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....
Wed November 23, 2016
ABC Releases Its Annual Building Merit Shop Scorecard
Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) released its annual update to “Building America: The Merit Shop Scorecard,” which reviews and grades state-specific policies and information significant to the success of the commercial and industrial construction industry....
Fri August 19, 2016
Construction Takes Gold in One State's Economy
FARGO — If it seems like there are orange cones and backhoes everywhere you go, maybe it's because North Dakota is the country's construction capital. The sector accounts for a higher percentage of the state's economy than in any other state and has for five years running, according to a report released Wednesday, Aug....
