News & Press - Distribution Contractors Association

News & Press

Read about recent events, essential information and the latest community news.

Latest News
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 DCA 2025 Mid Year Meeting Wrap-Up » The weather gods smiled on DCA yet again as the 2025 Mid Year meeting came to pass. Weekend haze from Canadian w...
Monday, May 12, 2025 DCA Testifies on Need for Pipeline Safety Legislation » Pipeline safety, especially preventing damage to underground facilities during excavation, is a longstanding prior...
Monday, May 12, 2025 DCA 2025 Annual Convention Wrap-Up » After a week of brutal cold across much of North America, DCA members dropped into the Phoenix airport in late F...
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 DCA Scholarships 2025-26 - Online application site is open » The application process for the 2025-26 DCA - Dale R. Michels Scholarship and Curtis Allen Scholarship is now open on our...
Wednesday, September 11, 2024 DCA 2024 Mid Year Meeting Wrap-Up » As the dog days of July set in, America’s neighbor to the north prepared for the arrival of the DCA, in the heart...
Monday, August 12, 2024 Midnight welding classes now being offered at North Texas trade school » With a nationwide shortage of welders projected to reach about 330,000 by 2028, a North Texas welding school is e...
Friday, August 9, 2024 811 Day: The Excavator music video » Best practices for safe digging with a musical twist! Steve Allen - Energy Worldnet (EWN) and Miller Pipeline...
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Eighth Annual DCA & AGA Workshop Held in Kansas City » DCA and the American Gas Association (AGA) held the eighth annual DCA & AGA Workshop at the InterContinental Kansas Ci...
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Tim Schmitt Receives DCA 2023 Safety Director Award; Dewayne Ward is the Safety Person of the Year » DCA named Tim Schmitt Safety Director of the Year for 2023 and honored Dewayne Ward as Safety Person of the Year at the 20...
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 DCA Restructures Working Committees » Whenever you attend a DCA meeting, one of the first things you notice is that the schedule is divided up mostly by a serie...
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Annual Auction: How to Get in on the Action! » DCA is gearing up for the annual fundraiser auction, set to take place on the evening of February 14, 2024, during...
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 2024 Convention Sponsorship » The DCA Annual Convention holds a prominent position in the association’s yearly agenda. DCA takes great pride in...
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 Join Us at the #1 Trade Show for Utility Professionals » The largest and fastest growing trade show in the utility infrastructure industry is back in Louisville Sept...
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 DCA 2023 Mid Year Meeting Wrap-Up » While heatwaves scorched much of the country in July 2023, DCA members watched closely as repeated rounds...
Thursday, August 17, 2023 DCA – Lyons’ Grant Committee Makes Donation to Maui Relief Fund » The DCA – Lyons’ Grant committee approved a $10,000 donation to the Hawaii Community Foundation for Lahaina, Maui relief a...
Thursday, April 27, 2023 Celebration of Construction on the National Mall May 14-16 » On May 14-16, DCA is participating in the “Celebration of Construction on the National Mall” (CCNM) hosted by the Associat...
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 DCA 2023 Annual Convention Wrap-Up » The weather was perfect in Miami Beach as gas contractors and industry support members arrived at the world-famous Fontain...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Register for the DCA & AGA Utility Contractor Workshop » WORKSHOP AGENDA Monday, March 27 6:00 pm Welcome Reception ...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 When Pipelines Grew on Trees » Lloyd Gillespie was on the hunt for a gas leak. The year was 1977 and he had been dispatched to River Forest, Illino...
Thursday, November 3, 2022 2022 Pipeline Leadership Conference (PLC) » The 2022 Pipeline Leadership Conference (PLC) will be held on November 15-16, 2022 in The Woodlands, TX. PLC has a...
Thursday, September 29, 2022 API Releases Latest Policy Agenda » API Releases Latest Policy Agenda The American Petroleum Institute (API) recently released its “10 in 2022 plan,” consist...
Thursday, September 29, 2022 DCA Launches Campaign to Protect Role of Natural Gas, Address Damage Prevention Programs » For the past few years, DCA has worked with a broad coalition of stakeholders interested in preserving the important role...
Friday, September 23, 2022 SkillsUSA TECHSPO & ASCA No Limits » The summer months have been productive for Jeri Lamerton, Lamerton Strategic Communications and DCA Executive Vice Preside...
Tuesday, September 13, 2022 DCA 2022 Mid Year Meeting Wrap-Up » While much of the country baked in record-breaking heat this summer, DCA members took a much-needed respite in the relativ...
Monday, July 18, 2022 CEWD 2021 Gaps in the Energy Workforce Report » In 2021, the Center for Energy Workforce Development (CEWD) conducted the ninth Gaps in the Energy Workforce Pipeline surv...
Wednesday, June 8, 2022 “Demo Day” allows Construction Industry to Showcase Underground Safety Equipment, Practices » The Distribution Contractors Association (DCA) was proud to participate in a multi-industry event that showcased undergrou...
Friday, January 21, 2022 StrataTech Partners with DCA to Award up to $1 Million in Combined Scholarships » StrataTech will award 100 students half-off tuition scholarships for programs at Tulsa Welding School campuses and The Ref...
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 DCA-LMCT Donates to CEWD Troops to Energy Program » The DCA Labor Management Cooperative Trust (DCA-LMCT) is proud to announce a donation of $50,000 to the Center for Energy...
Tuesday, January 4, 2022 DCA History: The Teens and Beyond – Soaring to New Heights » By 2010, it was clear that the new millennium had gotten off on the wrong foot, with one great tragedy after another...
Tuesday, January 4, 2022 2021 DCA Fall Meeting Wrap-Up » The air was crisp and cool as DCA members gathered at the base of the Rocky Mountains in late October for the first Fall M...
Wednesday, November 17, 2021 811 Emergency: $61 Billion Lost in System to Protect Underground Utilities » Study reveals states at greatest public risk due to lax policies, enforcement WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- F...
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 DCA History: The 00s – A Fast-Changing World » As the world’s odometer rolled over the big triple-zero, humanity kicked off the new millennium with the biggest party the...
Wednesday, October 27, 2021 8 Reasons to Attend the 2021 Workforce Development Summit » DCA is proud to once again partner with the Center for Energy Workforce Development for the 2021 Workforce Developme...
Friday, September 17, 2021 DCA History: The 90s – The Making of Modern Times » If the 70s ended in a malaise of misery and Muzak, the 80s went out in a blaze of neon glory. While Communist govern...
Thursday, July 29, 2021 DCA History: The 80s – Riding the Roller Coaster » As the calendar turned another page at the end of the 70s, most Americans were happy to wave goodbye to the old decade.&nb...
View "All News Items" »