, in Hutchinson, Kansas, won the 2023 Sheldon G. Hayes Award, the industry’s highest honor.
Allan Myers of Worcester, Pennsylvania received the Ray Brown Airport Award for its work at Lancaster Airport in Lititz. Operational Excellence award winners were honored during the NAPA 2024 Annual Meeting in Orlando, as well as the Larry H. Lemon Award recipients.
The AGC of America released a report, The Whole-Of-Firm Approach: A New Paradigm for Construction Workforce Development, based on insights from its National Construction Industry HR & Workforce Conference in October 2023.
NAPA President & CEO Audrey Copeland writes "The report is a quick read and I strongly encourage others to read it to gain valuable information to encourage workforce development to be a priority at all levels of construction companies from the C-suite to the frontline workers."
NAPA needs your help in documenting the industry's sustainable efforts. Producers are encouraged to submit data for the 2023 construction season survey on the use of recycled materials and warm-mix asphalt by June 1.
Take the survey to provide information about the use of recycled materials and WMA at your plants. Companies that complete Cold In-Place Recycling, Cold Central Plant Recycling, Hot In-Place Recycling, and Full Depth Reclamation are asked to also fill out a short survey on their 2023 quantities.
 NAPA held two key panel discussions on Jan. 30 where attendees heard about the future of federal procurement and the state of the industry.Ron Sines of CRH Americas Materials moderated The Next Steps: Prepping Your Company for a Sustainable Future, while Lehman-Roberts President Pat Nelson moderated the day’s second panel, Thriving in Uncertain Times: The CEO Perspective.
 The Consortium for Asphalt Pavement Research and Implementation (CAPRI) will hold its first CAPRI Chats webinar this month.Feb. 15
BMD Peer-To-Peer Exchanges: Findings and Challenges to Implementation Hosted by the University of Nevada, Reno Feb. 27
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During the NAPA 2024 Annual Meeting closing general session, NAPA President and CEO Audrey Copeland and Chairman Brady Meldrem joined the Board of Directors in 
NAPA hands out industry awards
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