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Andrew DeVito
In Awards, Events, Member News, National, News

ABC Celebrates Award-Winning Construction Projects, National Contractor of the Year and Safety and Diversity Excellence in the Industry

Associated Builders and Contractors today announced the Excellence in Construction,® Safety Excellence and Inclusion, Diversity and Merit Excellence award winners and the Contractor of the Year. The winners were announced and honored at the 34th annual EIC Awards Gala during ABC Convention 2024 in Orlando, Florida, on March 14. ABC Unveils 91 Best Construction Projects…
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Andrew DeVito
In Awards, Events, Member News, National, News

ABC Announces Its 2024 Craft Instructor, Craft Professional and Young Professional of the Year

Associated Builders and Contractors today announced the honorees of its 2024 national Construction Workforce Awards, which includes Craft Instructor of the Year, Craft Professional of the Year and Young Professional of the Year. These individuals play critical roles in shaping the future of the construction industry by highlighting construction as…
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Andrew DeVito
In Government Affairs, National, News

ABC Calls Out Anti-Competitive Policies and Rhetoric in President Biden’s Address to the Nation

Associated Builders and Contractors President and CEO Michael Bellaman tonight responded to President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union address with the following statement: “President Biden continues to push exclusionary and inflationary agendas and actions that discourage the overwhelming majority of construction workers who do not belong to a…
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Jillian Stengel
In National, News

Biden’s Proposed Apprenticeship Rule Will Strongly Discourage Construction Apprenticeship Program Participation

According to the results of a new survey of ABC contractor members and chapters published today, the U.S. Department of Labor’s controversial, 180,000-plus word proposed rule overhauling regulations related to government-registered apprenticeship programs—or GRAPs—will discourage apprentices, contractors and ABC chapter apprenticeship program providers from participating in the government-registered apprenticeship system. "Initial feedback on controversial changes to…
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Jillian Stengel
In National, News

Government-Registered Apprenticeship Programs Not Keeping Up With Construction Industry Needs

At current rates of participation and completion, federal and state government-registered apprenticeship programs will fail to meet the construction industry’s short- and long-term skilled workforce needs, according to an Associated Builders and Contractors analysis of recently released U.S. Department of Labor data. ABC estimates that the construction industry’s federal and state…
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