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OCTOBER 2004 10/15/2004

Exercise Your Precious Right - Vote on November 2!The basic freedoms we enjoy as citizens of the United States are subject to the periodic exercise of the most precious right--the privilege to vote.

For over two hundred years, Americans have been able to participate in the democratic process of electing our leaders and determining policies affecting the way we are governed. Our representative form of government places great responsibilityand authority on whom we elect. Equally important is the role each voter plays in this process. It is our responsibility tobecome knowledgeable of issues and candidates before we cast our vote. An uninformed, disinterested voter is an affront toour democratic process and undermines the very values that make this country unique among the world of nations.

I can relate from personal experience the high value elected officials place on informed, responsible citizens. You need onlylook at the long lines of first time voters in Afghanistan to appreciate how previous is our right to vote.

Elsewhere in this issue is an outline of the eight proposed amendments on the November ballot and FCMA's position on each.We encourage you to review this article. I believe that we have compromised our state constitution and we risk having it heldhostage by special interest groups. Therefore, I urge you to vote FOR Amendment 2 to begin the return of the stateconstitution to be a document of governance for all of us.

FCMA's Government Relations Committee and your Board are actively involved in issues affecting manufacturing. November 2gives each of us the chance to be responsible, caring, informed citizens. Take advantage of the opportunity. Be an informedvoter on November 2. It's important to you, your family and your country!


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October 25 - Coastal IndustriesOur next General Membership Meeting will be held at Coastal Industries. For more than 28 years, Coastal has been supplying high quality bath enclosures to the building supply, glass and plumbing industries. Please dress comfortably for a plant tour.We will also be recognizing FCMA's Outstanding Companies for 2004. Details for the meeting:

When: Monday, October 25 4:00 - 6:00 PM Where: 3700 St. Johns Industrial Pkwy (off St. Johns Bluff, south of Beach Blvd.) Map:[Click for directions] RSVP: By clicking here.

American Rubber TechnologiesMike Mason, CEO302 North Lane Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32236(904) 786-5200 x215Manufactures a wide variety of outdoor consumer products from recycled tire rubber. Product lines include: landscaping and gardening mulch in a variety of colors, playground surfacing material, equestrian footing, and athletic field and golf course soil amendments. These products are primarily sold through large chain retail outlets, but are also sold institutionally in bulk.

Radisson Riverwalk HotelMelissa Wright, Corporate Sales Manager1515 Prudential Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32207(904) 421-4483Meeting all of your needs with conferences, hotel needs, and much more.

United Parcel Service (UPS)


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Joe Brantley7411 Fullerton Street, Jacksonville, FL 32256(904) 519-2034Providing a full range of transportation and management services to help you synchronize your business, and UPS can make your day to day life easier by improving your shipping process or simplifying customer service.

$2 Million Available for Small Manufacturer TrainingWorkforce Florida's Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) Program encourages small businesses with 25 or fewer employees to apply for training grants. Most small businesses do not have a dedicated HR or training department or the financial resources to help their employees remain or become more skilled. This program provides expense reimbursement grants to eligible Florida companies for skills upgrade training for their existing full-time employees. To find out more and obtain an application visit: www.workforceflorida.com Or contact Catherine Kennedy, IWT Program Coordinator, (850 921-1119) or [email protected].

November 2 ElectionsPlease help us educate voters on the upcoming November 2 elections. There are a number of constitutional amendments on the ballot and we would appreciate your assistance in getting the word out. A great website that gives detailed information(pro's and con's) on each proposed constitutional amendment, and explains what your 'yes' or 'no' vote means, is votesmartflorida.org. We recommend your forwarding to your employees so they can review before voting.

