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RPC NEWS APRIL 2014
The RPC –
Building Connections
www.rpcla.com
APRIL, 2014
** NEXT MEETING – MONDAY APRIL 21ST at 6:00 pm **
Sponsored by SAFE AND SOUND
At THE LORENZO
Program & Events RSVP’s
Membership & Ethics
Allison Warrell
Allison.warrell@sheahomes.com
951-549-7514
Presidents Message by Lisa Lenig
Jenny Gaskill
jenballplyr@msn.com
818-689-4297
Happy Spring!
WOW what an awesome turn out at our March meeting – 37 members with 2 new faces as guests both of whom joined our
organization. A big thanks to Rick White and Brian Larrabure for a very interesting evening and power point presentation on
Framing.
Please help me in welcoming:
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Cameron Conkle – Watt Companies •
Megan O’Brien – Corman Leigh Companies Please be sure to introduce yourself at the next event.
We also had the 2014 – 2015 Board of Directors elections and have selected the board for the upcoming year. This year we
welcome a few new faces to the board which is always exciting. New to the board this year are: Susan Mentzer, Cathy
Larson, Heather Ranz, Heidi Heitz-Lowe and Maureen Van Nattan, all of whom I am positive will be assets to an already stellar
Board of Directors.
We also said Goodbye (for a small break) this year to a long time board member and my right hand money man – Skip Bing. I
wanted to take a minute to personally thank Skip for all his time and patience as Treasurer the last few years. Please know
Skip how much I appreciate you keeping us in check (it wasn’t always easy) and always participating in any and all RPC
events, discussions and special committees. You were a huge part of our board and will be missed – THANKS SKIP!
We are also losing Jeanie Gerrard on our Board of Directors next year as our Newsletter editor. Thank you Jeanie for taking
this on as a first time board member. You did an outstanding job with the newsletter and publishing every month to keep us
all informed. Thanks again!
Thank you to those of you who were asked to send In your Green Sheets this month by Tracey Lund as we are sending out our
3rd and final for the year Sponsor Newsletter and believe me the sponsors LOVE this newsletter – thanks Mark Mandernacht for
making the newsletter happen.
As our year comes to a close with our Installation of incoming Board members next month in Cabo San Lucas there are a few
items I would like everyone to be aware of:
1. June will be the Sponsor Appreciation Event @ a downtown LA location (more details will follow). This event is to thank our sponsors for their support all year not just for the Installation Event so please every member try to attend so we can show our thanks and appreciation. 2. Summer Soiree will kick off our 2014-­‐2015 year and will be held in August (details to come so be on the lookout) 3. Look for another Santa Anita Family day later in the year as well. 4. In support of our Sponsors we ask that when you are bidding we all make an effort to give our Preferred Sponsors 5 minutes of your time – they will have to earn the projects but if we can at least give them an opportunity. 5. Recruit, recruit, recruit – we will began new membership drive in August so I challenge everyone to bring a new potential member to our September meeting. I brought 2 to last meeting so I know they are out there – ask your subcontractors; they will know who is RPC material. In closing I want to remind those of you attending the Installation trip next month to be on the lookout in your e-mail and
spam for your travel information from the travel agent Tina. Please remember to read the itinerary, as all events are
mandatory!
I will see some of you soon in Cabo San Lucas as others I won’t see until June at the Appreciation Event. Please stay in
contact and read your newsletters for upcoming events and remember this is your organization and we always want to hear
from you.
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RPC 2013-2014 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President – LISA LENIG
Vice President – RICK MOSES
Secretary –RICH VILLASENOR
Treasurer – SKIP BING
Membership & Ethics –ALLISON WARRELL
Website / Law & Government – LISETTE VERELST/TRACEY LUND
Programs & Events – JENNY GASKILL
Newsletter– JEANIE GERRARD
Special Events – NICOLE BURES / MARK MANDERNACHT
Past President - LARRY CONLEY
WEB LINKS NAHB International Builders
Show http://www.buildersshow.com/Ho
me/
Housing Zone – Builder Magazine www.housingzone.com ION STATEMENT
Professional License Lookup www2.dca.ca.gov/pls/wllpub/wllquery$.startup Leadership Tips www.smartbrief.com Internet Fact Checker http://www.refdesk.com/ The RESIDENTIAL PURCHASING CORPORATION is a non-profit trade organization incorporated
in 1968. Its ranks are comprised of Project Managers, VP’s and Directors of Purchasing, Purchasing
Managers and Agents, Assistant Purchasing Agents and Option Managers intent upon keeping pace
with state-of-art products, materials, and practices particular to the construction industry.
