Construction Connection Blog

Southwest Washington's premier construction industry news publication.
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
Riverview Community Bank named presenting sponsor of Regional Project Forecast

Join us for the Regional Project Forecast on September 25, 2018!

Andrea Smith, Marketing & Government Relations Director, SWCA

Thursday, July 12, 2018
Lars Larson named Keynote at Construction Executive Summit

The Southwest Washington Contractors Association (SWCA) is excited to announce that Lars Larson will be a featured keynote at the 2019 Construction Executive Summit.

Andrea Smith, Marketing & Government Relations Director, SWCA

Thursday, June 28, 2018
Courtney McNabb joins SWCA as Plan Center Manager

Meet Courtney, our new Plan Center Manager!

Andrea Smith, Marketing & Government Relations Director, SWCA

Friday, April 27, 2018
Safety Matters: Proactive Prevention for Business Success

Safety Matters should be your go-to company for your company's safety and training needs.

Andrea Smith, Southwest Washington Contractors Association

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Hiring a Recruiter: a Business Owner's Perspective

Owen Gabbert LLC helps us understand what it's really like when business owners hire a professional recruiter.

Andrea Smith, Marketing & Communications Manager, SWCA

Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Why a Business Operating System?

Every company has an operating system, whether it is recognized or not. That system is simply the way a company organizes all of its human energy.

Lars Lindberg, Implementer, HighCountry NW

Friday, December 29, 2017
Executive Director's Year in Review

Darcy Altizer reflects on the SWCA's 2017

Darcy Altizer, SWCA's Executive Director

Monday, November 13, 2017
Five-Stop World Tour: Holiday Party & Auction

SWCA and Parker, Smith & Feek Host Holiday Party and Auction

Andrea Smith

Monday, October 9, 2017
Contractors health insurance

Saving money with the SWCA Health Insurance is as easy as 1, 2, 3.

Andrea Smith

Thursday, July 6, 2017
Washington contractors lose lien rights for failure to deliver a disclosure statement

Advice for contractors so they don't lose lien rights

Curtis Welch, Special Counsel, Sussman Shank LLP