For your information, FCMA Government Relations Committee recommendations are as follows: Amendment No. 1 (Parental Notification) - NO POSITION Amendment No. 2 (Constitutional Amendments) - YES Amendment No. 3 (Medical Liability Claimant Compensation) - YES Amendment No. 4 (Authorizes Miami-Dade to Approve Slots) - NO POSITION Amendment No. 5 (Florida Minimum Wage Amendment) - NO Amendment No. 6 (Repeal High-Speed Rail) - YES Amendment No. 7 (Patients Right to Know) - NO Amendment No. 8 (Public Protection from Repeated Medical Malpractice) - NO

Public Relations Scores Big on Workshops!Pete Helow, Empire Communications, presented "Corporate Communications & Branding: What are your communications really telling your prospective customers?" Attendees learned how to:- Tell people what products and services they provide- Communicate their product and service- Influence customer perception of their company- Speak in one voice to the prospective and external customerGreat job Pete!

Al Rothstein, Al Rothstein Media Services, Inc., presented "Crisis Strategies and Communications-- Master Your Media Message" with a lot of interaction between participants and speaker. Attendees were shown how to:- Develop long-term Media Relations- Promote a news story- Prepare for an interview response- Deliver a good 'sound bite'


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Participants also learned: appearance matters; how to handle the "ambush interview"; what "No Comment" and "Off the Record" really mean; and, much more.

Pictured: Angela Milligan, Unison, gets to play reporter in this role playing segment. At right, Tom Helm (PR SubcommitteeChair), Rogers Towers; presenter Al Rothstein.

Cruise Raffle to Fund Holiday SocialIf you haven't bought your raffle tickets yet, you are running out of time! Tickets will be available to buy or for members tosell at the General Membership meeting at Coastal. Tickets must be sold by the end of October. Odds are 1 in 1000 to win a Carnival 4-day cruise (voucher) for two. Also, there is a $100 prize to the FCMA member who sells the most tickets. GETBUSY!

Government Relations CommitteeRepresentative Audrey Gibson, Florida House District 15, was our guest at this month's committee meeting hosted by Advanced Disposal. Audrey shared her thoughts on the upcoming session and FCMA shared its 2005 Legislative Agenda withher. The committee will continue to invite guests to address emerging issues.

The November meeting will feature Charlie Appleby, commissioner of Jacksonville Economic Development Commission, to discuss the JEDC and the transition it is going through. The meeting will be hosted by Holland & Knight.

Pictured below Rep. Audrey Gibson and FCMA president Lad Daniels.

Professional Progress Class VII - GraduationCongratulations to the following for graduating the Professional Progress program Class of 2004:

FCMA Members: Aerostar Environmental Services Stephanie Helburn; Atlantic Marine, Inc. Aaron Kim; Dean Foods JeffLeonard; Golder Associates Michael Dickey; The Haskell Company Michael Wheeler; JEA Dan Parnell; Medtronic XomedThersea Williams; Swisher International, Inc. Rick Dyer.

Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection (Northeast District): Andrea Agudelo, Danielle Harvey-Fondren, ThomasKallemeyn, Junhong Shi, Rita Felton-Smith.

City of Jacksonville Environmental Quality Division: Jayne Parker, Jolene Roszel, Vertell Yarbrough.


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St. Johns River Water Management District: Leslie Gore, Alexzandria James, Kim Newton.

Thank you to Steve Jenkins, FCMA EHS Committee Chair (Moran Environmental) and Mario Taylor, Northeast Florida DEP District Director for serving as our masters of ceremonies (pictured below). For additional pictures, click here.

UNF First Coast Manufacturing CenterUNF received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to establish a manufacturing innovation partnership. The center will provide resouces to local manufacturers to aid in technical development projects while preparing students for the workforce. The center will be looking to FCMA members for manufacturing/design projects. Dean Neal Coulter will discuss the program briefly at an upcoming FCMA General Membership meeting.

Manufacturing Summit December 1-2Mark your calendar now to attend Florida's First Annual Manufacturing Summit December 1-2, 2004 at the Hyatt RegencyOrlando Airport. There will be keynote speakers from National Association of Manufacturers, Enterprise Florida's President Darrell Kelley, concurrent sessions, and Governor's Reception. There are still sponsorship opportunities available. Register online at myeflorida.com.

