Shoptalk With Sherrie - get ready for the Holiday Party and Auction!

Welcome back after the long holiday weekend!  This week is going to be FUN!  This Friday is the ever-fun and ever-popular SWCA Holiday Party & Auction presented by Banner Bank! Delicious dinner, hosted wine, music by Dancehall Days, auction by J. Stout Auctions, and SO MUCH support from our amazing sponsors (including Barrett & Co, Anchor Insurance & Surety, USI Insurance Services, Anchor Concrete, Waste Connections & nearly 30 table hosts) – it is definitely going to be a party you won’t want to miss!  Get your last minute tickets here!

• Scholarship applications are due tomorrow! The SWCA Foundation is proud to award scholarships to qualified applicants, including those pursuing education related to the building and construction industries. Download the application or contact Alex Barrett for more information.
• The SWCA SWAG Sale is live – you can access it by clicking here or from our home page at www.swca.org.  Many thanks to Jamie Young of Uptown Screen Printing & Personalized Gifts  for helping us to curate and deliver this collection!There are lots of cute/handsome/cool items available in the SWAG Sale – from t shirts to tech hoodies to beanies – be sure to check it out.  10% of your purchase price will go to the SWCA Foundation – so that is another reason to grab some swag.  We will be arranging delivery from the SWCA World Headquarters office on January 17^th.   
• The Construction Executive Summit is happening Thursday, February 3^rd.  Registration is open & sponsorships are available. 
• Auction items: you may have missed the deadline for your item to be in our printed program for the Holiday Party & Auction presented by Banner Bank, but we would still love your support!  Contact WE Plan It with your item details.  Accepting items until Wednesday, Dec. 1^st. 

• Do you have an issue that you would like reviewed by the Development and Engineering Advisory Board for Clark County?  Email Sherrie to discuss.
• Do you want to know what infrastructure projects might impact your business in Clark County?  Join us at the Clark County Utility Coordinating Commission meeting – the next meeting is on Wednesday December 1st, lunch at 11:30, meeting starts at noon at the Pied Piper Pizza on Fourth Plain.  Contact Ellen with questions and she can get you put onto the list.
• SWCA is working with Partners in Careers to help develop our workforce for YOU.  Would you like to be part of the solution?  Give us a ring – we can get you in touch with PIC to help with their efforts!

• The Port of Vancouver will be hosting another free walk-in vaccine clinic on Tuesday November 30 from 1-5:30 pm. You can get your first, second or BOOSTER shot at this clinic. Visit their website for more information.
• City of Vancouver announces structural and personnel changes to the Community and Economic Development (CED) Department.  The CED Department was reorganized into two new departments last month.  Read the letter.
• Association of WA Business (AWB) is hosting several upcoming events & resources:
  • Infrastructure webinar: Tues, Nov 30^th at 12:00pm register here
  • Supply Chain Issues & Solutions broadcast: Wed, Dec 8^th at 2:00pm register here
  • Vaccine Implications webinar: Wed, Dec 15^th 11:30am-1:00pm register here
• Columbia Bank will be hosting a Webinar on Vaccines, Mandates, Remote Work:  the Legal and Legislative Quagmire on December 7^th at 10:00.  Click here to learn more and the register for this event – Thanks for the Information!
• Miller Nash will host a virtual half-day 2021 Employment Law Seminar on Wednesday, December 8 starting at 8:30.  For more information and to register, click here.
• We are excited to announce that the following members have renewed their memberships for this year! Thank you so much for your support!