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Dear Membership, The Board would like to survey our members to find out what permitting issues you are seeing with various agencies in your area. We are working to provide solutions, training and possible topics to discuss with the varying agencies. See below examples of the type of information we would like to obtain: *…

Kelly White is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Kelly White & Assoc Ins-Monthly Safety Meeting Time: Nov 17, 2020 02:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/9048808881?pwd=S0NYSnR3TGJ1Sk1zalFSNUZSRGxiUT09 Meeting ID: 904 880 8881 Passcode: 1wgzeW One tap mobile +13017158592,,9048808881#,,,,,,0#,,878494# US (Washington D.C) +13126266799,,9048808881#,,,,,,0#,,878494# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1…

Kelly White & Associates Insurance is hosting a Monthly Safety Meeting – OSHA Inspection Preparation and Participation and has extended the invite to all FMCA Member’s and their employee’s. The meeting will be presented by Buddy Underwood with Underdawg Safety. Buddy was a prior OSHA Safety Inspector for the Marine Division in Florida, therefore is…

Good Afternoon Members, Yesterday I attended the Brevard County Contractor’s Licensing Board Meeting. I was invited to attend the meeting to discuss a proposed change to allow Licensed Excavation Contractor’s to install Rip-Rap Seawalls. The Motion has been on the table for sometime now and was initiated due to a local Excavation Contractor advertising for…

Good afternoon All, We have an FMCA member looking to purchase a Steel Barge 70′ x 30′. If you have one you are interested in selling or know of one, please let me know. 904-880-8881 x 107 or kelly.white@myfmca.org. Kelly White

Register today at www.myfmca.org! That’s right, the Expo & Annual Meeting are moving forward. The Governor has opened the State of Florida back up and The Shore’s Resort & Spa are anxious to see us. October 2nd & 3rd 2020 The Shore’s Resort & Spa, Daytona Beach, FL Daytona Beach South, Florida Rooms $169 a…

Executive Order 20-91, Stay at Home order – The order includes Essential Workers to be able to continue servicing the needs of our community. Fortunately, Contractors/Construction employees are included on the Essential Workers List. Re: Executive Order 20-89. We recommend all contractors provide employees with a letter or affidavit identifying them as your employee while…

Coronavirus: Danger and Opportunity (Live Training) Date: Thursday, 09 April 2020 | Time: 10:00 AM PST , 01:00 PM EST Almost every manufacturing and service business is affected by the COVID-19 threat. No vaccination is currently available, and clinical trials may take roughly a year to deliver one. The countermeasures that are being taken to…

An FMCA Member is looking for refurbished or new chop saw like a TS420 Stihl or equivalent. Please let me know if you have any you are selling. Regards, Kelly White 904-880-8881 x 107

One of our members received a request for a “Flushing Study” from the DEP for a proposed Marina Project. Central East Coast of Florida. Please reach out if you have any suggestions/recommendations on an environmental consultant that maybe able to accommodate. Thank you in advance, Kelly White

An FMCA Member is looking to purchase a 30′ x 50′ barge and a second barge between 60′ to 80′. Please reach out to Kelly White with details if you have anything in the range you are interested in selling. 904-553-5189 or kelly.white@myfmca.org.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier issued an Order on Rate Filing today to the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) requesting an amended filing to reduce workers’ compensation rates by 7.5 percent for 2020. The Order notifies NCCI that the rate filing submitted for a 5.4% rate decrease has been disapproved and,…