Did You Know? Iowa is Working Toward Having a Lean Community
That’s right, a group of MBI members have begun working with the Lean Construction Institute (LCI) to develop Iowa’s only Lean Community of Practice (CoP). A Local CoP allows for peer interaction to discover ways to reduce waste and add … Continued
Simplicity
“It’s the responsibility of a leader to make complex things simple – it’s never to make simple things complex.” That thought comes from one of my favorite leadership authors, Scott Hagan, and it got me thinking about the ever fashionable … Continued
Commercial Construction’s Next BIG Thing – BIM!
Building Information Modeling (BIM) appears to be the next BIG thing for Iowa’s commercial construction industry. Sure, it has been around in variations for years, and some larger firms are already entrenched in BIM…all the more reason to buy into … Continued
MBI Build Iowa Career Fair Announcement!
In almost any industry and business across the United States, employers will tell you that hiring a ready and able workforce poses the biggest challenge to their growth in the future. That is no different in Iowa. It is a … Continued
All in Favor: MBI Board Fully Supports a Board of Regents Project
For the first time in recent memory, the MBI Board of Directors has thrown their full support behind a specific Board of Regents project. That project is the University of Northern Iowa’s Industrial Technology Center (ITC) renovation and expansion project. … Continued
Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes
When it comes to the New Year, it has always fascinated me that a simple date on the calendar can bring about such renewed optimism that the future will be better than the past. Many people will use this as … Continued
“An Investment in Knowledge Pays the Best Interest.” – Benjamin Franklin
As an industry, we are constantly looking for ways to complete projects faster, more economically, and safely, all while keeping our eye on the pulse of technology and the latest trends. Those in the commercial construction industry understand that as … Continued
MBI’s 2018 Legislative Agenda
In December, the MBI Board of Directors approved their 2018 legislative agenda that included recommendations from the MBI Government Affairs Committee. Throughout the summer and fall, our public affairs team has been working to identify priorities that we would focus … Continued
Attitude Attracts
I was sitting in the main office at Oskaloosa High School in early October, having flashbacks to my own high school days and waiting for an industrial technology instructor to come meet me so I could explain to his … Continued
How to create a distracted driving policy for your company
Guest blog post courtesy of United Fire Group (UFG) Insurance. Distracted driving is a growing epidemic, and a special concern in industries that have employees who spend their workday behind the wheel. Unfortunately, the idea that drivers can multi-task on the … Continued