This year’s annual SMACNA conference in October brought contractors, executives, and vendors from all fifty states together for 4 days of educational sessions and networking events that explored the opportunities and challenges facing the sheet metal industry. Alan Seidman, Steve Mulholland, Lou Doro, Mark DiPasquale, Lou Ruperto, and Charlie Milich represented the Hudson Valley. The […]

The Construction Contractors Association of the Hudson Valley (CCA) has named Dan Depew as Executive Director effective January 1, 2026.  Depew will replace Alan Seidman, who is retiring after 17 years with the association. Depew, a lifelong resident of Orange County, has been a CCA board member for the past 4 years.  “Under Alan’s leadership, […]

The Protect Our Power Coalition is a united front of businesses, labor unions, and community leaders working to protect Hudson Valley families, jobs, and communities from Albany’s proposed takeover of Central Hudson. This proposal would: As Todd Diorio, President of the Hudson Valley Building and Construction Trades Council, recently wrote: “Replacing a private utility with […]

LOVELL SAFETY MANAGEMENT CO. LLC We want to make you aware of the upcoming changes to the Construction Classification Premium Adjustment Program (CPAP) that will apply to policies with an effective date of October 1, 2025, and later. The New York Compensation Insurance Rating Board (NYCIRB) initiated these changes to increase participation in the program, […]