The Robert Risnychok Associated Builders & Contractors Past Presidents Memorial Scholarship will be presented in 2022 to the high school senior or college student who is a child or grandchild of an ABC-NJ Chapter member and has been judged the recipient by the Associated Builders and Contractors Association Scholarship Committee….
ABC-NJ is pleased to announce the 2022 Excellence in Construction Awards Competition. This competition is an opportunity to have your project(s) join other Merit Shop projects and be recognized by ABC-NJ as the “Best of the Best”. Winners and participants will be recognized at our Excellence in Construction Awards Dinner…
ABC-NJ and AACCNJ bring diversity to NJ workforce through training and jobs in registered apprenticeship program WASHINGTON—Samantha DeAlmeida, president of Associated Builders and Contractors New Jersey Chapter, and John E. Harmon, Sr., IOM, Founder, President, and CEO of the African American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey{AACCNJ}. attended the national 2022 Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Summit, “Building Bridges: Inclusion,…
Award-winning journalist and Gay Rights and Cannabis Activist Jay Lassiter Throws First Pitch to Crowd of Thousands TRENTON — Kicking off Pride month in New Jersey, the Associated Builders and Contractors of New Jersey last night sponsored Pride Night at Trenton Thunder stadium. Award-winning journalist and gay rights and cannabis activist Jay…
The construction industry added 36,000 jobs on net in May, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of data released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On a year-over-year basis, industry employment has expanded by 283,000 jobs, an increase of 3.8%. Nonresidential construction employment increased by 19,400…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg recently was in New Jersey to talk about President Joe Biden’s administration’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill. He talked about the need for “human capital” and called for a qualified, skilled workforce to meet the demands of modernizing New Jersey’s roads and bridges. The Associated Builders and Contractors…
By Samantha DeAlmeida Growing up, parents tell their little girls they can be anything they want to be and the future is limitless in terms of jobs and opportunities. Never before has this been more accurate, including choosing a career in the rewarding field of construction. When planning for their…
Samantha DeAlmeida, President of Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) New Jersey Chapter has been named a top 20 Under 40 by South Jersey Biz. DeAlmeida is featured with colleagues from across Southern New Jersey the May 2022 edition of South Jersey Biz, all leading professionals in their fields. “I’ve gained…
MT. LAUREL, NJ – May 5— As part of Associated Builders and Contractors, New Jersey member contractors contributed to investing $1.6 billion to provide more than 1.3 million course attendees with craft, leadership and safety education in 2021, according to ABC’s 2022 Workforce Development Survey. The annual assessment quantifies the…
By Samantha DeAlmeida, ABC-NJ May 2, 2022 (Editor’s Note: Trigger warning — discussion of suicide and related issues.) National Construction Safety Week begins today across the country — which provides an impetus to spotlight a serious health issue in the workplace: suicide. While safety is critical in everything we do…
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