This active network of purchasing and construction professionals provides vital communication
links for exploring innovative concepts, solving common problems and obtaining referrals endorsed
by peers. Seminars and on-site visits to manufacturing facilities serve to maintain an industry
overview and specific product knowledge. This interface of purchasing professionals and their
suppliers provides direct knowledge of current advances in product and techniques and how they
impact the builder.
The RESIDENTIAL PURCHASING CORPORATION provides a support base for an evolving
community of purchasing professionals intent upon cost effectiveness, timeless and excellence of
product.
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CALENDAR / MISCELLANEOUS
**RPC**
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Diane Marx-Phillips………April 24
2013-2014 EVENTS CALENDAR
June 24 .. Sponsor Appreciation Event
August 28 …………….. Summer Soiree
September 30 …..…… Masonite Doors
October 12…...Family Day-Santa Anita
October 21 ………..……… Duct Testers
November ………………….. No Meeting
December 04 ……………. Mini-Mixer at
Sagebrush Cantina
January 27 ………. VEFO, AJ Fasteners
Plant Tour
Feb. 24 ……… Letizia-Coronado Stone
March 31 ………….. Larrabure Framing
April 21 ………………Safe & Sound
Jobsite Tour
May 02 – 05 ……… Officer Installation
RPC JOB BANK -­‐ EWT Resources / Executive Search, is looking to fill multiple positions in Southern California. Contact Tim Mencel, Senior Partner: tim@ewtresources.com 760-­‐566-­‐6533 -­‐Purchasing Agent position is available at Richmond American in Irvine Contact Michael Doughlin @ (949) 467-­‐2661. -­‐ Structure Home is currently looking for a Project Manager to lead custom home building projects in Los Angeles. Link to job description: http://www.structurehome.com/ProjectManagerStructureHome.pdf Alyssa Trebil-­‐Alyssa@StructureHome.com 818-­‐598-­‐1330 x115 Cell: 818-­‐517-­‐6936 -­‐Watt Communities has a position open for a Contract Administrator in the Santa Monica office. Three years residential construction experience and one year contract administration is required. Contact Cameron Conkle at cconkle@wattcommunities.com for a written job description. -­‐ Planet Home Living (a residential real estate developer) seeks Accounting Manager for fast paced Newport Beach office. Must be proficient in Timberline. For more information contact rpetroff@planethomeliving.com 3 of 9
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Health Advisory
By Rick Moses
Presently I am being observed and evaluated for what my wife suspects could be PNTD, which she
fears will lead to abnormal use of FB and much time away from home attending AA. I felt that it is my
obligation and duty to share with you helpful insight from the Mayo Clinic, whether or not you (a board
member) have PNTD or not, but you (our members & most definitely the sponsors) will be exposed to FB on
our trip to Cabo or at home. For the few of you that are not familiar with these abbreviations, PNTD is Pre
Newsletter Traumatic Disorder, FB is Free Booze and AA is Alcoholics Anonymous. You are probably
wondering how this article ever got printed in your newsletter and is this guy still around. Just remember you
did or didn’t exercise your right to vote and you got me for another year. It is still not too late for a recall.
See you in Cabo.
While moderate alcohol use may offer some health benefits, heavy drinking — including binge drinking — has
no health benefits. Excessive drinking can increase your risk of serious health problems, including:
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Certain cancers, including breast cancer and cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx and esophagus
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Pancreatitis
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Sudden death if you already have cardiovascular disease
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Heart muscle damage (alcoholic cardiomyopathy) leading to heart failure
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Stroke
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High blood pressure
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Liver disease
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Suicide
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Accidental serious injury or death
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Brain damage and other problems in an unborn child
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Alcohol withdrawal syndrome
Moderate alcohol consumption may provide some health benefits. It may:
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Reduce your risk of developing and dying from heart disease
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Possibly reduce your risk of ischemic stroke (when the arteries to your brain become narrowed or blocked,
causing severely reduced blood flow)
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Possibly reduce your risk of diabetes
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Residential Purchasing Corporation
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NEWS YOU CAN USE
The US economy added 192,000 jobs in March, and previously reported job growth
data for January and February were revised upward. Other US economic data were
mixed. Factory orders, durable goods orders and non-manufacturing PMI improved.