Naval Aviation DepotThe Department of the Navy's 2004 Safety Excellence Award was presented to the depot at a September ceremony at the Pentagon. Congratulations for again being recognized among the "best of the best". Pictured below: Lt. Gen. Kelley (Deputy Commandant, Installations & Logistics); Captain David Beck (NAVAIR CO); Secretaryof the Navy Gordon England; Christine Williamson (NAVAIR Safety & Health Dir.); Vice Adm. John Morgan (Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Information, Plans & Strategy)

Moran Environmental RecoveryAnnounces the promotion of Jay Daniel to Chief Operating Officer and Luis Pereira as its new Executive Vice President.

CSX Transportation


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Congratulations to Rick Nath, Manager of Environmental Programs, for being named winner of North American railroad industry's top award for environmental professionals, the Association of American Railroad's Environmental Excellence Award. CSX is a Founding Member of FCMA.

ImageStoreHouse Is proud to announce the addition of Sanco Systems "ArchiveX" product suite, to its existing line of web-based electronic file management products. This is an entry scanning and electronic storage system, geared to the small business owner, who wishes to own and manage their own local desktop or networked system.

Special discount offer to FCMA members' employees: Through 12/15/04, ISH will come to your house, scan to CD up to 5,000paper documents (think 4-drawer file cabinet), and add to the same disk 5 minutes of digital home film (visual interior/exterior inventory). This service takes about 4 hours and the special rate is $495. For more information, visit their website.

Ellis & Associates, Inc.Florida Transportation Builders Association awarded E&A its 2004 Safety Award in the category of 100,000+ manhours with no more than one lost-time accident. Congratulations!Also...Underground Storage Tank Closure Requirements: To read Mike Hill's technical article on UST closure requirements, clickhere.

Coffman Coleman Andrews & Grogan, PAWelcomes Alva Cross as an associate, a graduate of Stetson College of Law.

Dynamic Corporate SolutionsCongratulations for being recognized in Inc. Magazine's annual list as one of the fastest growing private companies in the country. DCS experienced a 269% annual growth rate.

Also, kudos to Suzi Lemen DCSI's CEO for being named HR Volunteer of the Year at the 26th Annual HR Florida State Conference in Ft. Lauderdale earlier this month.

DCSI provides full service HR and training consulting services and has been a member of FCMA since 2000.

The Griggs GroupWelcomes Richard Brown (audit staff) and Kathy Cascone (tax staff).

Oasis StaffingWelcomes Barbara Thompson-Bailey as a professional staffing consultant in its Jacksonville division.

October, November, December


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October5 - Government Relations Committee Meeting, 12:00 noon 12 - Community Relations Workshop, TBA19 - Membership Development, 11:30 AM @ Compass Bank20 - PR Subcommittee, 11:30 AM @ Rogers Towers21 - EHS Committee Meeting, 12:00 noon at the Northeast Safety Council25 - General Membership Meeting, Coastal Industries from 4:00-6:00 PM27 - New/Prospective Member Luncheon, 11:30 AM @ UNF28 - Board of Directors Orientation, 4:00 PM @FCMA office29 - Board of Directors Meeting

November1 - HR Education - Manufacturers Healthcare Forum at 11:30 AM at the University Club2 - Government Relations Workshop, Noon @ Holland & Knight9 - Government Relations Tax Incentive Workshop, 11:30AM-1:30 PM location TBA9 - Community Relations, 11:30AM @ FCMA office12 - Board of Directors Planning Day, 7:30 AM - 1:00 PM at UNF15 - General Meeting at Colomer USA, 4:00 PM16 - HR/Education Workshop, Business Etiquette, 7:30 AM @ UNF16 - Membership Development, 11:30 AM @ Compass Bank17 - HR/Eduation Committee Meeting, 8:00 AM @ FCMA office17 - PR Sub-Committee Meeting, 11:30 AM @ FCMA Office18 - EHS Workshop - Stormwater, 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM, @ Holiday Inn Airport

December1-2 - EFMAC Florida Manufacturing Summit in Orlando (see article in Short Takes)7 - Government Relations, 12:00 Noon, location TBD7 - Holiday Social, St. Andrews Church, 6:00 - 8:00 PM (FCMA Members Only)

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