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William E. Rogers ACP

William E. Rogers ACP

William Rogers is the executive director of the Plasterers and Cement Masons Job Corps Training Program, a national training opportunity for America's disadvantaged youth sponsored by AWCI, OPCMIA and the U.S. Department of Labor.
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Trowel Talk: The Phoenix Project

William Rodgers, Contributing Editor
William E. Rogers ACP
December 18, 2012
As our nation mourns the loss of innocent life in Newtown and Sandy Hook, Conn., we know there will be a painful national debate on how to keep such tragedies from occurring.
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Trowel Talk: Safety First—Skin Protection

William Rodgers, Contributing Editor
William E. Rogers ACP
July 17, 2012
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The guys I learned my trade from were mostly World War II veterans and tough as nails. They showed up early, worked hard and could always be counted on to take care of business.
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Trowel Talk: Has Social Media Helped Your Business?

William Rodgers, Contributing Editor
William E. Rogers ACP
April 3, 2012
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You see the icons flashed on every Internet and print advertisement.
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Trowel Talk: The Value of Regulation

William Rodgers, Contributing Editor
William E. Rogers ACP
January 13, 2012
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As we continue our efforts to recover the economy and return jobs to America that have been lost to foreign lands, many politicians are pointing the finger at regulatory agencies as a hindering factor in America’s competitiveness.
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Trowel Talk: One Good Turn

William Rodgers, Contributing Editor
William E. Rogers ACP
December 1, 2011
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He was born in a dusty little town in nowhere New Mexico, coming of age during the height of the Great Depression.
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Trowel Talk: Trickle Down Theory

William Rodgers, Contributing Editor
William E. Rogers ACP
November 29, 2011
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Back in the 1980s, the term “Trickle Down Economics” was coined to describe a theory that if we gave incentives to business owners, they will in turn invest and expand their operations, thereby creating new jobs and greater opportunity for all. Economists and politicians are still debating if the policies of the ’80s helped or hurt the country.
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Trowel Talk: A Time Honored Tradition

William Rodgers, Contributing Editor
William E. Rogers ACP
July 20, 2011
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The plastering trade has, for thousands of years, passed down the knowledge and skill of the trade from one generation to the next. Except for the inclusion of modern machinery, the way and manner plaster is applied to a wall really hasn’t changed much since before the time of Christ.
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Trowel Talk: How is "How It's Made" Made?

William Rodgers, Contributing Editor
William E. Rogers ACP
June 27, 2011
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We’ve all watched and enjoyed the Discovery Channel television show “How It’s Made” and maybe even had a passing thought about how great it would be to have such a program showcase and explain to the general public what it is we do.
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Trowel Talk: The Black ("Green") Olive

William Rodgers, Contributing Editor
William E. Rogers ACP
April 28, 2011
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Dimitris Spiliadis’ great-grandfather once owned a hotel in Constantinople, which was lost when the Turks invaded the magnificent and historic city (now known as Istanbul).
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Trowel Talk: The Calm Before The Recovery?

William Rodgers, Contributing Editor
William E. Rogers ACP
October 4, 2010
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I just returned from a few days in the hot Arizona desert where I met with lath, plaster and drywall contractors from across America. The meeting was well attended despite the so-called “down-turn” in the economy, and everyone was cautiously optimistic for a change. 
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