b'TOTAL SOLUTIONS PLUS Then many attendees participated inNashvilletoursthatincluded behind-the-sceneslooksatthe iconicGrandOleOpryandthe RymanAuditorium,aswellasa tour of the Dal-Tile Dickson Plant.Theconferencewasfi withlled an array of business and technical breakout sessions all aimed at help- Mark Shannon (l.), of Crossville Inc. with ing industry professionals and theirTom Ade of Filling Marble & Tile.businesses. In his opening address, TCAAPresidentandChairmanof the Board Brad Trostrud, of Trostrud Mosaic & Tile Co., Inc., mentioned that2019hadbeenachalleng-ingyearforthetileindustry.He urgedattendeestoparticipatein the sessions because they will pro-vide attendees with information thatElizabeth Lambert (l.), of Lambert Tile & willbeusefulindailybusinessStone, Inc. with Mary Shaw-Olson of NTCA.(l. to r.) Josh Meadows of JE Dunn Construction, Sam Bruce of Visalia Ceramic Tile, Inc., and Roger Baum of Core Construction during a technical breakout session covering the general contractors view of the industry.82 TileLetter | December 2019'