BOARD PRESIDENT LETTER
Growing in 2019
AT HOME ON CAPE COD • SPRING/SUMMER 2019 13
Together we are making a
difference for our industry
and our community here
on Cape Cod and beyond. While
2018 was a good year for the
association, we are continuing to
improve in 2019 with advocacy
and engagement.
Earlier this year HBRACC
signed an MOU with Mashpee
High School. This will allow
them to apply for grants for
funding a curriculum and path
to provide trade-focused classes
within their curricula. The goal
is to add more students to the
potential pool of graduates that can feed the future
worker needs of our community.
Several organizations have helped us understand and
take advantage of certain workforce development initiatives
aimed at growing the talent pool for our industry.
• The Executive Office of Labor & Workforce
Development has spoken to us about
apprenticeships, particularly grants and funding
options for our members who hire apprentices.
• Mass Hire Cape & Islands Career Center has
shared knowledge about funding for on-the-job
training for new hires, and employer benefits for
hiring veterans.
• Cape & Islands Workforce Development spoke
about workforce training fund grants for new and
incumbent employees.
• The Center for Corporate and Professional
Education (CCAPE) has run a number of
construction trade-focused education programs
for trade workers, as well as administration and
supervisory positions in our industry.
We recommend that our members take advantage
of any new ways to find employees and funding to
train them to become productive contributors to their
businesses. There are already several
member companies who are taking
advantage of this and seeing benefits.
Please contact HBRACC office staff if
you need specific details. We will put you
in contact with the right department.
Our 4th bi-annual Blitz Build takes
place this year, one of a few hundred
that will occur around the country. We
are very excited to be collaborating
once again with Habitat For Humanity
of Cape Cod, this time building a
home in Brewster.
Our industry has been fortunate to
be in an extended period of growth.
Membership is up and our goal for 2019
and beyond is to continue to grow membership to 350
member companies. We have more members involved in
events and committees, and we are looking to improve
overall participation in association activities.
We feel that our current activity and events reflect
and support the key mission of the association, but we
are always looking for new opportunities and are open to
changes as the environment changes. With that in mind
we will most likely add some form of house tour to the
annual calendar in 2020.
I believe that all of the most active member
companies see benefits—be it in consumer visibility,
building knowledge, or camaraderie. We will consider
new ways to promote the industry, the association, and
our member companies.
Peter Kimball
President
HBRACC