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Aiken Tech, Other Groups Offering Education for Home Building Industry Professionals

A limited number of seats have become available in several Aiken Technical College courses for Home Builders Association of South Carolina members and their employees who require training or personal development in crucial leadership, industrial, and lean manufacturing areas.

Basic Welding (starts March 9)
Hydraulic and Pneumatic Maintenance (starts 3/13/09)
Troubleshooting in Plant Maintenance (starts 3/13/09)
Lean Manufacturing 101 (hands on event starts 3/24/09)
American Management Association First Line Supervision (starts 4/17/2009)
Lean Manufacturing concepts of 5S (starts on 4/23/09)

Please contact Tom Keyser at (803) 593-9954 for class details and registration assistance.

Other helpful seminars that have come to the HBASC’s attention are:

Radon Resistant New Construction Techniques Seminar
Monday, March 16 – Friday, March 20
Columbia, SC

SC DHEC and the Southern Regional Radon Training Center – Auburn University are sponsoring the Radon Resistant New Construction Techniques seminar in Columbia March 16-20. Topics include: mitigation training, radon resistant new construction techniques, advanced ASD diagnostics and system design.

To register, visit: http://www.bece.auburn.edu/srrtc/.

Relief in Tough Economic Times (webinar)
Tuesday, March 19
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will present this joint webinar to address the needs and concerns of small businesses and individual taxpayers in the current economic climate.

Topics will include:
IRS relief for those in difficult financial situations;
Relief for those who are experiencing debt forgiveness and foreclosures;
The Earned Income Tax Credit, which 25% of eligible workers do not claim and which employers can learn to offer in their employees’ paychecks.
SBA programs to help small businesses secure capital and credit;
Selected topics from the recently passed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

To Register, visit: www.sba.gov/sc (The link to register will be under “Spotlight”.)




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Aiken Tech, Other Groups Offering Education for Home Building Industry Professionals

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Tax Credits Boost Incentive For Greening American Homes