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The CYRP Carnival is coming to Waterfront Park in San Diego, California! We are hard at work planning the April 24 carnival event — a family-fun day filled with cotton candy, carnival games, face painting and much more for all CRA members. While conserving the past, the CYRP hopes to enhance the future of the CRA by growing the San Diego territory, and we look forward to seeing you and your families there. So mark your calendars and plan to join us!

Hawthorne Cat, the exclusive Cat® equipment dealer in San Diego, the Hawaiian Islands and the Pacific region, is sad to announce the passing of James Thomas “Tom” Hawthorne on March 10, 2022, at the age of 93. Along with his father, J.B. Hawthorne, Tom founded Hawthorne Machinery Co. in 1956. He led the company as its CEO for the next 50 years. Tom was always looking for new business opportunities and ways to grow and improve the company. He believed that helping a customer succeed in growing his own business should be goal No. 1. Tom was recognized as an icon in the construction markets and as a pioneer in the short-term equipment rental business (Hawthorne Rentals). He was also one of the first Cat dealers to establish a separate and dedicated Power Systems business unit (Hawthorne Power Systems). His 50-year career as a Caterpillar tractor dealer in San Diego, Hawaii, Guam and the Pacific Islands has been stellar.

Hawthorne Cat is in its third and fourth generation of leadership with Tom’s son-in-law, Tee Ness, as Chairman and grandson, Dave Ness, as President/CEO. Tom’s legacy of a commitment to excellence lives on through programs such as the Tom Hawthorne Diesel Technology Center at Miramar College, which grants scholarships to students earning their degree in Diesel Technology, and the Hawthorne Veteran and Family Resource Center, which is sponsored by Interfaith Community Services and is designed to help homeless veterans stabilize their lives. In his retirement, Tom started a new company called Tool Shed Equipment Rental & Sales with his brothers Paul, Jack and Gary Hawthorne.

CRA’s next Fourth Wednesday Rental Workshop will take place via Zoom on April 27, 2022, from 2:30-4 p.m. A workshop titled “Reputation Management – Navigating the World of Online Sentiments” will be presented by Paige Sachs with ReachLocal.
 
Training for this FREE MEMBER BENEFIT runs for an hour and is followed by a Q&A session. Participants will have a chance to win a $50 Amazon gift card during the raffle, which is being held at the end of the workshop. Thank you, ReachLocal for sponsoring this workshop!

CRA’s 2023 Equipment and Party Rental Tradeshow will be back at the South Point Hotel & Convention Center. Visit www.RentalRally.com for complete Rental Rally Tradeshow information. 

 

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More than half the states have legislated presumption bills that make workers' compensation claims from post-traumatic stress compensable for first responders.

 

Often when there is a particularly traumatic event, such as the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, a state will enact laws that presume a causal connection between the event and those who witnessed it who now suffer from post-traumatic stress injury or disability (PTSD). Many states have now enacted PTSD presumption laws for first responders — four more states just in the first week of February.

 

“With COVID, people are more amenable to the idea that mental injuries are a problem than (they have been) in the past,” said Tom Howard, an attorney at workers' compensation firm Gerber & Holder LLP, of Atlanta, told Business Insurance.

 

But it’s not just first responders who are prone to PTSD. Anyone in almost any job can get it.

 Booth rates may increase in May — submit your booth application with a deposit by April 30, 2022, and we will honor the Rental Rally 2022 pricing!

 

CRA’s 2023 Equipment and Party Rental Tradeshow will be back at the South Point Hotel & Convention Center — a great venue choice with the convenience of having the convention center and hotel on the same property.

 

Reserve Your Booth Today at the Early Bird Rate:
Booths start at $1,695* for CRA Members and $2,095 for non-members. Corner booths are an additional $300. *Optional Events such as the Cocktail Party and Gala are not included in the booth fee.

 

Hy-Brid Lifts, an industry leader in high-quality, low-level access equipment, announces the latest attachment for A92.20 Pro Series scissor lifts: a heavy-duty pipe rack. This easy-to-install accessory kit helps users organize up to 100 pounds of materials while maximizing platform space. The pipe rack is conveniently designed to sit on a scissor lift’s rails and not be obtrusive to operators.