With the pandemic wanting to take another run at the world, we will continue laying low on in-person meetings. I feel this best for the safety of all. Regardless of how we meet, the need to connect and make your firm visible to majority firms and the buyers of construction services is still very much present so get out and about as best you can and attend the many networking events that continue to take place in a virtual setting….
Our next PEOPLE meeting will be on line via zoom and this most important event will take place on June 15, Tuesday, from 4:00PM to 5:30PM. This will be an important meeting as we need your input into some rather game changing programs coming down the line. Help us take diversity and inclusion to the next level in this most challenging design and construction industry. We want to provide you with some important update information but more importantly, we want…
To: Martin Mathews on his 96th Birthday, Because of you, Martin Mathews, and the Mathews Dickey Boys’ & Girls’ Club, I am a successful entrepreneur, married to a caring woman and raising a productive family. I do not where I would be if it were not for Mathews Dickey; but I fear a most different place. Because of you, Martin Mathews, I am alive today. Because of you, I escaped the jungles of despair and built a life that you…
“…and that little girl was me.” Vice President Kamala Harris Welcome to history, Vice President Kamala Harris. Welcome to the front pages of our lives. Bring your smile and your enthusiasm and your approach to life to all in our country–and around the world–and show us the way to civility and honor and equality and justice. You carry not the weight of little girls and boys in households rich and poor, but rather will be fueled by the buoyancy in…
“So let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. Let freedom ring from the snowcapped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California. But not only that. Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi, from every…
New Year’s Eve December 31, 2020 The past year is over, and it was a tough one in so many ways But we are tough people, and we can, and we will survive Let us all enter the new year with a renewed energy and enthusiasm for life And with a positive frame of mind and love and support for our country, our new leaders And for our fellow man and their thoughts and ideas Even if they differ from…
“Silent Night, Holy Night, all is calm all is bright” The songs of Christmas carry a common message of calm, peace, love and HOPE. Those messages are expressed in songs about family gatherings; children returning home; fireplaces burning bright; friends reuniting; snow covered trees and rooftops; and gifts of many kinds and of many values. The songs appear to be written, both words and music, for everyone. Not just one segment of society; not just one race; not just one…
An open letter to President Trump… There are many parts and pieces to running a country; more than any one person could possibly imagine before assuming the role of President. And the complexity and the sheer volume of each part and piece simply must be overwhelming. This may well be one of the few points one could make relative to the office of the President that you could get 60 to 70% of the people to agree. Or, at least…
I Can’t Breathe In the years preceding the civil war A time in our history almost too hard to imagine And in the Abe Lincoln days following the so-called end to slavery in this country It was tough to breathe The air was thick, full of uncertainty, laced with fear The Kennedy ushered civil rights movement introduced a taste of freedom But the air was anything but fresh and clean Too many non-believers—too many not willing to accept this idea…
“WE ARE NOT A BANK!” If you are a subcontractor or vendor, especially if you are a minority or woman owned business enterprise, you have heard these words often. A somewhat typical response from the general contractors in our marketplace when one asks for a little help with an early payment on a construction project. As we all so very well know, general contractors do not pay their subcontractors performing the daily work on the projects until they have been…