NUCA’s VP of government affairs Zack Perconti talks about the utility construction industry’s State Revolving Fund resources and its chances to survive intact in the FY2024 funding battle in Congress. He also discusses in detail with Dig This!

NUCA's Dig This! Episode 23 - F. Sonya Bohmann, CIASP

Nov 22nd, 2023 12m 44s

Our newest Dig This! podcast talks to the executive director of the Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention (CIASP), Ms. Sonya Bohmann. She talks about what employers can do to help employees exhibiting signs of mental struggles.

Episode 22: NUCA WINS 3.0 Update - Featuring Jim Messina, Compatica and NUCA WINS

Sep 22nd, 2023 8m 33s

Jim Messina from NUCA WINS and Compatica, and Bob discuss the newly updated version of NUCA WINS, the industry's top damage reporting app. Version 3.0 offers several enhanced features, with Jim discussing its ROI for users. Learn more at www.nu

Episode 21: Safety Culture (part 2) Featuring William Schultz, W.M. Schultz Construction, Inc.

Sep 6th, 2023 15m

Our latest Dig This! podcast is Part 2 of our discussion with Bill Schultz, president of Schultz Construction in Ballston Spa, New York. This episode digs in to details of how Schultz Construction created their unique culture of safety, core va

Episode 20: Safety Culture (part 1) Featuring William Schultz, W.M. Schultz Construction, Inc.

Aug 16th, 2023 13m 9s

Our latest Dig This! podcast features Bill Schultz, president of Schultz Construction in Ballston Spa, New York. We discuss his company's unique journey to creating a strong safety culture in his company. It's a two-part podcast, so please stay

Episode 19 Featuring Natalie Hansen, NUCA Middle Tennessee Executive Director - Workforce Development Academy

Jul 12th, 2023 11m 24s

Bob and Natalie discuss the first graduating class and future of the Workforce Development Academy, a heavy equipment operation training course created by the NUCA of Middle Tennessee Chapter.

Episode 18 Featuring Kirk Blomgren, NUCA's Safety Committee Chair and Vice President Safety. Quality & Efficiency for Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors

Jun 13th, 2023 11m 20s

Bob and Kirk discuss the importance of a company wide safety culture - particularly on the jobsite, NUCA training programs, NUCA STAR, and other new NUCA Safety programs coming your way.

Episode 17 Featuring Zack Perconti, NUCA Vice President of Government Affairs

May 11th, 2023 16m 34s

NUCA's lobbyist and VP Government Affairs Zack Perconti delivers a thorough overview of the May 16-17 Washington Summit and details about the important issues our 100+ attendees will be discussing with their lawmakers (16:34).

Episode 16: Featuring Vince Hafeli, President Ajax Paving of Florida, on Suicide Prevention in the American Construction Industry

Apr 17th, 2023 17m 53s

The U.S. construction industry has a sobering statistic to contemplate: it has the second-highest rate of suicide in the American workforce. Vince Hafeli, president of Ajax Paving of Florida, shares his own story about these tragedies and how

Episode 15: Featuring Jim Messina, Compatica and NUCA WINS

Apr 3rd, 2023 10m 22s

Jim Messina, from NUCA WINS and Compatica, and Bob discuss NUCA's reporting app, NUCA WINS, its ability to streamline your reporting processes, its many useful features, its ROI (which could pay for the cost of the app itself), and more regardi

Episode 15: Featuring Jim Messina, Compatica and NUCA WINS

Mar 31st, 2023 17m 14s

NUCA WINS is an incident recording app that employees’ can easily operate on their mobile device to document the situation at the point-of-occurrence. In a matter of a few minutes, incidents like unmarked utilities and injuries can be easily a

Episode 14: Featuring NUCA Chairman of the Board Ryan Kinning, Co-Owner of Penro Construction

Feb 24th, 2023 9m 16s

NUCA Chairman Ryan Kinning sits down with Dig This’s host Bob and reflects on his last year as Chairman of the Board of NUCA, as well as his time serving in several NUCA leadership roles. Ryan discusses his big takeaways from his time at the to

Episode 13: Featuring Chris Price, certified financial planner for Coastal Wealth and NUCA's Advisor for NUCA Advantage 401K Retirement Account Program

Feb 9th, 2023 12m 51s

Bob sits down with Chris Price to discuss recent changes to the law regarding retirement programs, which recognized the long-term benefits of incentivizing retirement savings. Chris discusses these changes and how they will affect your company'

Episode 12: Featuring Walter Kusmenko, Field Health & Safety Supervisor, Montana Construction, Inc.

