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2013

• Negotiate Your Terms: ASA's Subcontractor Bid Proposal & Addendums, Fire Protection Contractor Magazine, May 2013.
• Will Many More Subcontractors Soon Garner Payment Assurances on P3 Projects?, ConstructionPro Network, May 3, 2013.
• ASA Revises Popular Subcontractor Bid Proposal to Deter ‘Bid Shopping’, For Construction Pros, May 2, 2013.
• ASA Honors Brian Johnson With Annual President’s Award, Construction Equipment Guide, April 11, 2013.
• ASA Manual Helps Subcontractors Navigate ‘Retainage Laws in the 50 States’, Construction Equipment Guide, April 3, 2013.
• Make the Surety Pay Safety Signs Claim, Engineering News-Record, April 1, 2013.
• Manual and Webinar Help Subcontractors Navigate Retainage Laws, For Construction Pros, March 29, 2013.
• ASA Names Commercial Painter President, Durability+Design, The Journal of Architectural Coatings, March 29, 2013.
• Jack Austhof, Sobie Company Inc., Dutton, Mich., to Serve as 2013-14 President of the American Subcontractors Association, Construction Business Owner, March 28, 2013.
• ASA President Walter Bazan Jr. Honors Brian Johnson with President’s Award, Construction Business Owner, March 28, 2013.
• Local building group honored by ASA, The (Athens, Ala.) News Courier, March 24, 2013.
• Joseph Baker, founder of county GOP, dies at 85, Capital Gazette, March 11, 2013.
• Subcontractors Celebrate Victory Limiting Risk-Shifting in Minnesota, For construction Pros, Jan. 28, 2013.
• Ohio Court Reviewing 'Pay-if-Paid,' National Association of Credit Management's Weekly eNews Update, Jan. 24, 2013.
• Contractors See New Laws in New Year, PaintSquare, Jan. 8, 2013.
• Textura and ASA Sign Five-Year Agreement, Construction Equipment Guide, Jan. 7, 2013.
• What the 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal Means for Subcontractors, North Carolina Construction News, Jan. 4, 2013.

2012

• "Will It Soon Be Much Easier for Construction Firms to Perform Federal Work?," ConstructionPro Network, Dec. 7, 2012.
• "ASA Applauds Georgia Supreme Court Decision," Construction Equipment Guide, Dec. 5, 2012.
• "Minnesota Appeals Court Invalidates A Bond Claim Based On Tiny Technicality Sending Subcontractor Industry In A Frenzy," JD Supra, Nov. 12, 2012.
• "Improving economy presents challenges," Houston Construction News, October 2012, page 11.
• "The Top 600 Specialty Contractors: Watching, Waiting for Work," Engineering News-Record, Oct. 10, 2012.
• "Business exclusive: Southwest Florida firms fitter as jobs pick up," (Fort Myers, Fla.) News-Press, Oct. 9, 2012.
• "Voters to Decide Fate of $4 Billion in State Bond Issues," Engineering News-Record, Oct. 3, 2012.
• "Missouri Supreme Court Ruling Favors Contractors in Mechanic's Lien Case," The Builders Association e-News, Sept. 28, 2012.
• "American Subcontractors Association Inc.: ASA Honors Heart of Texas, ASA, With 2011-12 Membership Development Award," 4-traders.com, Sept. 19, 2012.
• "EEOC Advises on Background Checks in Hiring," Engineering News-Record, Sept. 11, 2012.
• "Uncertainty About Federal Fiscal Policy Worries Contractors," North Carolina News, Aug. 30, 2012.
• "Construction Financial Managers Support Surety Legislation," Construction Business Owner, Aug. 2, 2012.
• "Construction Groups See Bright Spots in MAP-21's Details," Engineering News-Record, July 23, 2012.
• "Lawmakers look to boost small contractors," The Baltimore Sun, July 21, 2012.
• "ASA-Supported Proposal to Streamline SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Program," ChicagolandConstruction.com, July 19, 2012.
• "President signs surface transportation law including P3 provision," North Carolina Construction News, July 16, 2012.
• "ASA Urges Federal Appeals Court to Rehear Texas Case That Robs Construction Insureds of Coverage," InsuranceNewsNet.com, July 15, 2012.
• "Special Report: The Shrinking Labor Pool," Construction Business Owner, July 1, 2012.
• "Painting Pro Times, the source for paint professionals!," Painting Pro Times, June 29, 2012.
• "Fallin signs crackdown bill on subcontractors," Oklahoma Journal Record, June 11, 2012.
• "ASA Asks Supreme Court to Reject Insurer's Denial of Coverage for CGL Claim," ChicagolandlandConstruction.com, May 7, 2012.
• "The In-House Impact of Arizona's Immigration Law," Corporate Counsel, April 26, 2012.
• "ASA and Lloyd’s Construction Services Lend a Hand to 'Tickets for the Troops'," Construction Equipment Guide, April 20, 2012.
• "Lone Star State Honored," Houston Construction News, page 2, April 2012.
• "ASA Supports Simplified Application Process for SBA-Guaranteed Surety Bonds," ChicagolandConstruction.com, April 6, 2012.
• "F.A. Rohrbach of Allentown Gets Best-Practices Award," The Morning Call, April 5, 2012.
• "People in the News," AWCI's Construction Dimensions, April 2012.
• "Contractors Join Immigration Law Fray," PaintSquare, March 30, 2012.
• "Ondra-Huyett Associates of Upper Macungie Township Receives Award," The Morning Call, March 28, 2012.
• "Empresarios y México cargan contra la ley migratoria de Arizona," Univision Noticias, March 27, 2012.
• "Rives Construction Receives ASA’s First-Ever National Construction Best Practices Awards, Construction Business Owner, March 26, 2012.
• "Security in Bonding Act Approved by House Judiciary Committee," North Carolina Construction News, March 26, 2012.
• "Walt Bazan Named ASA National President," St. Louis Construction News and Review, March 23, 2012.
• "ASA Members Elect Walter Bazan Jr. As 2012-13 President," Daily Dirt, March 19, 2012.
• "Subcontractors Support Federal 'Security in Bonding' Act," North Carolina Construction News, March 15, 2012.
• "Painting Contractor to Lead ASA," PaintSquare, March 9, 2012.
• "Construction Groups Criticize Obama Corporate Tax Plan," Engineering News-Record, March 5, 2012.
• "ASA Recognizes Marek Brothers Systems Inc., Houston, Texas, for Excellence in Ethics," Construction Citizen, March 2, 2012.
• "Subcontractors Raise Issues on P3 Projects," Engineering News-Record, Feb. 27, 2012.
• "More Ironworkers Meet for 2012 Annual Conference," USGNN, Feb. 2, 2012.
• "ASA and IMPACT Sign Partnering Agreement," Digital Journal, Feb. 2, 2012.
• "Trade Association Fighting Appeals Court Indemnity Ruling against Subcontractors," National Association of Credit Management, Jan. 20, 2012.
• "Business flop in Blue Springs goes before Missouri Supreme Court," Kansas City Business Journal, Jan. 13, 2012.
• "ASA Report: Texas Was State with Most Improved Public Policy Environment for Construction Subcontractors in 2011," Construction Business Owner.
• "Texas Rated Most Improved for Sub-Friendly Policies," ENR Texas & Louisiana, Jan. 9, 2012.
• "ASA Report: Texas Was State With Most Improved Public Policy Environment for Construction Subs," InsuranceNewsNet.com, Jan. 9.