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Aqua Magazine
There are thousands of community pools across the country struggling to stay open and viable due to cuts to municipal budgets. The story of the Brook Park Swim Club, my community pool, is typical of many. The Brook Park Swim Club, in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, isn't just a place to swim – it is the heart and soul of our community. Our kids meet throughout the summer for swim team, parties, pick-up soccer games and more.
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Aqua Magazine
Baby boomers are retiring at a rate of 10,000 a day — taking their technical and institutional knowledge with them — leading to a shortage of skilled workers. But thanks to an innovative collaboration between pool pump manufacturer Nidec and Ranken Technical College in St. Louis, more young people are learning about pool pumps and plumbing every day.
In 2017, Nidec installed a test stand for pool and spa pump motors at Ranken, and since that time, students in the school’s microenterprise program have been using the display to learn about variable speed pumps and how to handle electric and plumbing hookups.
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Aqua Magazine
To this day I still get approached at distribution and asked, "What is that thing hanging off the back of your truck?" They are talking about the vacuum system I use for pool cleaning every day.
After I explain the benefits to the inquirer, they'll often say, "That's simply too expensive."
My answer to that is a resounding, "Welcome to TODAY." Sure, it’s a large upfront cost, but if that's what's holding you back, you’re definitely only seeing the glass half empty.
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USA Today
Does the use of cash have an expiration date?
The evidence that physical loot is on borrowed time is slowly but surely mounting. But don’t read the last rites for cash just yet.
If anything, the checkout register outages at Target stores over the weekend were a reminder that point-of-sale machines aren’t foolproof, and nothing beats cash when technology fails.
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Retail Dive
Pinterest's rebranded partnership program comes as the social media company seeks to support more merchants on its platform, which lets people collect images on digital pinboards. The company has aimed to distinguish itself from other social media sites with an emphasis on aspirational products and services, such as wedding planning, home remodeling, travel or fashion.
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By Catherine Iste
Instead of complaining about millennials, it is time for us to start taking responsibility for supporting their leadership development. Here are a few ways to take on the challenge. For example, one common critique of millennials is that they need exact details mapped out for them on how they can succeed and constant feedback along the way. While that may be a challenge sometimes, this is exactly the type of trait that can help us grow leaders.
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By Emma Fitzpatrick
Up until early 2018, most companies did not use Groups on Facebook. Why would they when they had already built a community of followers on their page? That January, though, Facebook announced the algorithmic change that is still plaguing brands: their content is not ranked as highly in the News Feed as posts from friends, family and Groups. User-generated content could be a way to encourage friends and family members to amplify company messages. For that to be successful, though, you must depend on others. That’s why some businesses saw Groups as the best way to potentially "beat" the new algorithm.
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Waterco’s award winning MultiCyclone is a brilliant revolutionary filtration device that works on the basis of centrifugal water filtration. It captures 80% of the dirt load before it ever reaches the media filter and is designed with no moving parts and no filter media to clean or replace.
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MLive
U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Bloomfield Township, wants to establish a new federal agency to keep American manufacturers competitive.
Peters is proposing a National Institute of Manufacturing to streamline federal manufacturing programs, promote efforts to train workers and develop a national strategy to keep up with an evolving global marketplace. It would unite 58 existing manufacturing programs across 11 different federal agencies under one agency's roof.
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The Associated Press via The Washington Post
Manufacturers see the Trump administration's trade policies as a bigger challenge than the economy.
That's one of the findings of a quarterly survey by the National Association of Manufacturers, or NAM, released last week. Fifty-six percent of the 689 manufacturing companies questioned in the survey cited trade issues including tariffs on imports from Mexico and China as one of their greatest challenges.
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MV Times
Natural swimming pools use a biomechanical filtration system designed to create an organic, healthy, and sustainable swimming environment. Using permaculture methods, natural pools use only organic processes and biofilters to give you clear, pure, safe, chlorine-free, and chemical-free water — leaving less waste, and less harm to your health and the environment.
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Chlorine margins are shrinking. With Card On Guard you can earn $50 on every unit sold. Combined with the 50% of chlorine the pool owner still purchases from you, you earn more than selling chlorine alone.
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Pool Tiger benefits both Pool Builders and Owners:
Greatly Reduces Plaster Dust and Scaling
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To help you better understand what proposed legislation and regulations mean for you and your business, PHTA reports on bills that affect the pool, spa and hot tub industry as they are filed. Members also receive email alerts on any proposed rules affecting the pool, spa or hot tub industry in their area. These three states needs your immediate attention. For more information, email Jennifer Hatfield at jhatfield@phta.org.
| PHTA welcomes New Public Relations Specialist
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PHTA
 PHTA welcomes Nicole Tropp! Last week, she joined PHTA as a public relations specialist. Nicole has a strong background of marketing and communications and has a variety of experiences working with elevating brands, building key relationships and engaging targeted audiences. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs and a master's degree in journalism and mass communication from Arizona State. Welcome Nicole by emailing her at ntropp@phta.org.
| Only 2 Days Left to Submit Your Awards Submissions
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PHTA
All PHTA Awards and International Awards of Excellence (AOE) submissions are due this Friday, June 28. Don't miss out on getting the recognition you deserve! With many great categories to choose from, you’ll find the right fit. Submit your nomination for one of these categories: PHTA Fellow, CBP Certified Pool & Spa Building Professional Lifetime Achievement Award (Due July 15) , CSP Certified Pool & Spa Service Professional, Retailer of the Year, Young Professionals of the Year or Chapter of the Year. Download the applications here. Submit your best installations for AOE at APSP.org/AOE. For more information, email awards@phta.org.
PHTA
In 2018, the California Energy Commission (CEC) proposed updates to the appliance efficiency rules (Title 20) pertaining to portable electric spas as well as inflatable spas. The Pool & Hot Tub Alliance (PHTA) worked with manufacturer members to submit comments to the CEC throughout the rulemaking process. The result was regulations that would improve the efficiency standards for standard spas, exercise spas, and combination spas manufactured on or after June 1, 2019 and add a new efficiency standard for inflatable spas manufactured on or after June 1, 2019. The regulations maintained the existing scope — covering standard spas, exercise spas, combination spas, and inflatable spas.
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PHTA
Last summer, PHTA let you know that effective, August 30, 2018, significant changes to California’s Proposition 65, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, took effect. Nearly a year later, PHTA wants to remind our members of what is required and has developed a Prop 65 Bulletin that we encourage all member who do business in California to download and review by clicking here. For more information, email the PHTA Director of Government Affairs, Jennifer Hatfield at jhatfield@phta.org.
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