Associated Builders and Contractors - Mon December 17, 2018
Florida Tops ABC Rankings of States Favoring Business
Associated Builders and Contractors on Nov. 28 released its 2018 Merit Shop Scorecard, an annual state ranking based on policies and programs that encourage open competition, education and job growth, and award construction contracts based solely on merit, regardless of labor affiliation....
Associated Builders and Contractors - Thu July 19, 2018
Mass. House Presents Commendation to Delphi Construction
Delphi Construction Inc. of Waltham and Cape Cod, Mass., has received a commendation from the Massachusetts House of Representatives in recognition of having won an Excellence in Construction Award from Associated Builders and Contractors Massachusetts Chapter....
Fri February 16, 2018
ABC of Wisconsin Partners with Penn Foster Partner to Provide Career Pathway Programs for Construction Apprenticeships
ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors) of Wisconsin Apprenticeship and Training Trust announced it has partnered with Penn Foster, a leading middle skilled education and skills training provider, for which Penn Foster will provide an array of construction courses available to its member companies for entry-level employees and apprentices....
Thu December 07, 2017
ABC Young Professionals Hosts Charity Bowling Tourney
The Associated Builders and Contractors New Hampshire and Vermont Chapter's Young Professionals Group (ABC YPG) recently hosted their 3rd Annual Charity Bowling Tournament at Merrimack Ten Pin Center in Merrimack, N.H....
Wed September 27, 2017
ASA: Insureds Must be Able to Depend on Workers' Comp Policies, State Laws
Workers' compensation insurance has long played an important role for the construction industry in managing the many risks that are inherent in the construction process, and insureds should be able to depend on the workers' compensation policies and Texas laws to provide protection against financial harm, the American Subcontractors Association and others in the construction industry told a Texas appeals court in an amici curiae, or "friends of the court," brief filed on Sept....
Thu August 03, 2017
Associated Builders and Contractors Ask Congress to Expand Construction Apprenticeship Programs
Michael Bennett, vice president of the Cianbro Cos., Pittsfield, Maine, told Congress that industry-driven construction apprenticeship programs should play a bigger role in government efforts to close the workforce/skills gap that has left 500,000 construction jobs unfilled in the United States today....
Sasha Steinberg - Fri July 14, 2017
MSU Sophomore Receives Associated Builders and Contractors Scholarship
A second-year student in Mississippi State's College of Architecture, Art and Design is receiving major recognition from the state's most diverse construction trade association. Jalyn R. Wallin of Double Springs, Alabama, is a 2017 selection for a $2,000 scholarship from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Mississippi Chapter, which annually provides scholarships to building construction students at Mississippi State University and the University of Southern Mississippi....
Tue June 06, 2017
Big-D Construction's Lab Project Crowned 'Champion of the Year'
Big-D Construction garnered several Excellence in Construction awards from the Utah Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), including the inaugural 'ABC Champion of the Year' award....
Thu March 30, 2017
House Committee Approves ABC-supported Bill to Increase Competition, Lower Costs on Federal Construction Contracts
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) today applauded the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's favorable reporting of the Fair and Open Competition Act (H.R. 1552) out of committee....
Thu December 01, 2016
Construction Software Developer Awards $50K in Scholarships
Construction software developer HCSS (www.hcss.com) announced the winners of its annual Construction Intern Awards. A total of 17 scholarships worth a combined $50,000 were awarded to students in construction-related fields who held internships of at least two months in duration with construction companies during the 2015-2016 school year or summer of 2016....
