2025 Fall Newsletter
From the President
Rick Throop MSTA President
Another wonderful Michigan summer has come to an end with the fall colors now showing. We have been blessed to have a long summer with temperatures staying up and the rain staying away. I hope you have had a productive and profitable season but, like me, are probably in need of some down time for repairs and maybe even a vacation. MSTA had its fall meeting at National Vacuum Equipment in Traverse City once again. Unfortunately, I could not attend but, from what I have been told, National Vacuum once again was amazing. I want to extend a big thank you to their staff for everything they do. They always provide a great location and a great lunch for our members and Traverse City in the fall is always beautiful. The MSTA Annual Conference is scheduled for February 10th, 11th, and 12th and the planning is proceeding along quite well. Can you believe that this will be our 5th Annual Conference? We started the 1st Annual Conference in 2022 and quickly outgrew the original classroom at the Soaring Eagle Resort within 2 years. The 3rd year we relocated to the Expo Hall within the Soaring Eagle and that is where we will remain. The Expo Hall allows us endless room to grow, which is good because our audience gets larger every year. A huge thank you goes out to all our members and all our vendors who have supported the growth of this conference for the past 5 years. To keep this momentum going, you can help by telling your peers to come to the conference in 2026 and email names of Vendors you would like to see at the show, to executiveofficer@msta.biz. Lastly, I want to thank our board members for all they do for our association. This has been a crazy busy year for me with family obligations, and I was not able to attend the spring or fall meetings. The meeting was run by Tom and Jason, and I greatly appreciate that. This association has become stronger in recent years and that is due, in part, to the efforts of all of our board members stepping in and helping wherever necessary.
he t e v Sa ! Date 2026 MSTA Education Calendar 2026 MSTA Annual Conference Tuesday, Feb. 10 – Thursday, Feb. 12 Soaring Eagle Resort, Mt. Pleasant Register at www.msta.biz
2026 MSTA Spring Meeting April - Date and Location coming soon
I hope everyone has a productive and happy holiday season and I look forward to seeing everyone at the MSTA Annual Conference at Soaring Eagle Resort in February.
MSTA Fall Meeting Success pg 3
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Conference Keynote Speakers pg 7
Legislative Report pg 13
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