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MESSAGE                                                                                                                A on our Core Values. Our Core Values proved           Over the past 10-12 years, many of our operating
                                                                                                                                         s we wrap up the second quarter of 2022, I
                                                                                                                                         want to remind our teams to remain focused
                                                                                                                                                                                          divisions had challenges staffing their projects and were
                                                                                                                                                                                          forced to acquire the ability to source, hire, develop, and
                                                                                                                                                                                          train their field labor. These industry demands drove the
                                                                                                                                   to be very effective as we worked through the
                                                                                                                                                                                          development of our Workforce Development Team, and
                                                                                                                                   pandemic, and I am thankful our people chose
                  FROM                                                                                                             to stand by them through that difficult time.          we now have teams working throughout the country.
                                                                                                                                                                                          These groups are not solely focused on the immediate
                                                                                                                                   Throughout 2020 and 2021, Rosendin's unique ability
                                                                                                                                                                                          need for staffing jobs; they are also working to fill our
                                                                                                                                   to remain true to our values significantly differentiated
                                                                                                                                                                                          long-term needs and develop Rosendin's next generation.
              THE CEO                                                                                                              us from our peers. While others were focused solely    With a strong focus on Gen Z and the late Millennials,
                                                                                                                                   on their quarterly earnings, we stuck to our values and
                                                                                                                                                                                          Workforce Development is determined to raise their
                                                                                                                                   focused on our people. We did so by believing that our
                                                                                                                                   strong company culture and employee engagement
                                                                                                                                                                                          interest in the construction and construction technology
                                                                                                                                   would provide a long-term competitive advantage in the
                                                                                                                                   future, and it worked. We Care. We Share. We Listen. We   fields. These generations are rapidly becoming
                                                                                                                                                                                          the largest working population in the country, and
                                                                                                                                   Innovate. We Excel. These Core Values define who we are.  we need to expose them to construction. Gen-Z
                                                                                                                                                                                          must discover that construction provides endless
                                                                                                                                   America is currently experiencing a significant labor   opportunities and unparalleled job satisfaction.
                                                                                                                                   shortage, and our brothers and sisters of the IBEW
                                                                                                                                   have a lot of choices when choosing an employer.       Rosendin recently partnered with Grand Canyon
                                                                                                                                   When they decide to take a Rosendin call at the Union   University (GCU) in Phoenix, Arizona, to create a Pre-
                                                                                                                                   Hall, they are choosing where they will devote over    Apprenticeship for Electricians. This partnership will
                                                                                                                                   30% of each working day of their lives. Some may       allow Rosendin to connect directly with high school
                                                                                                                                   choose to stay for the duration of the specific project,   counselors and their students, exposing them to lucrative
                                                                                                                                   some are terminated for cause, some may decide to      opportunities within the electrical construction industry.
                                                                                                                                   quit voluntarily, and some may choose to spend their   It will also give GCU the ability to uncover a group of
                                                                                                                                   entire career with Rosendin. We need every competent   students who may not have been college-bound to
                                                                                                                                   person dispatched to Rosendin to feel welcomed         the benefits of a traditional college experience. We are
                                                                                                                                   and want to stay here for their whole career.          hopeful this will be a winning combination for all involved.

                                                                                                                                   Everyone should feel our Core Values when they first step   Our Workforce Development Team worked directly
                                                                                                                                   through our door. Whether they are IBEW working on     with GCU staff to develop a curriculum of 100-level
                                                                                                                                   a job site, in our prefab and warehouses, or the office,   classes that will provide 16 college credit hours over one
                                                                                                                                   their first impression of Rosendin must be our culture.   semester. The associate classes will include Electrical
                                                                                                                                   An inclusive culture that demonstrates safety, respect,   Foundations, Electrical Math Applications, Personal
                                                                                                                                   and clearly reflects our core values and differentiates   Finance, and Written and Verbal Communication.
                                                                                                                                   Rosendin from every other contractor in the world.     Upon completion, these pre-apprentices will have
                                                                                                                                                                                          the opportunity to move directly to the next available
                                                                                                                                   The labor shortage is real, and there are presently    JATC 1st-year class, continue their college education,
                                                                                                                                   more openings for electricians than people to fill them.   or both. Although this is a Pilot Program beginning in
                                                                                                                                   The IBEW currently has approximately 375,000 active    September 2022, there are plans to expand in size and
                                                                                                                                   members, and Rosendin employs roughly 5,500 of them.   geographical locations. Overall, this partnership is a
                                                                                                                                   Based on our current forecast, our demand for IBEW     tremendous opportunity for Rosendin and our industry.
                                                                                                                                   labor will perennially increase for the next decade. We are
                                                                                                                                   growing. However, as we forecast strong growth, the IBEW   The second quarter of 2022 has been extremely busy
                                                                                                                                   forecasts an annual decline of 12,000 members for each of   and rewarding for all of us at Rosendin. I thank each
                                                                                                                                   the next ten years. To further complicate this challenge, all   of you for all of your support and dedication.
                                                                                                                                   the IBEW affiliated JATC's/Apprenticeships are graduating
                                                                                                                                   roughly 6,500 Journeymen annually, presenting a        I look forward to seeing you all very soon.
                                                                                                                                   tremendous challenge in the coming years. I am confident
                                                                                                                                   in our ability to overcome. There has never been a better                             - Mike
                                                                                                                                   time to be an IBEW Electrician, and there has never been
                                                                                                                                   a better time for the IBEW's best to choose Rosendin.






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