However, manufacturing PMI grew more slowly, exports declined and weekly
jobless claims increased.
China’s latest manufacturing data presented a mixed picture. While the official
government report showed slight expansion, the private HSBC monthly data
indicated contraction. Japan’s industrial production fell in February, but –– as with
US economic activity this winter –– it was held back by harsh weather.
US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s assurance of continued US monetary
support helped propel global stocks higher. The yield on the 10-year US Treasury
note rose to a one-month high, and the Chicago Board of Options Exchange
Volatility Index fell to its lowest level since January. The common denominator: a
growing sense of investor confidence.
US and global economic news
US job growth gains some traction The United States added 192,000 jobs in
March. The data showed a pickup in hiring after a slight lull this winter. And the job
growth figures for January and February were revised upward by a total of 37,000.
The job growth now for the three most recent months — January: +144,000;
February: +197,000; March: +192,000. The labor force participation rate rose to
63.2% in March, and the average workweek increased by 0.2 hour to 34.5 hours.
However, average earnings slipped by 1 cent to $24.30 an hour. The broader
measure of unemployment, including part-time workers who seek a full-time job,
increased to 12.7% in March.
US economic data mixed A mixed bag of US economic news pointed to an
economy making small steps forward. Positives include the following:
1.
The Institute for Supply Management’s national factory activity index rose to
53.7 in March from 53.2 in February.
2.
The nonmanufacturing purchasing managers’ index climbed to 53.1 in March
from 51.6 in February.
3.
New orders for US factory goods increased 1.6% in February.
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Durable goods orders increased 2.2%, but orders for nondefense capital
goods excluding aircraft, indicating business investment, fell 1.4%.
However, economic obstacles remain:
2.
The US trade deficit expanded 7.7% to $42.3 billion in February, a five-month
high. The key was a 1.1% decline in exports, particularly petroleum,
commercial jets and industrial supplies.
3.
Weekly initial jobless claims rose by 16,000 to a seasonally adjusted 326,000
in the week ended 29 March. The four-week moving average remained near
six-month lows, at 319,500.
Japan’s industrial output slows Japanese industrial production fell by 2.3% in
February after seasonal adjustments, far below the 0.3% rise economists had
forecast. Bad weather, including heavy snow in some areas, hampered production.
The report was released just ahead of Japan’s sales tax increase on 1 April. The
tax hike, to 8% from 5%, is expected to slow the country’s economic momentum.
Optimism among the country’s major manufacturers deteriorated, according to the
quarterly Bank of Japan tankan survey.
China’s manufacturing activity reports diverge China had split results in its two
gauges of manufacturing activity. The country’s official PMI for March beat
expectations slightly, rising to 50.3 from 50.2 in February. In contrast, HSBC’s PMI
gauge for China fell to 48.0, its lowest level in a year and a half, and down from
48.5 in February. China’s official survey tilts more heavily towards larger, stateowned companies.
Eurozone inches toward zero inflation Annual eurozone inflation fell to 0.5% in
March, its lowest level since November 2009. Although a number of temporary
factors may have contributed to the lower-than-expected number, the extremely low
inflation level points to the region’s economic fragility. The report raised
expectations that the European Central Bank would act to head off deflation.
However, at its policy meeting this week, the ECB kept interest rates unchanged.
OECD member inflation dips to 1.4% The annual rate of inflation among the 34
members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development fell to
1.4% in February from 1.7% in January. The rate also fell by a similar margin
among the Group of 20, the largest industrial and developing nations, falling for a
third straight month, to 2.3% from 2.6%. The OECD reported that six of its member
countries, all in Europe, had prices decline in the last year.
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US and global corporate news
GM called to task for slow response to deaths General Motors CEO Mary Barra
apologized for the automaker’s failure to address faulty ignition switches, which led
to at least 13 deaths. Barry, under oath in a congressional hearing, said GM’s slow
response was “unacceptable,” and that she learned about the issue only in late
January 2014. Defective ignition switches in various models caused engines to shut
off during operation, which in turn made airbags, power steering and power brakes
inoperable. The problem first came to light in 2001.
Monsanto profit grows 13% Agribusiness giant Monsanto posted a 13%
improvement in its fiscal second-quarter earnings. The world’s largest seed
company benefited from strong soybean seed sales and improved profit margins.
Revenue grew 6.6%, and gross margin expanded to 59.1% from 56.1% as product
costs fell 0.7%. APPLICATION AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AT RPCLA.COM
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