With the objective to continue growing the organization through new member development, as well as inspire yet another U.S. region with a significant pile driving industry to consider forming a PDCA Chapter, the Pile Driving Contractors Association hosted the latest in an ongoing series of regional networking receptions in Minneapolis, MN, the Twin Cities Social. The event took place Thursday evening, August 22nd, at Fulton Taproom in the city's downtown sports district. Pile driving professionals from near and far attended the reception that featured networking and a short program that introduced attendees to PDCA. 

During the program, PDCA Executive Director Frank Peters gave a warm welcome to event sponsors and acknowledged their generous support to the Association and its outreach into the Minnesota pile driving market. He then passed the microphone around the room to allow each attendee to introduce him or herself to the group. He went on discuss PDCA and its critical function in the driven pile industry. Among the highlights he stressed were the productivity of a wide-range of PDCA standing committees, the opportunities available through PDCA's active schedule of live and virtual educational programming, and the importance of the organization's first-ever (and the first publicly-known) vibrations study which is in progress expected to generate expert analysis and data in coming months. Also attending was PDCA President Brian Heck who gave a short welcome to attendees following Peters' presentation.

PDCA thanks the following sponsors of the Twin Cities Social:

• American Equipment & Fabricating Corp.
• American State Equipment
• Bell Lumber & Pole
• Equipment Corporation of America
• Jinnings Equipment
• Lester

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The Twin Cities Social is a FREE regional networking reception, offered to the driven pile industry. It is open to PDCA members and non-members. Attend an evening of networking with colleagues, friends, and associates in driven pile construction. Please click the button below to register.

• What: FREE networking happy hour for regional pile driving industry
• When: August 22, 2024, 5-7 pm
• Where: Fulton Taproom, 414 6th Ave. N, Minneapolis, MN
• How: Register by clicking button below

PDCA will provide food, drink and a short program about participation in the only organization that exclusively advocates pile driving. Sponsorships are available and encouraged. Many thanks to American Equipment & Fabricating Corp., American State Equipment, Bell Lumber & Pole, Equipment Corporation of America, Lester, and Jinnings Equipment, for helping make this event possible. If you are interested in pledging support for The Twin Cities Social, click the button at the bottom of the page. 

 Register now to secure your spot. See you in MPLS!