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Plasterer William Rogers discusses the work force and the hawk-and-trowel trades.

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Trowel Talk: One Good Turn

Rogers
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

Rogers
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

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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?

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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

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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 Underground Economy

Bill Rogers
April 11, 2011
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Are contractors who pay their employees cash or who misclassify their workers as “subcontractors” for the purpose of avoiding taxes, worker compensation insurance cutting into your business?
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Trowel Talk: Developing Master Craftsmen

Rogers
William E. Rogers ACP
September 29, 2010
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As the director of a national training program for plasterers, I help develop and implement training criteria and curriculum materials for young people just entering the trade. So, nothing gives me greater pleasure than to witness young men and women, who’ve got a few years under their belt, excelling at the craft-especially in a down economy! 
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Trowel Talk: Learning Italian

Rogers
William E. Rogers ACP
December 1, 2009
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When I first began to learn how to plaster, if someone would have told me then that it would one day become necessary for me to learn to speak Italian, I would have chuckled and turned away.
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Trowel Talk: How Important Is Customer Service?

Rogers
William E. Rogers ACP
July 6, 2009
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I know that it has been a while since I was a small remodeling contractor, but has the state of the art really fallen this far?
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Trowel Talk: Nashville Skyline

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William E. Rogers ACP
April 30, 2009
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I stood along the rail of an upper tier at the Nashville Convention Center, home of the 2009 AWCI Convention and Intex Expo trade show. I watched two middle-aged men approaching each other on opposing escalators, one going up, the other going down.
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