SMACNA-Western Washington was hard at work keeping members engaged, connected, and educated this spring with the association’s Spring Webinar Series.
In April, Michael McNally & Kathleen Collins presented a Legal and COVID-19 Update, covering withdrawal liability—a topic that baffles many contractors and frustrates all contractors. They discussed this technical and complex subject, providing contractors a general understanding of why they should know about withdrawal liability, how withdrawal liability impacts contractors who are buying or selling an ownership interest, and building and construction exemption.
In May, Michael McLin presented PPP Part II & Associated Business Opportunities, which discussed federal appropriations and the COVID-19 Omnibus Bill enacted in December 2020, which included a variety of legislation intended to help businesses survive the pandemic. This program also covered some potentially lucrative opportunities for businesses to inject government sponsored cash into the business and provided an overview of the bill’s provisions relevant to business owners and employees.
Research, Relaunch, & Recover, a talk by Dewayne Ables, introduced how to quickly deploy leaders to uncover the changes in the marketplace, prioritize, and make progress emerging from the COVID-19 disruption. In February 2020, everything was running as expected, the economy was continuing to expand, and project volume was high—and then COVID-19 came along. Contractors learned how to decide which triggered and expanding markets to pursue and which ones to pass over, and how to better prioritize business development efforts over the next 6-12 months.
Contact the SMACNA-Western Washington office for resources from these presentations, and watch your email for a calendar of events to follow.
