Building Better Business Summit
ABC New Jersey’s Building Better Business Summit brings together construction industry experts and business leaders for a day focused on helping contractors strengthen and grow their businesses. Designed as a one-stop resource for owners, managers, and office professionals alike, this event will cover the topics that directly impact your bottom line and daily operations.
Designed for company owners, leadership teams, and office professionals, including HR, finance, and operations staff, this event serves as a one-stop resource for the issues that impact daily operations and long-term success. Sessions will address topics such as employee benefits and health insurance, hiring and workforce challenges, prevailing wage updates, and other key business considerations facing today’s contractors.
Three time slots (9:00, 10:00, and 11:00 AM) will run 5-6 session topics concurrently throughout the morning, followed by lunch and the keynote presentation.
Session Topics Include:
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One Big Beautiful Bill and the Construction Industry by Wouch Maloney
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The Value of Business Valuation for Construction Companies by Wouch Maloney
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Bulletproof & Built to Scale: Shielding Your Assets and Leveraging Bonding for Growth by BCA Insurance Group
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Managing Economic Volatility in Construction Projects: Legal and Practical Strategies for Contractors Panel Presentation by Offit Kurman
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AI for Contractors in the Real World: 10 Uses Every Merit Shop Contractor Can Start Using Now by Cohen Seglias
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Learn the secret that successful contractors have known for years—Apprenticeship by Cohen Seglias
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Construction Claims: A Practical Approach to Maximizing Recovery by Trif & Modugno
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Liens and Lien Rights by Peckar & Abramson
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Mastering the Bid: Staying Compliant in State and Local Markets by Stevens & Lee
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Competing with Labor for Labor by Littler
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Co Ops, Compliance, and Risk: New Jersey’s New Rules for Public Works Contractors by Littler
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Healthcare Isn’t Built for Construction – Let’s Fix That by ABC Insurance Trust
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From Spreadsheets to Systems: How Growing Contractors Build a Scalable Back Office by BuildOps
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Using AI in Construction Operation Without Breaking the Business (or Freaking Out the Field) by BuildOps
Keynote Presentation delivered by Russ McEwan, Littler – “Chapter Advocacy in 2026″….Chapter counsel Russ McEwan will discuss numerous ways ABC New Jersey is currently serving as a powerful collective voice for the merit shop community, championing your interests before policymakers and regulatory bodies. Russ will also break down ABC’s multi-layered advocacy strategies, ranging from direct legislative lobbying to providing critical legal strategy and updates that safeguard your business.
