For the first time, Georgia was named the top state for construction in Associated Builders and Contractors’ annual Merit Shop Scorecard. The scorecard, released yearly since 2015, ranks all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on policies and programs that strengthen career pathways in construction, encourage workforce development…
Tonight, Associated Builders and Contractors New Jersey Chapter (ABC-NJ) proudly hosted their Excellence in Construction Awards Gala at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel in Asbury Park. This annual event features exceptional projects from top merit shop construction firms from across New Jersey, celebrates apprenticeship graduates and the year’s top craft instructor,…
Associated Builders and Contractors today applauded the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Accountability’s passage of the Fair and Open Competition Act, H.R. 1209. FOCA would protect federal and federally assisted construction contracts from anti-competitive and inflationary government-mandated project labor agreements and allow merit shop contractors and their skilled employees to…
Associated Builders and Contractors member contractors invested more than $1.5 billion to provide nearly 1.3 million course attendees with craft, leadership and safety education in 2022, according to its 2023 Workforce Development Survey, down from $1.6 billion in 2021. The annual assessment quantifies the scope of ABC members’ workforce development…
ABC-NJ is pleased to announce the 2023 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…
I was disappointed to read an opinion column written by Frank Mahoney, Communication Director for the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, spreading mistruths about the Associated Builders and Contractors of New Jersey (ABC-NJ) and the awards we bestow on legislators for representing the NJ construction industry. Unfortunately, this…
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