Be Prepared!  Start the learning about the process now.  Elements of the new rule are in play starting in December 2008.  In April 2009 Trainers can apply for approval and business employees can begin training.  In October of 2009, businesses can....

Have you wanted to lend a hand to the New Orleans area?  Nows your chance while attending PACE 2009 in New Orleans, LA.

Historic Mid-Year Board of Directors Meetings Just Completed
After several years of work aimed at decreasing the size of the PDCA Board of Directors and increasing its productivity and effectiveness, the Board is finally a smaller entity.

PDCA is pleased to announce that the PDCA Board of Directors approved the revised PDCA Industry Standard P16-07, at the Mid-Year Board of Director's meeting held in St. Louis, Missouri on August 22, 2008.

The Top 11 Reasons to Visit the New PDCA Online Often

From man’s earliest drawings of deer hunts on cave walls, we have told stories to enlarge our circle of friends, to tell others “I exist.” Some experts see the internet as carrying on the tradition of oral communication – or, as that sixties song described it, the grapevine. Lance Strate, a Fordham University communications professor points out, “we evolved with speech, we didn’t evolve with writing.”

Today, about 85 percent of all Architectural Coatings produced are water-based. Each year hundreds of millions of gallons of these products are sold to do-it-yourself customers and painting contractors.

One of the best tools construction companies have at their disposal uses bytes, not bits. Best of all, this tool is free and available on the Internet for viewing or download (www. constructionguidelines.org). “Guidelines for a Successful Construction Project” is a comprehensive digital collection of guidelines and forms that provide contractors with critical insights on safety, cooperation and coordination among different parties at all stages of construction.

Many PDCA-members have found a way to significantly increase the amount of business they get from the Web: Pay-Per-Click marketing. In fact, for some, Pay-Per-Click marketing (or PPC) is a key to staying competitive in today’s marketplace.

Following Congress’ failure to reach an agreement over comprehensive immigration reform legislation, state legislatures across the country have begun to take matters into their own hands. As this trend emerges, overreaching state laws face more legal challenges.