contents Volume 12, Issue 5 / Published in September 2023


PUBLISHER Melissa Broadus melissa.broadus@acca.org


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Dylan Burkhart sales@acca.org 925-487-4667


ART DIRECTOR Lynn Riley Lynn Riley Design www.lynnrileydesign.com


BLOGGERS & COLUMNISTS David Bixby, Melissa Broadus, Chris Crew, Steve Coscia, Chris Czarnecki, Brooke Duncan, Tom Grandy, Barton James, Katie Kuehner-Hebert, Cody Novini, Keith Paton, Sean Robertson, Dick Shaw


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CEO Column Chair's Column Now@ACCA ACO News


Committee Crunch Safe@Work


Capitol Insights 6


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16 Training Tip


Leadership Lessons Member Services Service Savvy


Corporate Partner Spotlight – Ally Tech Challenge & Ad Index Legal Tools


Electrifi cation Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities


On August 16, 2022, the Infl ation Reduction Act (IRA) became


law, which includes tax credits and rebates for electric HVAC equipment in homes. ACCA Now talked to contractors to see how this is impacting the industry and their businesses.


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