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September 9, 2025
 
Association News
Explore our comprehensive Year in Review in the 2024-25 Annual Report, highlighting NAWIC's inspiring members, regions, impressive growth statistics, and key milestones from the past year. Discover the impact and progress that define our community.
 
2026 WIC Week is March 1-7. Bookmark the WIC Week webpage to stay updated on events, planning tips, and ways to participate. Our theme for the year and WIC Week is "Level Up. Build Strong." Let’s make this year the best one yet!
 
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New infrastructure is the backbone of a healthy economy. From a sprawling outdoor shopping mall to a streamlined highway overpass, people around the country depend on the construction industry to draft, develop, and modernize infrastructure to conduct business and create meaningful interactions. But for many contractors, the equipment that powers their business goes beyond just excavators and concrete mixers. Behind the scenes, back offices are looking for ways to create profitability, increase visibility into payments, reduce fraud risks, and decrease costs overall. When it comes to serving the construction industry, Commerce Bank has the experience, structure, and stability to provide robust solutions for your organization. Click the link below to learn more. 
 
Built to Protect: Inspiring the NextGen of Women in Construction
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Industry Update
When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on August 29, 2005, it wiped out the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of people. But one industry thrived by necessity in the aftermath: demolition, debris removal, and construction.
Source: The 19th
Women leaders have made progress in the industry. Now it’s time for them to bring up the next generation, writes one project executive.
Source: Construction Dive
The Canadian Association of Women in Construction (CAWIC), the nationally recognized voice of women in Canada’s construction industry, has announced its 2025–2026 Board of Directors and its new Executive Director, Sarah Morison. These leadership changes mark a new chapter in advancing CAWIC’s mission to champion equity, opportunity, and innovation across the construction sector.
Source: CBS 42
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