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Henderson office spaces change ownership, keep management

American Nevada Realty partners with Kingsbarn Realty Capital American Nevada Realty, the real estate and property management arm of American Nevada Company, has retained management contracts on two three-property office…

Companies join forces, use AI to connect to customers

Energy BPO signs Datascore to improve human connection in energy marketing Energy BPO has signed an agreement to exclusively license Datascore Inc.’s Engagement Dialing for distribution in certain energy markets.…

TABB Hall of Fame inducts retired Los Angeles educator

Lance Clark never considered himself a “TAB guy,” so when John Hamilton, director of implementation of the National Energy Management Institute Committee (NEMIC), called to deliver the news he had been…

ITI names Illinois instructor new director of research, development and technology

The International Training Institute (ITI), the educational arm of the unionized sheet metal industry, has welcomed David St. Peter, of Sheet Metal Workers Local 265 in Carol Stream, Illinois, as its new…

Compliance with PPACA key to navigating Inflation Reduction Act

Five tips for human resources professionals to keep companies off IRS radar New legislation routinely causes concern about effects on particular industries. For human resources professionals, who continuously work to…

American Nevada Company hires new maintenance technician

Gill brings experience, reliability to tenants Mac Gill has joined American Nevada Company as a maintenance technician. His duties include maintaining multifamily complexes as well as performing extensive pool and…

American Nevada Company hires accounting, management assistant

American Nevada Company has welcomed Santhana Sourivong as an accounting/property management assistant. A native of Hawaii and longtime resident of Southern Nevada, Sourivong earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from…

Imagine Communications promotes Long to account director

New title reflects knowledge, skills, experience gained in last two years Imagine Communications has promoted Bobby Long, who joined the team in the summer of 2020, to the role of…

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New nonprofit aids those affected by Supreme Court decisions

Opening Arguments Foundation raises $160k in three hours during first fundraiser The ink had barely dried on the official nonprofit paperwork for the Opening Arguments Foundation when the first $160,000…

Sheet Metal Workers Local 80 soldering class aerial photo of members in the workshop

Detroit sheet metal workers gather to learn, certify soldering skills

The International Training Institute (ITI), the education arm of the unionized sheet metal and air conditioning industry, and the Copper Development Association (CDA) recently facilitated a soldering certification class for members of Sheet Metal…

McGuire takes new role as ITI program administrator

Ron McGuire said he knows he has some really big shoes to fill in his new position as program administrator for the International Training Institute (ITI), the education arm of the unionized…

Aldo Zambetti steps into new role as SMOHIT administrator

It was only last year Aldo Zambetti joined the Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust (SMOHIT) as its program director, and as of Jan. 1, he moved into the role of administrator.…

American Nevada Company reaches 50-year milestone

Developer that helped shape Las Vegas, Henderson continues to thrive American Nevada Company, the award-winning real estate developer and commercial property management company behind the master-planned communities of Green Valley,…

A picture or Antonette Ventura wearing protective gear and working in a sheet metal lab.

Reservist returns from deployment to sheet metal apprenticeship

Staff sergeant recalls the support union leadership showed during deployment Staff Sgt. Antonette Ventura’s path to becoming a sheet metal journey person took an unexpected detour when she was deployed…

Alma Apartments brings new community to heart of Green Valley

First building to open this spring, move-in dates available throughout 2022 Tradewind Properties recently opened Green Valley’s newest apartment community, Alma Apartments, with the first renters moving in this month.…

International Training Institute welcomes two to field staff

Joe Potesta, of Indianapolis, and Craig Reehten, of St. Louis, were selected earlier this year for two positions on the field staff of the International Training Institute (ITI), the education arm of…

Harris assumes helm at International Training Institute

Michael Harris, a longtime staffer at the International Training Institute (ITI), has taken the reins as its administrator. A second-generation sheet metal worker, Harris got his first taste of the industry at…

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American Nevada Company awarded Sunset Tenaya Shopping Center

American Nevada Company has been awarded the commercial property management contract for the Sunset Tenaya Shopping Center, located at 6410 S. Tenaya Way in Las Vegas, near the corner of…

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American Nevada Company wins outstanding building honor

TOBY Awards recognize best in commercial real estate American Nevada Company was recently presented with The Outstanding Building of the Year (TOBY) Award, presented by the Building Owners and Managers…

Why should you hire a union-friendly marketing firm?

It’s a great day at the union — business is good and new initiatives are beginning to take shape. From the small stories happening in communities across the country to…

American Nevada Company welcomes back vice president

Allred returns to property management division after seven years Natalie Allred has joined American Nevada Company as vice president of property management. This is her second stint with American Nevada…

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Veterans Affairs adds TABB as an accepted certification body

ANSI accreditation assures personnel have expertise to test HVAC systems The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) added the Testing, Adjusting and Balancing Bureau (TABB) as a third certification body for…

Andy Gillilard and Greg Daniels posing next to Local 9 sign.

Local 9 SMART MAP program works to eradicate stigma around mental health

Andy Gilliland, training coordinator at Sheet Metal Workers Local 9 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, knows he can’t save them all. But it doesn’t stop him from trying. According to the Centers for Disease…

Local 71 expands training center, state-of-the-art equipment

This summer, months after the planned ribbon cutting was derailed by COVID-19, Local 71 of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation (SMART) workers in Buffalo, New York, formally…

Veterans in first SMART Heroes class graduate apprenticeship

Two members of the first class of SMART Heroes, the unionized sheet metal industry’s bridge from military life to a civilian career in sheet metal, welding and heating, ventilation and air…

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Having legal affairs in order should be part of back-to-school plan

Borg Law Group offers tips for sending young adults to college with security Young adults excitedly preparing to live life on their own for the first time often think of…

New Jersey contractor helps prominent D.C. building safely reopen

In preparation for reopening their headquarters after the prolonged shutdown due to COVID-19, owners of the United Unions Building in Washington, D.C. — the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation…

SMOHIT welcomes new program director

This summer, the Sheet Metal Occupational Health Institute Trust Inc. (SMOHIT) welcomed Aldo Zambetti as program director. Zambetti started in sheet metal in 1980 and spent 20 years at the…

La Paloma Funeral Services opens second Las Vegas location

New building to also provide pet cremation services in Summerlin area La Paloma Funeral Services and La Paloma Pet Cremation are celebrating the opening of two new locations in a…

Oklahoma instructor promoted to national role in sheet metal union

Local 124’s training coordinator chosen to instruct trainers, build curriculum Trent London, a second-generation sheet metal worker and longtime training coordinator at Sheet Metal Workers Local 124, in Oklahoma City,…