Jan 20th, 2023 15m 22s

Bob sits down and has an in depth conversation about the industry and safety with Walter Kusmenko, Field Health and Safety Supervisor of Montana Construction, Inc. a member of NUCA New Jersey.

Episode 11: Telling Our Industry's Story - Featuring Rob Krzys, President of Benjamin Media

Dec 19th, 2022 14m 6s

Bob and Rob Krzys discuss the history of NUCA and Benjamin Media's long standing relationship, new technologies in safety and the industry, and more.

Episode 10: Mid-term Election Results - Featuring Zack Perconti, NUCA Vice President of Government Affairs

Nov 22nd, 2022 20m 22s

Bob and Zack have an in-depth discussion of the results of the 2022 mid-term elections and what that means for future legislation over the next two years and for the industry at large.

Episode 9: Chapter Focus - Featuring Christine Barnes, Executive Director of NUCA of Colorado

Nov 11th, 2022 13m 56s

An in depth conversation about NUCA of Colorado's various very successful safety events with Executive Director Christine Barnes.

Episode 8: Safety & Damage Prevention Conference - Featuring Mike Flowers, NUCA Director of Safety, Training, and Education

Oct 17th, 2022 7m 43s

NUCA's safety director Mike Flowers discussed the upcoming Nov. 17-18 safety and damage prevention conference being held in November. Mike previews what's new at this year's event, the many benefits in store for our industry's safety profession

Episode 7: Workforce Development - Featuring Renee Nutter of the Nutter Family Foundation on Dozer Days, and Annette McRoy, Workforce Development Manager at NUCA of Nebraska.

Oct 3rd, 2022 28m 13s

Our guests discuss their efforts in the realm of workforce development for the utility construction world.

Episode 6: Supply Chain Issues - Featuring Jack Schaller, President of Waterworks for Core and Main and Zack Perconti, NUCA Lobbyist

Aug 2nd, 2022 27m 10s

Episode 5: NUCA Safety Programs - Featuring Bob Samanas, Safety Officer Fehlinger Construction, and a NUCA STAR overview with Mike Flowers, NUCA Director of Safety, Training, and Education

Jul 7th, 2022 23m 50s

On this episode we discuss some safety program best practices with Fehlinger's Bob Samanas and dig in to NUCA's new S.T.A.R. program.

Episode 4: Washington Summit - Featuring Tom Butler, NUCA GA Committee Chair and NUCA Vice-chair; and Linda Goslee, Executive Director, NUCA of the Carolinas

Jun 7th, 2022 26m 21s

Episode 3: NUCA's New Chairman - Featuring Ryan Kinning, Penro Construction and Chris Price, Financial Planner

May 2nd, 2022 34m 27s

This episode features interviews with NUCA Chairman of the Board Ryan Kinning and NUCA's 401k administrator and financial advisor Chris Price, CFP®, RICP®, ChFC®

Episode 2: Onsite at the Convention - Featuring Mark Bridgers, Continuum Capital and Scot & Austin Hattenburg, M&L Construction

Apr 4th, 2022 18m 34s

This episode includes interviews with Mark Bridgers from Continuum Capital as he discusses the recent 811 study, and NUCA Member contractor Scot Hattenburg and his son Austin, from M&L Contracting out of Spokane, Washington.

Episode 1: Introducing Dig This! - Featuring NUCA CEO Doug Carlson and Zack Perconti, Wyman Associates

Apr 4th, 2022 27m 10s

This episode includes and interview with NUCA CEO Doug Carlson and one of NUCA's government affairs professionals, Zack Perconti from Wyman Associates.

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