Business was pleasure for Construction Contractors' Alliance attendees who met Sept. 13-15 in New Orleans, La. Members gathered in the Big Easy to explore successful business succession procedures and swap tips and overviews of their companies, with two members presenting virtual tours of their own facilities.
Keynote speaker Michael Grunkemeyer, senior vice president of business development at Ferguson Enterprises Inc., kick-started Thursday morning's seminars with a challenge for the group: Change the way you think. A few adjustments to rote ways of thinking and acting can help a company grow bigger, better and faster, he advised. Some processes Grunkemeyer suggested reconsidering are buying direct, evaluating costs and becoming involved with e-commerce.