Missouri LICA Awards

    f National LICA President Harry Hauschild (left) presents the 2004 Top State Award to Missouri LICA President Eddie Gilmore at the 2005 NLICA Winter Convention held in March, 2005 at Las Vegas, NV
       
 

g Region IV Vice President Doug Egeland (left) presents Missouri LICA President Eddie Gilmore with the Diamond Chapter Award in recognition for a state chapter's outstanding performance. This award was presented at the National LICA Winter Convention; March, 2005 in Las Vegas, NV

  
       
    f The 2004 Top State Award and Application Notebook proudly displayed in the Missouri LICA State Office.
       
 

Missouri LICA Wins BIG At
2005 National LICA Convention!
       
 

The Missouri LICA Chapter was definitely a winner at the 54th Annual LICA Winter Convention held this March in Las Vegas. MLICA not only received a Diamond Recognition Award, but was named TOP STATE ... the highest honor given at National.

2004 was a very productive year for Missouri LICA. It was due to the generous donation of our member’s time and talent that Missouri LICA was so successful. Here’s why Missouri LICA deserved this outstanding recognition:

The year 2004 marked a new beginning for Missouri LICA. We signed up 23 new contractor members and 10 new Associate members; the average age of our membership dropped by a decade; and we had more active participation from contractor members outside our traditional core.

For the first time, we hosted a statewide backhoe rodeo competition which gave our members a chance to show off their skills, network with other members, and introduce Missouri LICA to prospective contractor members from around the state. In addition, by joining the LICA Safety Insurance Group, Missouri LICA has improved its member services by offering a tailor-made insurance package which can directly impact the bottom line.

 

In 2004, our participation in the Erosion Control Field Day, Citizens Committee for renewal of the state cost-share program, NRCS State Technical meetings, and DNR Soil and Water Program Commission meetings strengthened our partnerships with a wide variety of associations and governmental agencies across the state, while giving our members a stronger voice.

On the legislative front, our members stepped up to the plate and were able to influence the passage of one piece of legislation and the defeat of two others which directly impact our businesses and those of other contractors like us. We continue to monitor legislation relating to our industry.

Whether it was testifying on important legislation, talking to prospective members at county contractor meetings, timing a backhoe rodeo skill contest, or discussing regulations and budgets with one governmental agency or another, Missouri LICA members have worked very hard to make our chapter the best and are honored to be named the National Land Improvement Contractors of America’s Top State.