CFMA - Valley of the Sun

Thursday, March, 15 2018 11:45am-1:30pm     "Tales From the Dark Side - How to Steal $1 BILLION (and How to Prevent it!)"   Michael S. Nyman, CPA, CISA, CISSP, CITP, CRISC, Signing Director Specialized Advisory Services, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP   With recent highly publicized security breaches through the country, one begins to recognize the importance of understanding Cyber Security and its risks.  In the Tales from the Dark Side presentation, you will learn: Am I or is my organization a target Security threats are real Reasons to care about security  Specific attacks used by hackers Common security practices that you can use Visit the event posting here for details and to register online

By  Dale Brown    –  Research Director, Phoenix Business Journal Bel-Aire Mechanical Inc. and Comfort Systems USA-Southwest repeated their 1-2 ranking from a year ago when the   Phoenix Business Journal   today published the 2018 edition of its annual Mechanical Contractors list.   The list is ranked by 2017 local gross sales, and Bel-Aire reported $75.8 million. Second went to Comfort Systems USA-Southwest with $70.3 million and third was IMCOR - Interstate Mechanical Corp. with $66.5 million.                          Congratulations to all our VoS CFMA member companies!

Connection Cafe Break Work keeping you busy? You may have missed the hot topics other members have been talking about on CFMA’s Connection Café . Critical incident debriefing , job costing overtime pay , and captive insurance all generated some buzz recently. Join in the conversation to share and get useful information!

Nominations Deadline, February 15, 2018 Event, May 8, 2018 6-8pm-Phoenix Country Club   Lovitt & Touche is on the nominating committee for the 2018 Controller of the Year award hosted, by Financial Executives International (FEI) and would like to open up the opportunity for CFMA members to nominate their Controllers.   We anticipate this will be a great event and one of the best ways to recognize your Controller and the company as a whole. We anticipate over 200 people in attendance supporting their Controllers. You can access the nomination through this link and  here are a few key dates  Nomination applications are due Thursday February 15, 2018. The big event will be held on May 8, 2018 from 6pm - 8pm at the Phoenix Country Club If you have any questions or would like to know more about FEI, please give contact Dennis Tsonis at 602.778.7027.

3109 S. Fair Lane, Tempe, AZ 85282   Wear your rugged jeans, woodsy plaid, facial hair and forest gear. (No open toed shoes or sandals)   Come join us for a lesson in axe throwing by axe-pert coaches in a safe and comfortable environment.  Take your best shot at hitting the dart board like target; it's a lot like bowling, but without the clown shoes.     Beer, wine and other non-alcoholic beverages will be provided along with Pizza for just $45/person.   Visit   www.vos.cfma.org for details and to register online Check it out here: https://youtu.be/3tPSfDeQ_KI

Quarterly Event:  Thursday, February 15, 2018 4-6pm   Keynote Speaker:  Dave Miller, CTP, CCIFP, CRIS, CFP                                Jokake Construction Services   DPR:  222 N 44th Street Phoenix AZ   Email Danielle Puente for details and to sign up.   *Our Young Construction Financial Professionals are a group of CFMA members under the age of 40 who coordinate meetings and events for their younger age group.  

Suicide Prevention Took Center Stage at the 2018 Grammy Awards At the 2018 Grammy Awards, rapper Logic performed his song “1-800-273-8255” with Alessia Cara and Khalid to put a spotlight on the suicide epidemic. These performers were joined on stage by suicide attempt and loss survivors selected by the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Among those who promoted the power of the Lifeline was Construction Industry Alliance for Suicide Prevention member, Sally Spencer-Thomas ! Improving Your Organization in 2018 As we enter the second month of the new year, it’s important to stay on top of our goals for 2018. Here are three manageable tips to help your construction company improve its organization this year. Connection Cafe Break Work keeping you busy? You may have missed the hot topics oth...

Thank you to all participants of the 2017 Arizona Construction Industry Compensation Survey.  Your participation was invaluable in making this year's survey a meaningful tool for you, your organization, and our industry.      Your input is very important to us in our continual efforts to provide a useful resource for evaluating your firm's compensation as related to others in the construction industry.     Please share suggestions you might have for future surveys with the Salary Survey Committee by emailing vosadmin@cfma.org .   For participating, each company was placed in a raffle drawing held at the January luncheon.  Congratulations to the winners: Linda Montoya from True Metal Solutions - $500 gift card Debbie Russell from SBD - $100 gift card Ketih Beiber from HACI - $100 gift card

Deadline to Submit:  May 1, 2018   It is a new year... with new tuition bills!    The CFMA VoS is accepting applications for Fall'18 scholarships to help ease the cost.    So, if you know any construction/business oriented student or construction-financial industry employed folks currently, or soon to be, undertaking a related education program, point them towards the CFMA VoS scholarship webpage:   http://vos.cfma.org/valleyofthesun/chapterresources/scholarship    Application deadline is 5/1/2018.    Thank you! Your CFMA VoS Scholarship Committee