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No one can argue that a visit to a Chick-fil-A is a higher-level experience than you get from most fast food restaurants. Have you ever wondered how they manage to deliver great food and a great experience when restaurants right down the street, paying their people similar wages, struggle?

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Many business owners train and mentor employees for the long term, only to have them leave in two or three years. Have you experienced the loss of a promising employee? If so, then you know the costs related to turnover are high and getting higher as jobs become more specialized. Even if you offer the usual employment benefits, and perhaps even a retirement plan, that may not be enough to retain these important employees in today’s competitive job market.

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One of the more significant election promises made by then-candidate Trump was his promise to reduce the regulatory burden on American businesses. With his "two regulations withdrawn for every one proposed" approach, he has been largely successful in making his promise a reality. In part, as a result, the economy has boomed in relative terms.

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While the industry is focused on attracting and retaining new blood, and rightly so, aptitude for the trade cannot be given a back seat. The facts are that, no matter how many bodies we are able to hire, those bodies do not come with any guarantees the apprentice candidates will actually be willing and able to learn the trade and to apply that knowledge in the field.

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An award not given each year, only when deserved, the PHCC Texas Spirit of Texas presentation was delivered to Mr. Dickie McCurdy, President, MMM Plumbing, Heating and AC of Amarillo, Texas at its Annual Business Meeting on May 5, 2018 at the Hilton Lakefront, Rockwall, Texas.



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Education
  
6HR Plumbing Continuing Education topics include: TSBPE Law & Rules, OSHA Confined Spaces & Your Toolkit, Gas Piping, and New Products.

2017-2018 CE course year ends June 30, 2018. Please secure your spot in advance!

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Effective September 1st, 2017, TSBPE rules changed to allow completion of annual continuing education requirements via correspondence course (mail), no matter where the licensee resides. This modified the previous rules which only allowed plumbers out of state or living in rural counties to complete their annual CE via correspondence.

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Membership
  
LesCon Plumbing Inc. is a family owned and operated plumbing company serving the Houston area since 1978. They are committed to quality and dependability as they have been serving their customers from their Humble, Texas location for the past 38 years. They believe in doing it right the first time with affordable competitive pricing.

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Benefits
  
PHCC makes it easy for you and your team to stay current on all the regulations and codes that affect you. At the same time, we protect you from overregulation, by educating and persuading lawmakers before they make decisions that could impact your business.

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